Thank you so much everyone *****plied, that is really all I needed to hear. I know this is the right thing to do, I want to be able to sit on the floor and play with my daughter. Chase her down the street on her new Barbie motorcycle I got her for her 3rd birthday, and just so many things I cannot do at my size. I want to have another baby too in a few years and that is just not possible at 300+lbs I would be soo miserable. Well just a few more days and it will be my turn. Melissa

I am having a terrible time with depression. I am having a difficult time adapting to the changes in my life. I have been back in the hospital 3x with dehydration. I am getting rid of more than taking in, I have 2 ulcers in my new stomach. My husband is leaving town and I still love him. He never wanted me to have the surgery so he has not been there for me! Now when he sees that I am so sick he throws up in my face that I should not have had the surgery. He states that since I am losing so much weight that I want have trouble finding someone else. I do not want someone else I want him! Ivy

Good to know. For me this isn't really an option; I am leaving my job so I'm a little bit cash-poor right now. But what I need to do is organize my closet by season and size. I have every size in my closet from 4 to 20, so I just need to work my way "backwards" through them again--in the same way that I "grew out" of them.

Good Morning my June brothers and sisters, I had my surgery June 9th so not quite 3mths yet ! Start weight 260lbs now 210lbs ~ down 50lbs I drink plenty of water 3 litters a day! About 40 grams of protein a day ! I'm not gonna lie I been slacking off on the excersie part but I do walk alot don't really know how much ! I will get back on my excercise routine again but I been having pain so kinda scared right now to excercise ! But I did get back my blood result and my cholestorol went from 180 to ~107 wow what a difference and my bad cholestorol is to low who figured that !!! Take care my brothers and sisters !!! Celena

I was completely the same as you were prior to my surgery. The nite before surgery i laid in bed and talked myself in and out of surgery a million times. I wanted the surgery bad to enhance the quality of life i have with my two daughters age 1 and 6, and i wanted to do more with them and be healthier to live long enought o see their hopes and dreams come true, yet at the same time how could i do this surgery and possibly take away myself totally. i jsut decided that i would finally be ok and eventually the morning came and i went thru with it. that was 3 months ago and let me tell you, wow what a journey. icant believe the energy inmy day to chase these two and go up and down stairs and not send my 6year old on all my errands around the house anymore. i love it, and my 1 year old is loving the walks outside in the stroller, and the playtime out back, life after surgery is more than i thought so if this helps ya get over the anxiety a little i hope it helps, but just let yourself know you are doing a good thing. good luck feel free toemail me if you would like to. jamie [email protected]