Stressing Out

hi , tell me about it my sugery date is 3 April,and i too are struggling with the pre diet and a few slip ups only on light stuff , but wat you said about if i cant do this pre diet how will i do the big one. thats what went threw my head the other day , omg iv got to get my act together and now . Its not a ezy diet to do im feeling light headed and stuff its hard as !! yes i cant wait to get threw it as well , im hoping i can hold myself back when it comes to the liquid foods, iv seen a few blogs on here about people who ate solid food befor they should of and suffered for it .

My only advice, is make sure this is what you really want. Yes it is scary and I am sure your surgery course will go good but the realty of this process is, it really has to be a life style change. You have to change your relationship with food. Food can no longer be a go to for dealing with problems and a coping mechanism. I know we all go through the psych consult preop but how many of us are really totally honest in that consult. There are ways to know what they want you to say and let's face it we all really wanted the surgery because we have all tried everything else and have always failed. I have been very lucky with my band and have lost weight steadily with minimal stalls. But in saying that it has not come with it's frustrations and emotional rollercoaster. I am still learning to live with my band 15 months out and I still live with the fear that I will back slide or fail. Please just remember once the surgery is over than the reallity sets in and so does the journey, I just want you to be fully prepared for the emotional feelings that come along with this surgery. This is my opionion but I grieved the loss of food and for the things I could no longer eat. I have finally excepted that there are some things I will never be able to eat like other people, like a sandwich or slice of pizza but I have accepted that this is the price I must pay to no longer be morbidly obese. Good luck with your surgery and your weight loss and remember this is a Life Style Change and only you can make a chose what you put in your body.

Honey I felt the same way!!! Everyday for weeks I would cry thinking I wasnt going to make through and that I would never see my husband or daughter again. What helped me was this site. I stayed on this site for a week before I was banded. I read all of the blogs I got in the chat room and I talked to everyone that I could. I asked alot of questions and then I went back over all the papers the doctor gave and saw that the chance of death was like .05%. That in itself made me feel great. Good luck and I will keep you in my prayers. I am only five days out of being banded and can already tell that this worth it!!!!! Best of luck!

I agree Eiees, this site has been a great help, as the time gets closer I find myself on this site more and more it helps with the fear.