What if I Fail ????

Hello All, I am so fearful of not being a loser after surgery. gail

Gail, why do you feel that way? I am having my surgery on the 17th of October. I look at it as if I do everything I am told I will go great and so will you!!! . hang in there we will be good losers!!! Tracey

I think we all had that fear in the back of our minds. Youll be amazed in the beginning how you CANT help but be a loser. Youll be just fine! After you get used to using that pouch, it will be natural to you.

CONGRST GAIL !!! it's been forever since we talked i was so excited to read you got approved .. im so happy for you girl !! we all wonder the same thing .. my new wonder was ( did i stretch my pouch ) which i know everyone goes thru that to , so when i got the scope friday i ask the Dr if i had , which i was half alseep .. my husband said he gave me th funniest look ever and said NO !! like what the heck lol .. so yourll do great and youll looose looose looose ... im down 60pounds and i never wana stay home .. i just always want to be doing something it feels so great and im not even half way there yet.. hugs ~ jenn

Hi Gail! You took the words right from my own head! I thought that everyday before surgery and almost everyday since! I love food and eating! How am I going to keep this up! I know you will loose weight, because I did. But the next step is keeping it off. I have no advice for you yet, but when I come to some I will definitely pass it on. I have faith in God and his ultimate decision making power and can only guess that our paths are divinely driven! I know that's a pretty simple way to think, but it helps me when I feel overwhelmed with stuff. I will do my best each day and so will you and in the end the outcome may be different than we feared. I wonder how many calories can be burned by worry. God Bless You, Carmen PS did you know you almost got a couple of visitors yesterday?

Sweetie... I felt like I wasnt loosin fast enough got a little depressed... then thanks to Deb Noel who kept my mind on the goal and let me see I was exactley on track.. I have gone from a 28 to a 16 SO FAR and I haven't been in a 16 for 25 YEARS!! What am I complaining about??? I am sure I could loose more if I quit sampleing new foods...but I have decided to exercise more and worry less... I think worry keeps the pounds close..like protection... The first year you will be so excited about the changeing you and we will be sooo excited with you!! Be brave the best is yet to come!! Linda

Every day is a mind battle of "Am I eating too much?" "Have I stretched my pouch?" "Why am I not losing faster?" etc. I just have to trust that it will work as long as I use it right. If I stopped losing today I would be happy because this is 41 pounds I wouldn't have lost other wise. Hopefully there will be more to lose!! Sam

Hi Gail, I too thought " what if"s"??? before & in the beginning. It took alot of focusing on why I needed this surgery to get over them.Each day is a "new beginning". Just think of all the meds. you will not be taking, how much better you feel, how your life will really begin anew. Keep on doing whatever the Drs. say, & you will be on the loosing side in no time! (((hugs))) Ellen