ARE YOU READY???

hi junebugs! just wondering how all of you going in june 1st are doing? THREE MORE DAYS!!! i for one, am excited! trying to get everything ready, fighting myself to NOT go buy a scale, although i think i will end up going to get one before the big day! no nerves yet, i wonder if that will start soon or once i get there. here is one thing i have found myself thinking about... FOOD. i have questioned myself "do you really want to give it up"? i have really thought about it a lot. answer plain and simple is yes. aside from wanting to do this to be healthier, i also want to eat healthier. i want to change my lifestyle of eating habits and this will give me the opportunity to hopefully "re-train" my brain. i know it won't be easy, but i WANT to do this!!! how are the rest of you feeling? what thoughts have been going through your heads?? soon, we will be losers and i cannot wait!!! mary jo

Mry Jo, I feel everything the same as you, God will take us through this journey together. I do not go in until the 9th of June, but I will not be far behind you. God Bless You

i will keep you in my thoughts jeannie, best of luck to you on the 9th! we will be comparing notes sooner than you know it!

I know it is going to be a big adjustment huh! I have tried to set down and eat like we will after the surgery and chew chew chew and I end up just shoveling it in!! I guess once we get the surgery done we will slow down huh!LOL. I go on June 6th to Mexico and have my surgery June 7th I am so excited about it I can't wait!! Good luck to you and God be with us all of the way!! Suzie T.

gosh suzie, i do the same thing! there will be plenty of time to chew after! lol lots of luck to you in mexico, have a safe trip and a safe return! and oh yes, God pleaseeeeeee be with us! hugssss mary jo

I realized last night that it's just 3 days away. Just three days. What do I need to get done in these last three days? Cleaning house. Making sure I come home to a pristine clean shower and clean sheets. Making sure I have everything on hand and organized. Making sure that treadmill is ready for me to just hit the switch and walk. Making sure my family knows how much I love them. Dreaming of the smaller sizes.... shrinking ....shrinking...smiling...smiling.... *sigh* I wonder how long it will take to feel normal or better yet, to reach goal. I tried to limit myself to pureed food and protein shakes today... I started off great...but then we ended up with a HOUSE full of company and had a cook out. So......I ate the burger (NOT pureed). Oh well. **Special note: I did NOT like the Isopure Mango Peach protein drink** So far, I like Unjury Chocolate the best. I, too, thought about the food changes. Do I really want to give those foods up? Yes. I need to. No doubt about it. It's going to be difficult. It's been an addiction for so long, it can't just be a walk in the park - but that's okay. I want to be healthy MORE. I'm filling up with the excitement of a child on Christmas eve. I can hardly wait. I'm in awe that's it's really happening. In the back of my mind, I worry that something will pop up to prevent it from happening at the last minute. Oh, I pray not. I really wanted to go out to eat some King Crab once before surgery....but time just hasn't allowed it. I'm a little bummed about that. I know, it's silly. These next two days I want to focus on easily digested foods...maybe even a liquid diet to be more prepared for surgery. My doc doesn't require fasting or anything prior to surgery. Just don't eat after 6 p.m. the day before. I keep worrying that I will get constipated or something and that it wouldn't be good for cutting on the intestines...(yea, gross...but I really worry about it!) Anyway, that's the reason I'm thinking liquids. Otherwise, I'm packed and ready to go!!! Good luck to us all!!! Pam 249 - RNY - June 1st.

thats funny pam! i think the same thing, that something is going to come up to postpone it or something. i have to call tuesday between 2-4 to find out what time to be to the hospital on wednesday, and i keep thinking they are going to tell me something went wrong with my ekg or my chest xray or my bloodwork or SOMETHING! i also wanted to make sure i had a nice steak before...i went out to dinner with the kids friday night, had steak and shrimp and was a little disappointed. but hey, i had my steak, so i guess i won't complain! i do have to do the liquid diet on tuesday, nothing after midnight. i feel truly blessed, after reading how some people have to do the liquid diet for two weeks before! don't know if i could survive... but we will survive this surgery...and the liquids stage....and the pureed stage... can't wait to follow all of our success stories! lots of luck to all of us!