Can I really do this

I don't have a lot to say except I am not sure I can do this!

Why not?

I'm more and more nervous each week, and I'm still 6 weeks away from surgery, so I can imagine I'll be more nervous the closer it gets.

And a part of me can't wrap my brain around eating the way I will be eating afterwards.

But, so many here say that the eating correctly gets easier after surgery, and I'm keeping faith that this will hold true for me too. And if I can do this, I bet you can too

 What aren't you sure about? There are lot of things you could be worrying about, but let's talk through some of the big ones:

Not waking up from surgery? Pretty slim chance. Your risk of dying prematurely from being obese are astronomically higher than dying on an operating table. There's an entire team of doctors and nurses at your side doing nothing but monitoring you the whole way through. You're safer there than on the road.

Not being able to control your eating habits? The sleeve does a great job of restricting what you can get away with. Yes, you can eat ice cream and soft foods all day long and not lose. Why would you do that, though? That points to some sort of emotional/mental association with food and you can help solve this by seeing a therapist. The can talk you through your head issues.

Afraid of feeling sick and tired and unable to enjoy life? We all feel that way in the week or two following surgery. We've thrown up blood, been bedridden with painful abdomens, struggled to keep our fluids down. It's rough in the beginning. Life is so much better when you're not obese, though. A few weeks, even a few months of struggle are nothing compared to how great it feels to be moving freely and having confidence to take on the world.

 thank-you biscuit!! i needed that realization also, im 2 weeks out from surgery and what you said really helped calm my nerves.

Keep hanging on, I swear it gets so much better from here. Chin up, honey! 

Jill, Jill, Jill...You NEED to change your self talk..... You NEED to say positive things to yourself.. If you always say negative thing to yourself that is what you will get. I believe this 100%... Positive only from here on out... "I can do this" "I deserve this" " I am a special person" "I love me enough to do this" and on and on and on..... Come on now!!!
I know you can do this now YOU need to know you can!!!!
Julie

 Barring complications, which could happen with any surgery, but very low chance, this surgery was easy.  I was shocked that I had significantly less discomfort than laproscopic gall bladder surgery.  By one week out, unless I thought about it, I had to remind myself that I had surgery, because I felt that good.  Not a scary surgery at all.  You can do this.

What's not to do?

Your obese life is over.

Get on that table, get a little nip-n-tuck on that stomach, join us on the loser's bench and marvel how your life is changing for the better.

You can do it, just stop telling yourself that you can't. I honestly didn't think the surgery was that painful, I was just super tired. You will feel better each day, and it really won't take that long until you are back to normal. Even better you will lose weight and feel so much better. Give yourself more credit, you are tougher than you think.

 Awww crapola.......Sure you can loose weight, eat healthier, look sexier, have more energy, shop at any store etc.  what you can't do is continue to be unhealthy, no energy, be restricted to big girl stores and continue to worry about co-morbities.  I tell myself that I'm making the best investment in myself and so are you!