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Originally Posted by Nicole  Ok, I have a couple of suggestions.
1. Put a lock on the fridge! If you can't lock up that fridge, look on craigslist or as on freecycle to see if someone can give you one for cheap or free. Then you can put all the other people's food in there and keep your food separate and lock it up! You need that food for you, not for them to just have at it when ever they want. Have you thought about getting your own place?
2. Maybe you should ask around and see if someone can help out with the lady you work for while you are recovering.
3. You should do this for you and your health. Others will either come around or not, but ultimately you are the only one who has to live with the decision. Right?
As for your sister, could you try ignoring her? I bet that she is doing it for attention. Could you just ignore her, and not reinforce it so she will ultimately give up?
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I can't get my own place cause I OWN the house.
I know I should be more assertive but when I try to be...they don't listen worth a hill of beans! Heck I've even tried to kick one of them out and he just won't go! And since he's family I don't want to call the cops and have him removed. I just can't do that.
I thought about getting a small fridge for my food...just have to save up the money. I live on social security and the $40 a week my little old lady pays me...so money is very very tight. And the 2 I live with...well one is not on welfare or has a job and the niece with the kids IS on welfare but doesn't get enough money to make ends meet and keep the kids up as they should be. And I won't kick out 3 kids under the age of 5 to live on the streets...I just couldn't/can't do it and live with myself afterwards.
I am doing this for my health.
I want to get off the 3 needles a day for diabetes and lose the high cholesterol and high blood pressure pills. Plus...I want to be around when my grandsons marry and then put a great grandson in my arms!
As for my sister...I can ignore her...it just hurts that instead of supporting me (as I try t support her weight loss)...she wants to make it a competition. She really wants the surgery but she doesn't qualify BMI wise and I think she resents that our doctor has approved me for surgery and not her. That's not to say she's a bad sister...just that when I talk about MY weight loss and the surgery I'm going to have...she has to jump in and go on and on and on about how much better weight watchers is than going alone on a healthy diet like I did. When I point out that I have lost 30 lbs on my diet and went from a size 22W to a size 14 or 16 depending on the clothes ...she just ignores me and goes on and on and on about HER weight loss. And honestly it wouldn't bother me IF I didn't have the feeling that my surgery date will be in a month or so...and I'm getting a bit scared.
My sister is the one who takes over when I'm out at my little old lady's. BUT she also works a full time job and can't get there until after 10pm at night. So I don't knw what Millie is going to do but I am NOT putting off my surgery!!!! I hope to be able to be back there in a week because honestly I do nothing but babysit! She's still a functioning woman and even bakes her own pies still. BUT she's afraid to stay in her house alone at night...and she is legally blind and almost stone deaf. She has girls that come in during the day but none of them want to do the nights. I don't know why because she's only up an hour and a half after I get there and an hour in the morning...the rest of the time is free time...which is why I like it and only take such a low wage.
Anyway I'm very glad I have this board. I have learned a lot about this surgery and what to expect and people have been very very kind to me as well willing to answer any and all questions and listen to my problems.
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