14 pounds

hi everyone..... I am soooo proud of myself! I lost 14 pounds!!!! I have been drinking slimfast for a couple of weeks..... but I have cheated too.. Dr told me to drink 4 cans a day and I been drinking 2-3 and sneaking some food in but I been trying to make healthier choices about my food. It has been hard for me to only drink slimfast since there only options are sweet foods and drinks... I am not a big sweet eater. Me being able to lose 14 pounds has really given me a boost in thinkin that maybe if I try real hard I can lose this weight by myself. Maybe If I can just cut out some of my food then I can do it but I have ever been able to keep up with a diet Ill do good a couple of weeks and then just fall right back into my old eating ways. If I get the surgery then I know it wil work but then theres the risks of surgery. My date is the 23rd of may I NEED to decide what im gonna do.....any feedback will be greatly appreciated..... Oh yeah BTW i need an angel:))) anyone?????LOL

Carol I had my surgery April 25th, 2007 and it was the best choice I ever made for myself! However, I did have the same thoughts you had pre-surgery but then I asked myself how long have I been battling the buldge? I have been doing the yo-yo diet for over 5 years and yes, I would lose a little... then gain it all back plus some. It was an endless vicious cycle that needed to be stopped once and for all for my healths sake. So I took the leap and had the surgery and I'm so glad I did. I have had a very easy recovery with no problems at all. It's been 3 1/2 weeks since my surgery and I've already lost 23 pounds! I love not feeling hungry all the time too! I know this time the weight will come off and won't come back. No more yo-yo dieting for me. Good luck with your decision. We all have to do what's right for us. Cheers, Lisa

Hi Carol, I've been trying to lose weight pre-surgery too and made it almost to -20. I was enjoying my loose fitting clothes and thinking I could do this on my own but then I slid back up to -15 over the last few days. Sigh... Seems like whenever I take that step forward, it eventually triggers something and my body forces me back to it's set-point of about 350 lbs - or higher. My brain locks onto food like a heat-seeking missile and the more I try to not think about it, the more obsessed I get until I binge and then can finally relax. The surgery is going to give me tools to break cycle that so no matter how successful I am in the short-term I am not giving up on the surgery. I would not presume to give you advice based on my experience with this because we are all different. But if you see yourself reflected in this post, consider sticking with the surgery. I know of one person whose administrative problems have caused her to be rescheduled a couple of times and now here PCP refuses to recertify her. Apparently this gets harder to schedule and get approvals for each time and you only get so many shots at it. -- T.Rob