I'VE GOT A DATE!!!!

I'm so excited to report that I've got a date for my RNY of 8/9/10 !!!!!!

Now after it seemed like surgery was so far away, I know that it will be here before I know it.  I know I am ready but just really hope I really am.  I know that I'm ready to start this chapter of the new journey ahead.  In the end, I just hope that I can really do it!!!  I'm not sure if I'm supposed to say that out loud or not but that's the truth.  I think I'm just so used to weight loss attempts failing and I so want and need this time to be different....will it be?!?! 

I am so confident in my decision for the surgery that I've decided on.  In the end, I just did not think the band was going to be the best fit for me, helpful enough for my food issues, and the idea of an implantable device inside me the rest of my life just seemed to sound not as appealing to me.  As far as my concerns about gastric bypass, the idea of rerouting my system bothered me about that surgery.  Then it just came to me one day, all my life my system has handled food so differently than most everyone else I know.  What I would eat would make me gain weight when with someone else they wouldn't gain anything ever!!!  I know there are many around me that I eat better than but yet I continue to gain weight and they seem to have no issues with that.  So maybe, there was something wrong with my system and how it metabollizes food, the gastric bypass could change all that.  What's wrong with fixing something that's already not working???  As Oprah calls it.....my Ah Ha moment had arrived. 

Anyway, just wanted to share my news and be prepared because soon I know I will be needing lots of help and advice, little tricks of the trades too.

Looking forward to hearing from you all soon!!

Congratulations!

You CAN do this, and even though this board has been terribly slow, maybe getting some newbies going here will help it along!

Yes, my dear this time it will be different, but you have to make it that way. Get your mind wrapped around the changes you need to make for life, and just do it. Pretty soon, your new lifestyle will become what "normal" should be. Let's face it, the way we eat when we're MO is NOT normal, nor is crazy dieting.

So, as anxious as you are, be excited too as you start this journey. Remember to take before pictures as well as your measurements.....you'll be glad you did!

Hugs and happy thoughts!