OhSoNoni

Christie, you are such an encouragement. I'm an so worried about having to do the pre-op liquid only diet. I don't know how much a food addict I am, but I know one thing for sure. I DO NOT like feeling hungry!! I'm also not a vegetable eater. I anticipate a bumpy road. BUT I like your suggestion that to not cheat myself out of this surgery and to do some journaling when I begin to feel discouraged. Sound advice. I will use it as well.
Thanks!!

Thank you for the encouragement. I am really excited, but also a little nervous. I haven't shared with many people that I am embarking on this journey. People are very judgmental and at the mere suggestion of this procedure I got some negative feedback. I don't understand why people think surgery is the "easy way out." I think it's anything but "easy." Anyway, I initially had a surgery date for March, but my insurance is very strict about fulfilling the 180 day pre-op waiting period. Therefore, my surgerday had to be pushed back to April 6. Like you said, the time will go by quickly. It's already the end of January!! I hope things are continuing to go well for you. Have a great day!!!

Thank you for the encouragement. I am really excited, but also a little nervous. I haven't shared with many people that I am embarking on this journey. People are very judgmental and at the mere suggestion of this procedure I got some negative feedback. I don't understand why people think surgery is the "easy way out." I think it's anything but "easy." Anyway, I initially had a surgery date for March, but my insurance is very strict about fulfilling the 180 day pre-op waiting period. Therefore, my surgerday had to be pushed back to April 6. Like you said, the time will go by quickly. It's already the end of January!! I hope things are continuing to go well for you. Have a great day!!!

Thanks you OhSoNoni! I hope that you are getting excited! Three months will go by faster than you can imagine!
YES, I am two weeks and two days post-op and am eating the same things people around me are eating, just much smaller portions! I have learned to slow down and enjoy all the flavors of the foods I love knowing that I will not get to gorge myself like in the past! It was was baby steps in the beginning but I got through it with many tasty broths and soups! I remember the first thing I ate was scrambled eggs and I was scared to death they would not work out so well, but I did a small bite and waited a while before I took another bite!
If you wanna talk about anything, feel free to send me a message! If not, thanks for the kind words and I wish you the best of luck! If you are like most of us, you will not regret this at all!
Best wishes and look forward to talking again!
Christie