I thought of this myself all the time. What if i went thru all this trouble and pain for nothing? But like sandi said, my first weeks appointment, lost 22lbs , and my first month appointment came thru rapidly and 38lbs were gone. You will loss the weight. But like my doctor says: "you will lose the weight, the trick is to maintain it off". We all have fears, we will all conquer them. Think possitive, and welcome to a better, healthier and happier you. God Bless You, Miriam

Hi All -I am fairly new to posting to the board, but have been reading for some time. I had my 2 consult last week, and I am just waiting for all to go through with insurance again. I say again because I have been approved for Gastric once before, but I wanted LAP Band, but insurance wouldn't cover -now they do...so I am back on my journey...that is the nutshell version.... So, now that we are moving along, I have been given the 1200 calorie diet to start for a couple of weeks before they go to the liquid diet pre-op (which I am admitadly very scared to do!!) I feel like, I want to do this more than anything, but what if I fail?? SO, the last few days have been spent thinking of my funeral to food....FOOD...this thing that has put my right where I am now, but this THING that I am deeply in love with. I need to change my perspective on the whole deal and how I view it....because as much as I want this whole thing, and know I NEED this, I still feel sadness over the loss of food, and knowing that certain types will NEVER work for me again...and I should just never eat certain types again...and never again will I be able to eat as much as I care too....(although I know I know, I shouldn't anyway!!!) Has anyone else felt this????? I am trying to put food to "rest".....My Funeral to Food. Any thoughts?

I had nightmares that I GAINED! That was compounded by the fact that I don't feel like I have lost any weight. I went for my 2 week check up today and sure enough I had lost 18 lbs. Not sure where I lost it because my clothes all fit the same as far as I can tell. You will lose, it's just a matter of how much! Sandi 2/21/08

Hey, Cindy! I haven't had headaches, but HAVE had the shoulder and back pain. I think it's from "hunching over" a bit to avoid stretching my abdomin area. It seems to be getting better. Some others on the general RNY board mentioned the same.

What are you mixing your powder with? I had to switch from Skim Plus to 1/2 Soy 1/2 water with my powder. I haven't had a problem since. Christine