MissRobin

Sitting here in TJ trying to fall asleep.
Tomorrow the driver picks me up at 645 to take me to the hospital. 8am is my surgery time.
Nerves have been flushing through me all day from the moment that I was given my concent forms to sign.
Then the hospital gave me he option to have my surgery from Friday moved to tomorrow .... I jumped at the chance.
My head is pounding, my tummy is growling and I am so nervous.
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.....
Good Night !!!!!

I can't even count the amount of bottles of Water I drank the past 5 hours and I stopped counting how many times I peed after the 8th time.
chicken broth was exceptional and the ice cubes are soft enough to chew graciously. Spent 2 hrs in the bar listening to the live band, watching my mum have her gin while knawed on glass after glass of ice.
Great night together.

Sitting here in TJ trying to fall asleep.
Tomorrow the driver picks me up at 645 to take me to the hospital. 8am is my surgery time.
Nerves have been flushing through me all day from the moment that I was given my concent forms to sign.
Then the hospital gave me he option to have my surgery from Friday moved to tomorrow .... I jumped at the chance.
My head is pounding, my tummy is growling and I am so nervous.
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.....
Good Night !!!!!

Sitting here in TJ trying to fall asleep.
Tomorrow the driver picks me up at 645 to take me to the hospital. 8am is my surgery time.
Nerves have been flushing through me all day from the moment that I was given my concent forms to sign.
Then the hospital gave me he option to have my surgery from Friday moved to tomorrow .... I jumped at the chance.
My head is pounding, my tummy is growling and I am so nervous.
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.....
Good Night !!!!!

Sitting here in TJ trying to fall asleep.
Tomorrow the driver picks me up at 645 to take me to the hospital. 8am is my surgery time.
Nerves have been flushing through me all day from the moment that I was given my concent forms to sign.
Then the hospital gave me he option to have my surgery from Friday moved to tomorrow .... I jumped at the chance.
My head is pounding, my tummy is growling and I am so nervous.
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.....
Good Night !!!!!

I can't even count the amount of bottles of Water I drank the past 5 hours and I stopped counting how many times I peed after the 8th time.
chicken broth was exceptional and the ice cubes are soft enough to chew graciously. Spent 2 hrs in the bar listening to the live band, watching my mum have her gin while knawed on glass after glass of ice.
Great night together.

You're going to be fine. Try to get some sleep. If you can't, drink a shot of tequila before your midnight deadline! I can't wait to hear you talk about how everything went smoothly. Goodnight.

Sitting here in TJ trying to fall asleep.
Tomorrow the driver picks me up at 645 to take me to the hospital. 8am is my surgery time.
Nerves have been flushing through me all day from the moment that I was given my concent forms to sign.
Then the hospital gave me he option to have my surgery from Friday moved to tomorrow .... I jumped at the chance.
My head is pounding, my tummy is growling and I am so nervous.
Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.....
Good Night !!!!!

I wont miss being able to NOT hide under the covers when my son and I are playing hide and seek.
I wont miss wearing an extra size too big winter jacket that makes me look like an big balloon.
I wont miss how quickly the soles of shoes get worn out from the way I walk
I wont miss the awful feeling when you get off or on a camping air mattress and my spouse gets bounced around.
I also wont miss Water retention in my feet on hot days when I just want to wear a cute pair of wedges or sandals.

I tried baby oil, almond oil, alcohol, even Peanut Butter (I used that to get gum out of my kids hair when they were little).
Out of desperation at week three, I got some Goo Gone from my boyfriend's workshop and used that.....perfect.

@ your smiles also look that much bigger !!
Excellent work !

When I started my journey back in December, my weight was at an all-time high of 259 lbs. I weighed 242.5 pounds on surgery day, June 26. As of this morning's weigh-in, I'm at 207!
I'm down 52 pounds overall. I have a hard time seeing the difference when I look in the mirror, but when I saw these pictures of my Grandma and I (6 months ago vs. 1 week ago), it really hit me. I look and feel so much better! Gram's also lost a few pounds herself. I have a long way to go yet, but I couldn't be happier with the results. Thanks to all the great people on this forum for the wisdom, advice, and laughs! You are all the best!

