hamsterine
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Hi folks. This is more of an introduction post than anything, but I am postng it in this section out of respect for the "if you must discuss WLS, do it here" rule.
I am English, a tattoo artist by trade, and I enjoy movies, music, theatre, pets and other animals, vegan food/clothes/lifestyle. I have one child, who lives with my ex-, and one partner, who lives with me.
I accept other people's fat a lot more readily than I accept my own
I had a gastric bypass 8 weeks ago. I lost weight for maybe 2 weeks, but now I am overeating again and have gained the weight back. I'd idealised the surgery a lot and at moments imagined I would have a slim body and (somehow) a near-perfect life after the op, although mostly I recognised that this was unrealistic.
Maybe I will have to learn to accept myself as I am, size and all rather than insiting the extra weight is just a short term problem and that "normaility" will be resumed sooner or later. Although I have been slim many times, I have probably been fat for more of my life than I have been thin. It is hard for me to accept that at the moment; I feel like the fat is "not really me", whatever that means.
Thanks for reading my post. I'd love to hear back from anyone who can identify with what I have said and especially from people who have come through this sort of mindset and now feel really comfortable with their bodies. I'd love to know how you did it!
xx
I am English, a tattoo artist by trade, and I enjoy movies, music, theatre, pets and other animals, vegan food/clothes/lifestyle. I have one child, who lives with my ex-, and one partner, who lives with me.
I accept other people's fat a lot more readily than I accept my own
I had a gastric bypass 8 weeks ago. I lost weight for maybe 2 weeks, but now I am overeating again and have gained the weight back. I'd idealised the surgery a lot and at moments imagined I would have a slim body and (somehow) a near-perfect life after the op, although mostly I recognised that this was unrealistic. Maybe I will have to learn to accept myself as I am, size and all rather than insiting the extra weight is just a short term problem and that "normaility" will be resumed sooner or later. Although I have been slim many times, I have probably been fat for more of my life than I have been thin. It is hard for me to accept that at the moment; I feel like the fat is "not really me", whatever that means.
Thanks for reading my post. I'd love to hear back from anyone who can identify with what I have said and especially from people who have come through this sort of mindset and now feel really comfortable with their bodies. I'd love to know how you did it!
xx
