gardinerwife

I too am a "lightweight". And to compound it I am fairly tall so most people wouldn't guess that I was almost 100 pounds over my ideal weight before surgery. Did I feel a guilty? A little. But I'd seen my weight creep up over the last several years, as did my blood pressure, my cholesterol, etc. I ddin't want to get to a point of taking BP meds or diabetic meds or any other meds. And I've always been overweight from childhood. For me, I look at this much as I do my annual PAP test, mammogram, etc. I'm trying to prevent bigger complications or illnesses down the road. I am only 3 weeks out but so far the sleeve has accomplished exactly what I hoped it would. I'm not hungry. I don't obsess about food. I can feel full without devoring the entire refrigerator:thumbup1: Just because I am a "lightweight" does not mean I am any less deserving of this wonderful tool than someone else. Just because someone only needed two or three arterial bypasses as opposed to four, does that make them any less deserving?

My stomach was doing the same thing and my surgery was 6/2. It settled (quieted) down when I started taking the Prevacid my doctor prescribed.

I'm scheduled for June 2! Start the preop diet next week. Looking forward to being on the loser's bench!

I agree with wannalise. The program isn't religious if that is what your concern is. The idea of a Higher Power is what you want it to be. For some it is a religious God, for some it is "The Universe". It's whatever works for you. The meetings are more people sharing about what is going on in their lives and how that relates to their compulsive behaviors.

I agree with wannalise. OA is a good program. Usually donations are $1 or $2 per meeting. Go to a different meeting if the first one doesn't fit. Each meeting has a slightly different feel. Also, sometimes open AA meetings can be good as well. Just substitute food for alcohol or the drug of choice. I have attended several different 12-step meetings over the years and they are a wonderful tool to get at the real issues behind our unhealthy relationships with food.