Dominoid
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So hi, I'm Dominoid. I got pointed in the direction of this forum by Hastalavegan and Madamelaminx, who've both been encouraging me to try Slimming World and take a proper approach to weight loss for a while now. I usually do EVENTUALLY listen to other people's advice, it just takes me some time sometimes! XD
See, I've always been a bit on the chunky side and in recent years I've got bigger and bigger, to the point of having to buy new suits for recent job interviews because I can't fit into the suit that I distinctly remember wearing just a year ago. Anyway, realising that I'm getting to be much larger than I want to be wasn't enough for me. Sure it made me moan about being a bit of a fat **** but it didn't make me actually try to lose weight, not properly. This week has seen a slight change though.
My brother was born with only one kidney, and that was not correctly formed. He's been fine for nearly 40 years, but it's started causing him problems recently, and he's been in and out of the RSUH the last 6 months for tests and scans and such forth. He announced earlier in the year that he may need a transplant at some point in the future and I offered him one of mine. I figure I have two kidneys and I only need one so he might as well have one if he ever needs it. He was pleased but didn't need it yet so nothing more was said. Skip to Friday when he posted on Facebook that he was down to about 15% kidney function and may now need one sooner rather than later, so if anybody that had offered was serious, to contact his consultant.
After a half hour talk with his consultant, we established that me and him ARE blood type matches, which is the very important first stage, and as we're siblings, there's a very high chance that tissues and antibodies will match up well so I should be able to help him. But there's a catch of course, and I assume you've already guessed the catch is my weight. I currently weigh 18.5 stone and at 5'11 that puts me in the "clinically obese" category. I can't donate a kidney until I am in the "overweight" category or lower so I need to lose at least 2 1/2 stone as soon as is safely possible. My girlfriend will be joining me as although she isn't planning on anything as major as me, she's also wanted to lose weight for ages too so we're treating this as a sign!
As for me, I don't really want my brother to end up on dialysis or worse, so this is for me the kick up the arse that I needed in order to finally tackle my weight loss. This means starting a proper weight loss programme once payday comes (we're too broke to be buying new food in just yet, so we're running down the less than perfect food we currently have)
So that's me and my tale. Thanks for having me, I look forward to getting to know you all.
See, I've always been a bit on the chunky side and in recent years I've got bigger and bigger, to the point of having to buy new suits for recent job interviews because I can't fit into the suit that I distinctly remember wearing just a year ago. Anyway, realising that I'm getting to be much larger than I want to be wasn't enough for me. Sure it made me moan about being a bit of a fat **** but it didn't make me actually try to lose weight, not properly. This week has seen a slight change though.
My brother was born with only one kidney, and that was not correctly formed. He's been fine for nearly 40 years, but it's started causing him problems recently, and he's been in and out of the RSUH the last 6 months for tests and scans and such forth. He announced earlier in the year that he may need a transplant at some point in the future and I offered him one of mine. I figure I have two kidneys and I only need one so he might as well have one if he ever needs it. He was pleased but didn't need it yet so nothing more was said. Skip to Friday when he posted on Facebook that he was down to about 15% kidney function and may now need one sooner rather than later, so if anybody that had offered was serious, to contact his consultant.
After a half hour talk with his consultant, we established that me and him ARE blood type matches, which is the very important first stage, and as we're siblings, there's a very high chance that tissues and antibodies will match up well so I should be able to help him. But there's a catch of course, and I assume you've already guessed the catch is my weight. I currently weigh 18.5 stone and at 5'11 that puts me in the "clinically obese" category. I can't donate a kidney until I am in the "overweight" category or lower so I need to lose at least 2 1/2 stone as soon as is safely possible. My girlfriend will be joining me as although she isn't planning on anything as major as me, she's also wanted to lose weight for ages too so we're treating this as a sign!
As for me, I don't really want my brother to end up on dialysis or worse, so this is for me the kick up the arse that I needed in order to finally tackle my weight loss. This means starting a proper weight loss programme once payday comes (we're too broke to be buying new food in just yet, so we're running down the less than perfect food we currently have)
So that's me and my tale. Thanks for having me, I look forward to getting to know you all.
