September 24

2 weeks = 14 days

That's how many days I have left. I can not stop eating. I have to start getting ahold of myself. I can not gain any more weight. Anyone else find they are having the same problem?

Girlfriend, STOP.  I know, Ive been doing the same thing but here's what is making me now stop.... a week at least of dieting interspersed with some liquid meals will help shrink your liver.  You do not want your liver to be lying up over your stomach in any way because if it is, the camera cannot fully visualize things and the doctor will have to stop the laparoscopic procedure and go in full open.  that takes much longer to recover from and has more risk. 

Try not to think of it as "the last time I can eat this" , instead think of it as "once I lose the weight I can have this again sometime and I will feel so good about how I look and feel that it will be BETTER THAN THE FOOD"

best,

Cindy

It is probably a psychologocal thing. You can do this. I was told that many doctors will not do the surgery if you put on more than your last weigh in. So think. What do you really want? It has got to be hard. I'm not there yet and I have thought the same thing. Ths night after my surgery seminar, I bought and ate three candy bars. I then started crying and said, "What am I doing?"

You can do it!  You can do it!

Krystal I definately understand my surgery is on the 19th,  my nut. told me to drink as much liquid as I could get in.  I have 9 days to go stay busy and it will help you re focus.

Hi. My surgery is scheduled for Monday and I'm trying to maintain my weight loss, too. My doctor won't operate if I gain. The problem is, though my head understands, my impulse is to feed my anxiety. And I am freaking out! I thoght this would be the easy part, now that all these months have gone by and the tests are done, the date set. But I think I've realized that this is the real test of my will. I WANT the surgery. I want it because I can't do this without such a drastic intervention. The bottom line is, I will always have control of what I eat. I can choose to eat foods that I know I shouldn't (and literally can't) after surgery. So I have way more power than I thought in helping myself know that everything is a choice.
What's been working for me - drink water or other low cal. beverage at the first thought of eating! If you are still hungry, have something crunchy. Whether it's a crisp apple or a bowl of Special K, anything that makes you really feel the texture and hear that crunch. Write down everything - this has helped remind me of what I have already eaten and sometimes I realize that I haven't had enough protein for the day. And if you still are really feeling like you want those things that you think you can't eat later...the first bite is the only one you'll remember. Don't eat a whole serving of anything. Keep setting up roadblocks to eating the high fat/high sugar things and congratulate yourself for choosing other alternatives.
One other thing - I've found it's hard to eat while I'm typing...that's why I am!

wow... mine is the 24th too and i'm hyped up!
i am going today for consent..
yay!

as far as the weight.. well, i ended up gaining 7 lbs at my last visit..
my surgeon was not happy with me at all..
he didnt yell at me, but he didn't coddle me or sugar coat anything.
he was to the point, either you lose back to where you started from
or i am not doing the surgery.
well, i am hard headed.. i ended up gaining another 3 lbs before getting a hold of myself..
i did low carb for the past almost 3 weeks and i'm back at where i was..

but you know what got me to thinking about getting into action?
i started thinking about it in weeks.. i knew i had to meet the doc again today
so by the time i got it together, i realized i didn't have time to make many changes..
and i didn't want to have to go through the process again..

you can do it!  
13 more days! yay!!!

Thank you all for your support and the kick in the pants. I think I needed not only to vent that out but to hear from other people that I am not alone and why I should be doing things differently. Starting right now I am gonna get ahold of myself and get back on track.

I have to presure wash the deck so that will keep my hands busy. I will keep thinking of all of the things above when I want to eat tomarrow.

Thanks. Crystal

Oh my gosh are you serious? Im gonna be a 9/24 Loser too!! Get out of here! We will be losing together!!! Let me know if you need anything!

alllrrriiiiggghhtttt  nine two four!!
i am going to play that number in the pick 3 tomorrow lol

i just got home from signing the consent forms..
that was the longest appointment i've had with them..
it was amazing how much paperwork they had on me ! lol

alright.. 9/24/08.. a new beginning... can't wait!

Crystal, you and I have two things in common--cravings and a 9/24 date. (Apparently, there are a bunch of us!) There have been so many times when I wanted to drive to the Sonic Drive-In and get mozzarella sticks and Ranch or eat doughnuts at work, etc. etc.

I am, however, doing pretty well. I have tried very hard to focus on the things I CAN eat, rather than crying over the sacrifice of sweet and gooey cr__. Tonight, I had grilled Tilapia, steamed vegetables, whole wheat bread w/margarine spray, and lite vanilla yogurt. It's all about attitude and changing the way we think about food. But don't get me wrong--it's NOT a piece of cake (nice choice of words, huh...).

I told my husband last night that I'm going to start rewarding myself with $5 or $10 every time I deny a craving. I have a Wells Fargo checking account that has a savings account attached, so I can go online and transfer money into savings with a click of a button. That way, I can set aside money for all the "petite" outfits I plan to buy!

Onward and upward, Crystal! We can do this!

(By the way, I've lost 24 pounds, and I'm hoping my liver is skinny in there!)

Best of luck to you!

Maureen