Weekly Question: What were you most affraid of?

We all went through the process of submitting for approval to our insurance agencies, before weight loss surgery. When that date finally came, what were you most affraid of?

The surgery? The recovery? Not changing? Changing too much? Tell us.

When I got my surgery date, I was excited. I wasn't affraid going into surgery at all. When i came out of surgery, that's when it hit me. My life has changed forever. I got a little scared when i puked up blood, but nothing was wrong. It was just after surgery. Once I accepted my life as it is now, it was smoothe sailing.

Accept that you have to change, not stay with the same habits, and everything will be OK.

I was extatic when I got my surgery date which was only 4 days after the phone call.  I didn't have time to be afraid of anything.  I was thrilled that my life was about to change.  I was ready to make a change and I was determined.  I loved everything about it and I love the new person that I see in the mirror everyday.  Most of all, I love the way I feel everyday.  I am at my healthiest and the amount of energy that I have is unbelievable.

It's hard to think back that far on specifics but I believe I was most afraid of this too failing me like so many diets had in the past.  If EVEN SURGERY wouldn't work to get the weight of, nothing would! 

At times I recall I was also afraid of how my personality would change, for the worse.  We all know someone that lost weight (while we were still heavy) and as their weight went away, we labeled that person a "*****" but in reality his/her confidence was soaring and he/she was experiencing happiness, not *****iness, but the baggage of my obesity that I carried didn't allow me to be happy for that person and so my judgment was clouded and I feared I too would become a ***** 

But, phew, I'm so glad I got over those fears and had my surgery.

Kimberlee

I wasn't afraid at all until the very day before surgery. Then, I was afraid that I might be one of the unlucky 1-2% who either die or have some severe complication. I was so scared that the thought of leaving the hotel that I had checked into and cancelling at the last minute crossed my mind. Instead, I decided to just "sleep on it" and decide the morning of surgery, which was the next morning. I woke up feeling just fine and prepared. I knew full well why I had chosen the surgery and went in with hope in my heart!