I have my date!

Excited, terrified all at once. Afraid to fail, yet again, and afraid to succeed after being fat for 20 years. Has anyone else felt like they had to say goodbye to all their favorite foods one last time? I don't even LIKE ice cream! As soon as I was told I could no longer have it, I went on a hot fudge sunday kick. Am I sick or is this normal?

We can all relate to what you are going through. Two years later and I still tear up when passing Burger King! It will get easier and you will not regret it for a minute, well maybe a minute here and there in the begining! Congratulations on your surgery date and all of the best to you! I had my last sip of Pepsi the morning of my surgery and I thought I would never be able to give it up. Now I just don't want it. All bad things pass! ;)

Thank you for your kind words. I am going to qualified surgeons, experienced in gastric bypass surgery done laporoscopically, but they are new to the lap band. The intake coordinator is rude and the dietician is an ice queen but I have gotten a lot of answers and comfort from generous people like you. I am still coping with the idea of giving up cafeine and alcohol for 6 months. This is going to be a very different life indeed. Thank you again for your support Jill

Cool Beans !! I recall the same feelings like many others. But I had this experience this week. Macy's had my favorite jeans on sale and I knew I would need a pair around Christmas that would fit. Well, I was thinking I'll buy size 14 and I hopefully I will get into them by then. Well, once home and a few days later, I saw that pair of jeans still in the bag. I thought......... we'll lets see how far I got to go to get them on. To my surprise.... They already fit. What a feeling that was for me. These kinds of feelings are hard to come by sometimes. But how wonderful I felt. Hugs, gayle

Thank you so much for your words of support. I can only dream of wearing a size 14 again. Congratulations to you for all your hard work. Jill

You are so normal. We've all been there. All those emotions jumbled up together... I am so happy for you! Are you coming to the conference on Sat.? Hugs, Darlene