CAN SOMEONE TAPE MY MOUTH CLOSED PLEASE!! :-(

Hey, I need some help getting a hold of myself! I'm getting closer to my surgery date (7/15) and I went to the doctor's yesterday. I was up a 1/2 pound and the doctor didn't yell at me per se, but he did make a big deal out of it and made it very clear he will not operate if I gain. So what do I do today? I eat a breakfast burrito for breakfast, pizza for lunch, pizza for dinner and an icecream sandwich to top it off (not bad compared to what I'm capable of, but definitely not diet fare)! I don't know what my problem is, am I scared? Yes to a degree. I don't know why I'm feeling this strong urge to sabotage all my hard work all the sudden and I'm wondering if anyone else has gone through something similar right before surgery? Help me to shape up before I get shipped out!! Thank you to all of you in advance, you're always so wonderful !

OK Where is the tape! Girlfriend, we all have the same problem. I don't know what to tell you. Only tip I can give is drink lots and lots of water. It will give you that full feeling. Walk, talk on phone, go see a movie, call a friend any or all might work! Some could be nerves, some head hunger. Why will he not do surgery if you gain???? Marla

i think its cause you are scared.. and there for you are turning to comfert your self in one of the ony ways you know how... by eating...be brave.. you can do it

Rebecca, you're nervous and scared. The last month is always the worst. I went through the same thing. You start to doubt yourself, you start to doubt surgery, you think, what if the surgery dosen't work for me? What if there are complications? What if, What if, What if. It's going to be hard, but you have to try and be strong. Remember, you are doing this to change yur life, you are doing this to improve your life, you did not make the decision to do this on the spur of the moment. The reasons you are doing this, far outweigh the love of a good pizza, or ice cream sandwich. I can tell you this, after surgery, food will not mean anything to you like it does before surgery. It's good that you realize you are trying to sabotage yourself, knowing the problem, means you are on the right track to fixing the problem. And if there is no other way to do it, I suggest duct tape, it's strong and hurts like hell to pull off.

You all are so FUNNY and SWEET!!! Thank you so much! I can now either whip myself back into shape or bust out the duct tape!! To the question about why am I not allowed to gain weight? Well, most of it is because I am with a surgeon who has such great results because he's so strict (with good intentions) with his patients, but unfortunately that adds to the stress level for the patient....I think the other reason is the more you lose, the easier it is to operate. Thank you Thank you Thank you to all, you guys are great!!

Well, I'm certainly not advocating or condoning gaining weight, and it's true that the less weight, the easier the surgery, but... Come on, now. Half a pound?!?! It's not like any of us got to where we are by being superstar dieters. Add in the stress of dealing with a major surgery coming up and all the hoops we have to jump through to get there (and no, there's no exercise value to jumping these particular hoops), and this guy's upset cuz you gained a measly half pound? Jeez, I can fluctuate half a pound over the space of half a minute! Gimme a day and I can probably put on 5 pounds. 'Course, it's water weight and the numbers may be slightly exaggerated (although I have certainly been known to have those numbers on occassion, especially if I forgot to take my Lasix for a day), and it'll probably be gone the next day...or at least some of it. And for Pete's sake, a half pound could be your clothes, unless you wear the same thing every time...or weigh in naked . But the point is, we are not the same as those "normal" people out there who've never had a weight problem and always maintained a steady weight. For them, a half pound gain or loss may be a significant thing. This surgeon may well be one of those normal people, but if he's been dealing with morbidly obese patients, he should know that's not how our bodies work. Now, if you've been to his office multiple times and your weight increases each time, then maybe he might have reason for concern. But still...hopefully, you got the pizza and burrito thing out of your system after you had your fling! So don't sweat it, or beat yourself up over it. And put the duct tape away. Just do better tomorrow. Wait...that's today now. Janice

Thank you Janice! I'm taking you to the doctor's with me !!

No problem. If he was a little closer, I'd be happy to go battle the doctor dragon for you . Feel free to print out the post and hand it to him if he needs a little lesson in the physiology of an obese patient, though. Although...you might want to wite-out that little part about the pizza and burritos first .