I know what to do

Thanks for all the encouragment but I know just what I need to do to get my sugar down. I do not know why I have been indulging in sweets like nothing would happen. If I can loose 300 on my own with diet and excersise I can do this too. I think people are right about getting control before surgery . I really am not a big eatter and monitor everything except latly I havent even been doing my label reading . Trust me on that I always read labels except hubby said dont worry about labels before surgery well looks like I will be reading labels again. Going to the store today and stocking up on sugar free tropicana ect.. Also going to join CURVES which is less than 2 miles from the house. I hope thier equipment wont make me feel like I am falling but I wont know till I go. Does anyone else do curves? If so how much is it to join?                                                                            Annie

I do Ladies Workout Express, which is kind of like Curves.  I found that I could do all of the machines right away and weighed 380-ish when I joined.  They're pretty flexible and you can do what you can and skip the rest til you are able.  My membership at LWE is 20 bucks a month for 3 years.  I hardly notice it exiting the bank account, but I don't know how Curves compares. I would suggest, related to the sweets thing, that you are probably doing a "last meal" thing.  You know that afterward you're not going to be able to indulge in that, so you're doing it now.  The thing about sugar, and you know this already, is that it's like an addictive drug.  It spikes your insulin, which consumes all the sugar in your bloodstream, which makes you want more sugar.  It's a vicious cycle that constantly escalates your need for more sugar.  It takes approximately 2 weeks to break the sugar cycle.  The first 3-5 days are the hardest.  I have found with this, as with many things, it helps me to chew sugar free gum and drink water all the time.  I know you can do it, you've done it before. I always tell myself, nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.  Let us know how it goes. Take care. Ellen