CMMELSON

My band date is February 5! Best wishes to all of my fellow Feb Banders!

Thank you ladies for your encouraging words. You brought tears to my eyes. I actually decided to start my liquid diet two days early! My son is begging me not to do it. He keeps telling me, "I love you like this Mom"! I am educating him as I go. Fingers crossed... Blessings and best wishes to you both!

I begin my liquid diet on Tuesday and my surgery is scheduled for 2/5/13. I am excited yet nervous. I wish it hadn't come to this but I believe with all of my heart that after years of yo-yo dieting, a 92# weight gain, diabetes and high blood pressure that I must have this physical restraint device to make a permanent change. I am 41 years old with a 9 year old son and I want to be around for a long time to watch him grow up!. I am scared to have anesthesia. I feel like I let my son down because I now have to have surgery to help me get my life back. I am tired of my body getting in the way of itself and being sore all of the time. I am scared that I won't have the willpower to do liquids. If I could do that I wouldn't so over weight! What are some helpful tips that got you through this first hurdle?