Re: Fwd: Re Band > (Penrith)>Leah

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Leah what a fantastic weight loss so far - you must feel like a brand

new person. Keep up the good work

Cheers

Cherie

>

> Hi!

>

> I had to go on optifast for 2 weeks - for the first 2 days I hated

> it with a passion....and then I had a lightbulb moment...

>

> I was really quite angry and resentful that I had to eat(drink)

this

> c%$p and how dare this Dr ask me to do this etc...and then...

>

> I was sitting there one day moaning over the milkshake and I gave

> myself a stern talking to...and it came down to 2 things really:

>

> it was ME who has decided to eat it (not the Dr),

> it was ME who has decided to do the surgery

> and it is ME who will benefit.

>

> All the ill feelings I had towards the Dr and the Optifast quite

> quickly vanished as I put my head in a better place and saw the

> bigger picture.

>

> This is not to say that I love the optifast...no way, but what it

> became in my head was 'ok, that is one more down, and I am feeling

> better, losing weight already and this is going to benefit ME in

the

> long term'.

>

> Maybe what I am saying is to perservere and think about the

feelings

> you have towards the optifast and even your Dr for asking you to do

> this. Maybe you will find that they are feelings which are

actually

> about you and how scary it is to finally becoming in control of

your

> body and mind. It is scary, damn scary, but in a way - really

> enlightening as well.

>

> I am no expert but I just wanted to share my opinion.

>

> Well done on your decision to do this major step, I am 8 weeks post

> op and have lost 18.5kgs and feel amazing already. Best decision I

> EVER made (apart from my hubby).

>

> Good luck!

>

> Leah

>