What is your greatest fear?

 This a random poll I copied from the RNY forum. I thought it deserved reposting.

I fear that I won't achieve the weight loss results I desire. 
I fear regain. 
I fear complications.
I fear vitamin deficincies.

 My biggest fear is losing control and letting my food addiction take over. I worry about not reaching my goal, regain, complications, but im not afraid of them necessarily. I'm just terrified of not being in control. 

I have all of the same fears. I also have the fears of not being able to complete the much need skin surgeries to have a functioning body.

So much, so long... So much.... Ug!

I mostly fear that I did such damage to my body that it won't be undone, but I also fear regain, and complications.

I think a little back of the mind fear is okay, as long as it's the kind that keeps you on your toes. If it's the kind that keeps you up at night...that's a problem!

:Danni

That I did not learn my lesson.

Brenda : )~

My biggest fear is:

Regain

 I'm paranoid, so I have a lot of irrational fears like:

I'm afraid I'll wake up one morning, completely forget I had the surgery and eat like 5 bowls of cereal, at which point I'll blow up.

But in all seriousness I fear:

- Iron deficiencies.  I'm already anemic, so having this surgery made me even more nervous about it.
- Going through all of this and still never losing enough weight to be at a healthy BMI.
- Losing the weight then gaining it back PLUS more.
- Rupturing my new stomach.
- Dying before I can lose the weight.  That was a huge one for me.  I started at 460 lbs, and when you're told you probably don't have 5 years to live... well, that has a way of scaring the living bat crap out of you.

I just find solace in the fact that all of the above can be avoided if I keep a watchful eye on my intake and exercise.

That I won't get to goal, which is 180-160, depending, and that when I do get there, I won't stay there.

I'm starting to think that I will never be able to eat more than 1000 calories a day for the rest of my life. And that's with serious exercise. That scares me. But I can't think about "the rest of my life," only today.

That I will fail my surgery. I already am starting to graze and hate my food options and lax on my vitamins and exercise. The excitement is over.

I have a few reasons for the grazing but I don't know if they are justified or if I am just making excuses...

I worry most about not reaching my goal after losing 210 lbs. so far. I have been in my first stall for 2 weeks now, I have change so many things in my life one being mainly my dietary intake. No white breads only whole grains and that's about 3 times a week, no pasta, no surgary. I only eat natural sugars that come from fruit. I  exercise 5 days a week for 25 minutes. I also never want to be where I came from.