Hello there!!! Big old ditto for me...WoW, where did the time go?..Wednesday will be here before you know it...if you need to chat [email protected]

Remeber that all of the things you are giving up are going to be worth it in the long run, and you will be able to slowly introduce certain things (or modified verisions of them) back into your daily life! The positives are easily going to outweigh the things you feel you are giving up! Maybe set a goal- once you loose so much, you reward youself in a new way- a trip, a shopping spree, etc! Good luck!

I totally understand what you are feeling. It has been about 10 months since I started my journey and now I am scheduled for surgery on Monday June 9th at 10:00 am. I had a small breakdown last week wondering if this is what I really wanted and should I actually do it (I actually considered on cancelling), but with the support of my family and friends, I know that all will be well. My friends really made me feel better. Another thing that helped was that I went shopping last week and I saw clothes that I could never where and I said to myself that next year I will be buying and wearing anything I want and I felt good about it. I will keep in touch with you after my surgery and I will keep you posted with my recovery. Stay strong.

yah..lol my surgery is in 9 days, and i am kinda having thoughts of second guessing myself, but i know that i am doing the right thing for me.....good luck to everyone.....mucho love : -)

I know exactly how you feel!! It's so true- after all this time knowing that this was the right thing for me- now I'm starting to think... is this for sure the right thing? could I lose weight w/o surgery? I have two small children... etc etc etc. The same things you're thinking Im sure. The things that I do know are: I obviously am not good at losing weight. I mean I can lose the weight but keep it off forever? There are things other than my willpower involved here ( think genetics,etc etc) and also: People can and do do really well after surgery. I look to people I know who've had it done. They all say that they would do it all over again tomorrow. They look great, they are far healthier and more active. So- that said, I guess that even though im really scared of surgery i'm gonna do it. And even though I doubt my own ability to change my eating habits- that's why I need to do it ! I just wi**** were already three months later! Having a lap rny on tues. Krista