I have some mixed feelings
AshleyC1023
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Today I was back at the dr for my foot issue, since my last appt was FUBAR. I got it done and when I went to schedule the follow up, I met a very nice lady who was scheduling it.
She asked how you get the issue I have and I said "well being over weight doesn't help it and causes more pressure on it which makes it miserable". She looks at me and goes "You're not over weight though!" Then I told her what I weigh and she didn't believe me until she looked at my chart. She was heavier but not so much that it detracted from her looks. She told me she was struggling with her weight and had tried everything with no luck. Then she said she had even tried to gain the last 20 lbs to make her a candidate for a gastric sleeve. I saw myself when I looked at her, I had been there too, where it looks like the only way to get help was to eat yourself up to an "acceptable" weight. Same frustration, that even eating yourself up to their accepted weight was tough, and like her we had both lost weight when trying to eat "unhealthy" crap to up the scale. I kind of realize now that I was doing the exact opposite, because eating my way up was including full fat everything... Then she asked me what I was doing and how it was working.
I froze for a moment, wondering if I was going to be met with a weird look, but I told her that I was doing "keto". She asked what it entailed and I told her it's eliminating carbs, but still eating well. "Like what can you eat" she asked next, and I told her basically what I eat, steak, shrimp, butter, all these high fat products.
She grabbed a notepad and a pen and asked me to spell it out for her, so I directed her to the reddit community and said to do some reading up and see if it's something she could do, and that you don't have to do it all at once but starting to cut back is a big help. Reddit because it's so vast and just about any question you could have is answered.
I felt so good and bad leaving. Good that maybe I can help someone who is at the end of their rope, where I have been, and bad because I wanted to hug her and tell her how pretty she really is and not to eat herself up to a surgical procedure. I have hope since she wrote it down that she'll investigate it further and give it a try, and that the first week or two of the massive water weight loss will inspire her to stick to it.
She asked how you get the issue I have and I said "well being over weight doesn't help it and causes more pressure on it which makes it miserable". She looks at me and goes "You're not over weight though!" Then I told her what I weigh and she didn't believe me until she looked at my chart. She was heavier but not so much that it detracted from her looks. She told me she was struggling with her weight and had tried everything with no luck. Then she said she had even tried to gain the last 20 lbs to make her a candidate for a gastric sleeve. I saw myself when I looked at her, I had been there too, where it looks like the only way to get help was to eat yourself up to an "acceptable" weight. Same frustration, that even eating yourself up to their accepted weight was tough, and like her we had both lost weight when trying to eat "unhealthy" crap to up the scale. I kind of realize now that I was doing the exact opposite, because eating my way up was including full fat everything... Then she asked me what I was doing and how it was working.
I froze for a moment, wondering if I was going to be met with a weird look, but I told her that I was doing "keto". She asked what it entailed and I told her it's eliminating carbs, but still eating well. "Like what can you eat" she asked next, and I told her basically what I eat, steak, shrimp, butter, all these high fat products.
She grabbed a notepad and a pen and asked me to spell it out for her, so I directed her to the reddit community and said to do some reading up and see if it's something she could do, and that you don't have to do it all at once but starting to cut back is a big help. Reddit because it's so vast and just about any question you could have is answered.
I felt so good and bad leaving. Good that maybe I can help someone who is at the end of their rope, where I have been, and bad because I wanted to hug her and tell her how pretty she really is and not to eat herself up to a surgical procedure. I have hope since she wrote it down that she'll investigate it further and give it a try, and that the first week or two of the massive water weight loss will inspire her to stick to it.
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Did you warn her about sodium?
My biggest fear with telling someone is that they will get started with the tiny bit of information that I tell them and suffer from low electrolytes and let that stop them and end up thinking it made them sick and that I'm crazy! Lol
You sent her to a good place there. Though I hope she doesn't try to view it from the phone app. It doesn't ever show posts on the phone app. Very annoying!
I think that she will likely get started from the info she will find. She can't argue with your results, that's for sure! You did a good thing!0 -
I did mention keeping up with electrolytes is important or you feel like crap. I didn't know when I started and had the "flu" for 2 days. I honestly thought I was sick with a virus. Then I read someone elses thread and drank a big glass of chicken broth and watched my flu go away in under 20 minutes, lol.0
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Yeah, I'm there too. Waiting for the commission and need to gain about 2 lbs to "pass".
So when somebody told me about Keto, a was like " why not? I ALLWAYS will have this surgery opportunity, but mb there is a better way?" I have about 2 months before I'll have to decide, but after the first week the future is already looks brighter.
Button line: don't hesitate, mb this information is all they waited for.0 -
@DittoDan has a great story of avoiding the surgery.0
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It's wonderful to be able to help others!! You did awesome planting that seed! Great job!
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Yeah, I'm there too. Waiting for the commission and need to gain about 2 lbs to "pass".
So when somebody told me about Keto, a was like " why not? I ALLWAYS will have this surgery opportunity, but mb there is a better way?" I have about 2 months before I'll have to decide, but after the first week the future is already looks brighter.
Button line: don't hesitate, mb this information is all they waited for.
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