A (moderately long) thread...

I’ve not done a whole post on here about this yet. Other than my ‘check me out’ photos its not something I talk about much really. But a few weeks ago someone asked for my reflections about this. So fuck it here we go...

A yr ago today I went gastric band to bypass after a few yrs of mulling it over. Gas for enough stuff and it probably makes you think about things a bit more, you can basically set up a trip advisor equivalent. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷🏻‍♀️" title="Achselzuckende Frau (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckende Frau (heller Hautton)"> DOI: Nightmare punter.

I corrected someone on here a few wks ago who called it a quick fix, I know unlike me to have an opinion https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😜" title="Winking face with tongue" aria-label="Emoji: Winking face with tongue">. I’d say it’s anything but. More about recognising that there is a scary permanent option that involves not being morbidly obese.

It remains one of the hardest but best things I’ve done. Quick fix? Fuck. Off.

Anyway, if you’re bored, here are some of my ‘one yr on’ reflections. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤪" title="Zany face" aria-label="Emoji: Zany face">

Biggest lesson:
Turns out if you’re not a knob and actually tell ‘your people’ it’s much easier and less stressful. Who’da thunk it? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷🏻‍♀️" title="Achselzuckende Frau (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckende Frau (heller Hautton)">

No doubt it’s not for everyone but it’s been a great decision for me so far and MUCH easier than the band ever was.

Anyway meanderings over.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">Cheershttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face"> to all my groupies, my Chi crew and the @streamlinesurg crew. I never did manage to get Chi council to retrieve my phone out the Chichester canal tho... There’s still an iPhone XR and my bank cards floating around there somewhere... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">

40kg down since last June and 60kg(!) down since Jan 2013, so here’s an obligatory few yrs ago and now. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">

Given recent months I think it’s fair to say we all have things that scare us, it’s how we deal with them that matters. Reading back my difficult bits and observations over the past yr, mine mostly involve anxiety about other folks perceptions and opinions.

Perhaps something for us all to consider in future for life in general. So fuck everyone else and do what is right for you. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷🏻‍♀️" title="Achselzuckende Frau (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckende Frau (heller Hautton)">

Right, I think that’s all the fluff folk can cope with from me for the next 10yrs so #ForbesOut https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💪🏻" title="Angespannter Bizeps (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Angespannter Bizeps (heller Hautton)">