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Wondering about weight loss surgery?
I offer one on one telephone sessions to help you find your truth about whether or not weight loss surgery is right for you.

I’m certainly not a doctor, but I thought long and hard about my decision to have surgery. I want to tell you about my personal experiences so you can untie the knots in your brain. Wouldn’t be great to be clear once and for all about this decision?

Is someone you love going through this and you’re not sure what to do?
I’m lucky to have a wonderful partner who’s supported me the entire way. But I realize for some – it’s not like that. Do you feel as if you’re in a big room, you open your mouth, but no words come out? It’s like a really bad dream or second rate science fiction movie. Have you found numerous online weight loss surgery forums or in person support groups out there, but they’re not quite right and you need someone to talk to? Yeah, me too.

Do you always seem to say the “wrong thing” to your loved one?
Maybe you just need someone to listen to you, discreetly. A safe space where you can say what ever is on your mind.

Are you worried about your main squeeze/kid/friend/family member after WLS – do things seem a little off with them? Or you?
Weight Loss Surgery is only the first step in a huge life long change. It’s a change for everyone, not only the one who went under the knife. Everyone gets a piece of the fun. There are all kinds of new things to be aware of. Emotional issues for women like: As you lose weight hormones are released along with fat, and this release of estrogen can cause huge mood swings – sometimes called weight loss surgery “puberty”?

You’re a few months out from surgery. Suddenly your friends are treating you differently. They’re wondering if you’re a new life form or something. (Yes, I’m a sci-fi fan read about it here.) You’re hearing words like: “You’ve changed.” with the underlying message – And, I don’t like it/you. Can we have the old you back?
Some talk about surgery and say that it’s “the easy way out.” When I hear that I – 1) Get very angry and, 2) realize I’m talking to someone who doesn’t know squat about this. Like I wrote before, surgery is one step to a whole new path. The same things in life are happening and truthfully, yes you’ve changed. Maybe you’re putting yourself and your health as priority. Which might be a new one, both for you and your family. Maybe you feel selfish or over indulgent.

Wondering about some of the things I mentioned above? Well – wonder no more. Let’s get clear.
I hated to talk about this stuff. I felt so dumb for not already knowing all the answers. I didn’t want to be found out or look like I was well…mental or something. But I also knew that there must be other people who felt or were going through the same things I had.

So, I kept going until I found a person, actually a few people who got me – who understood exactly what I was talking about. This alone has saved me from going through the insanity of doing yet another diet. I’m in an entirely new experience and finally feeling in control of my weight – actually my whole lifestyle. This can happen for you too.

How about shortening the time between you getting the answers you need and having a mental meltdown? If we talk we can possibly bypass the meltdown entirely. Actually, I enjoy a meltdown at least once a month. [See earlier reference to weight loss surgery puberty] It feels better and most of the time, really amazing things happen afterward.

You’re not alone.

Contact me for information on session packages and rates. All information, of course, is kept strictly confidential.
Email: linda@lindaeaves.com
Phone: 206-930-4519