Sneaking this in before I change my mind

[jillydabrat]

As promised here I am with my hard earned Diploma. It takes a lot for me to stand in front of a camera as I am very camera shy. Hope nobody minds if I post this as I am a wee bit proud. I don't recognise myself anymore considering I was almost 19 stone at one time....shame shame

[mhos61]

And why not indeed. I can truly appreciate your pride in yourself on both accounts. I will be graduating with the Open University in October hopefully at the age of 61. Well done to you Jilly.

How did you lose the weight?

Mary

[jillydabrat in reply to mhos61]

Me and hubby had a gastric bypass Mary, my hubby lost an incredible 12 stone!

[mhos61 in reply to jillydabrat]

Wowsers!!!!!!!

[Stevef10]

Many congratulations on both counts.

Steve

[Inca]

Of course you should be proud of your achievement and be photographed ,well done you,good photo..... Sally,keep well x

[fannetastic]

Well done on both the Diploma and weight loss. Thought I had done good with loosing 1.5 stone but I aint got no Diploma. Shame shame, lol. X

[Paul42]

Well done, worth celebrating!

[Helpatlast]

Congratulations n a great photo to share with us all 😀😀 Jill

[Helen1952]

Well done and you are rightly proud of both xx

[Hidden]

Well done Jilly!

[jazzyb]

Congratulations and well done! X

[Tinkerbell13]

Just brilliant....proud to know you, on both counts!! The sky is the limit now....many many congrats on such a double well deserved achievement. Best wishes, Tinkerbell13

[Superwoman]

Well done to you, lovely picture , you must be a very proud lady.

[JediReject]

Just to echo what folks have said already Jill, the bragging rights are justly yours. . Both you and hubby's weight loss no matter how achieved is particularly remarkable and must of transformed your lives. I could probably have benefitted from being a tad heavier prior to my BMT but I've been lucky in life that no matter what I ate or drank I didn't pile it on. And since I've had fluid in my legs which now feel like lead weights I'm grateful I didnt have to carry any excess weight.

Have you any plans re your qualification. Chris

[jillydabrat in reply to JediReject]

Thank you for the lovely message Chris. I am 55 this year. I was overweight all my life and the most I could lose through dieting was 2 stone then I would just stop. I was swimming every day, sometimes twice in the summer but still it wouldn't shift. I was incredibly worried about my hubby as he had ballooned to 23 stone. He had lost weight twice and actually ran 2 marathons as he gained a love of long distance running. Unfortunately he suffered a spinal injury so his running days were over so the weight piled back on. He had the bypass first and sailed through it so I decided to do something about my 19 stone. Unfortunately I have not fared so well. People think a gastric bypass is the easy way out. How wrong they are. If I never had to eat again I would be happy. I have no pleasure in food at all. Hubby is pulling his hair out trying to find something that I can tolerate. I am okay with soup but I cannot stand to eat the conventional cooked dinner. After a couple of forkfulls I am full to bursting. Hubby tries to get me to eat "just a little bit more" but when I do I bring everything up. Anything with the slightest bit of fat in it makes me vomit, so does anything creamy. I am dreading meal times to the point that the bariatric clinic has referred me to see a psychologist as I am getting frightened to eat. I have one slice of toast in the morning and then nothing until 5.30ish and that is only because hubby is making me eat. Last night I had a small gammon on a plate with a jacket potato. I had 2 bites of the potato and a quarter of a gammon and the rest went into the bin. I have since learned that one of the symptoms of Hydroxy is a lack of appetite so double whammy for me. So if anyone is thinking of having a bypass please don't think it's the easy way out. Some people are lucky like my hubby, others, like me have a harder time.

As for my qualification, I did it to prove I could really. I wanted to get the grey matter working rather than veg out. I have my 92 year old mum living with us and she takes up my whole day, every day. I love her to bits but she can be bloomin hard work.

I hope you can sort out your weight loss. When I joined the forum you were in hospital having your BMT so I missed your story but I saw the lovely messages left for you.

Thanks again for your lovely message, once again my day has been brightened by everybody's lovely messages

Bless you

Jill

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[JediReject in reply to jillydabrat]

Thanks Jill, it's obviously not an easy journey for you and one could liken it to other medical intervention where some fare very well and others not so. The tendancy is to hear of success rather than the daily on going challenges that many like yourself face. A friend had a gastric bypass a number of years ago but it hasn't all been plain sailing so I know it's not a silver bullet.

Knowing what my wife does for me day to day I imagine caring for your mum keeps you on your toes though of course it's a labour of love. My dad is 80 and fairly independent but he misses me doing his garden and other odd jobs. I'm slowly gaining weight even though in contrast to you I'm eating loads.

Good luck with your psychology appt and I do hope something can be done so that you begin to enjoy food once more.

Chrisx

[Nickthedevil]

Well done that's amazing on both counts!! You really should be proud. Karen x

[lizzziep]

Well done on the diploma and weight loss 🍾🍾 Neither are easy when struggling with health issues so double double well done!! 😘

[beetle]

Well done you - on both counts! As you see we are all delighted to share your great news with us. Thank you for being brave x

[Hidden]

Well done Jilly

I completed my nursing degree when I was 60! Three years of hard slog, especially at this age!! But it is a great achievement! x

[Sand-Dancer]

Congratulations! And so you should be proud - very proud! L x

[tracey1003]

Goid on you and what a hoergeous photo of you. You should be truly proud