Should I be thinking like this...

OK people....I had a wow moment today and I am not anywhere near having the surgery. As a matter of fact, I am just starting the process. OK anyway... Today, I went to my mother's house. She had bags and bags of clothing from my sister (all size 14-16) for me to look through. She said that she wanted me to have them so when I had the surgery and got to this size I would have something to wear. I am now a size 22-24. I started to let that voice that seemed to haunt me through all of my past diets tell me the cuss word "IF" you get to that size....but then a light went on and I said- This will work...I"ll get down to a 14 but not for long because then I will be down to a 12, 10, 8, ETC!!! I guess I am worried that I am getting my hopes up but I don't know. I just fill like this diet is fool proof. Losing the weight will not be a problem...keeping it off will take more work. Is this true? Please help me if my thinking is warped!!!

well i am no where near goal but after 3 weeks i had lost 31.6 from the day i had surgery. keep thinking positive and we will all get there together!!! listen to the docs, go to meetings, and it will come off.

Absolutely!!! You need to keep that positive mindset going!! Both before and during and after surgery. Keep the excitement going. You may (and probably will) hit some snags along the way....and if you start thinking "maybe" or "if", you stand the chance of getting too discouraged. Keep thinking positively....It will really make a difference throughout the entire journey!! Hugs, Dianne

Hi Rachel! I am glad to see you so positive about the surgery!!! You have to get positive and stay positive. The weight will come off at first no matter what. It is fool proof. Then you have make it continue. I really think that when it starts coming off, you feel better about yourself. That makes you want to do things that will make it continue. After a while we will have to maintain the weight loss, just like anybody else. Remember it is a "tool" for us to use. Using any tool requires work. Melissa