Re: how do you fight the I'm not worth it

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>i,

>

> The DS has totally lifted this. I feel the RNY is often just a forced

diet,

>so it would not have lifted the weight/diet burden from me. The most

>important thing I have gotten from the Ds is the lifting of this terrible

>burden. I am not sure any other procedure would have achieved this.

>

>Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area

>

Dawn,

Thanks,

This is what I try to hold onto. About the RNY being a forced diet for the

rest of your life, that is exactly what the Bariatric specialist said to

me. He said the RNY will be forcing me to diet the rest of my life. I

can't handle that. I just am so excited about what the DS offers and have

no idea if I can ever pull off getting it.

Also, I am getting a tremendous resistance from my family. They, of

course, have not or ever will be obese. I am the only one in this

generation, although my little sister is fast approaching obesity (she says

because of meds she is on). Anyway, since I have brought up this subject

in my family it has been a very painful time of comments like you just

aren't doing enough to lose weight, you don't do exercise you don't do this

you don't do that.

I feel I am lucky just to get up in the morning and do anything with my

day. I am 47 and I hurt. I have always had back problems since I was

really young and now that is really something, not to mention hips, knees

and feet that have had injuries from when I was a daredevil active person.

LOL

Thanks for the encouragement.

i