@@confusedgirl18 I have spend the majority of my life in that exact same position as you have described and for me, I dont think it will ever go away completely
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It is a demon inside your head that some people just don't understand. Everyone had different ways of dealing with it.
My weight anxiety put my on medication. Which did help, but medication is not for everyone.
First of all my anxiety has simmered down tremendously after I booked my surgery it was like opening a window on a summer's evening. The fresh air just pour in on my life. , it went down even more when I told my family doctor and it went down even more when I told my hair dresser. Sounds weird but the true facT is a woman's hair dresser is also a form of therapy.
My secret for when i want to eat and know that I shouldn't. or when i am roaming the cupboard for a late night snack ... I eat ice cubes. I have an ice maker in my fridge so it makes perfect sized ones. Before then i would just make ice cubes filling the trays up half way. it started when I was pregnant. I didnt want to gain a ton of weight from junk food so I chomped on them when I wanted a bad snack.
I eat about 32 oz of Water a day in ice cubes. I was terrified at my last dentist appointment that all the enamel would be gone off my teeth and my dentist would look at me with those "dentist eyes" but he didnt.
Working on weight anxiety is something that you do have to deal with otherwise it will get completely out of control and take over your brain 24/7. I always feel much better when I come on here and do a rant or a cry for help.
My surgery is scheduled for next week and I have the same nerves about whether or not the surgery will work. But if the surgery didn't work, it wouldn't be so popular and you wouldn't have all these great people on this website supporting your every concern.
Join us on the looser-bench.

@@confusedgirl18 I have spend the majority of my life in that exact same position as you have described and for me, I dont think it will ever go away completely
.
It is a demon inside your head that some people just don't understand. Everyone had different ways of dealing with it.
My weight anxiety put my on medication. Which did help, but medication is not for everyone.
First of all my anxiety has simmered down tremendously after I booked my surgery it was like opening a window on a summer's evening. The fresh air just pour in on my life. , it went down even more when I told my family doctor and it went down even more when I told my hair dresser. Sounds weird but the true facT is a woman's hair dresser is also a form of therapy.
My secret for when i want to eat and know that I shouldn't. or when i am roaming the cupboard for a late night snack ... I eat ice cubes. I have an ice maker in my fridge so it makes perfect sized ones. Before then i would just make ice cubes filling the trays up half way. it started when I was pregnant. I didnt want to gain a ton of weight from junk food so I chomped on them when I wanted a bad snack.
I eat about 32 oz of Water a day in ice cubes. I was terrified at my last dentist appointment that all the enamel would be gone off my teeth and my dentist would look at me with those "dentist eyes" but he didnt.
Working on weight anxiety is something that you do have to deal with otherwise it will get completely out of control and take over your brain 24/7. I always feel much better when I come on here and do a rant or a cry for help.
My surgery is scheduled for next week and I have the same nerves about whether or not the surgery will work. But if the surgery didn't work, it wouldn't be so popular and you wouldn't have all these great people on this website supporting your every concern.
Join us on the looser-bench.

I always have a fear that I won't lose weight...and that I'm eating too much or bad things or I'm doing something wrong and that the surgery is gonna fail for me...it's really giving me anxiety..I feel like I'm going to sabotage myself soon...

It seems like it has taken forever to get here but here I am! September 3rd! I leave at 4:00 a.m. for the hospital.
Excited. A wee bit nervous and I haven't slept a wink. Instead I have been cleaning my house! LOL
But I wanted to thank all of you for joining me on this journey and participating in this post. I have met some fantastic people along the way. Thank you for that!!!!
I will see you all on the other side! <3 <3 <3

Hi hey whatever helps him feel better and kinda distract him from the vacation he isn't going on maybe if it's possible bring him a "surprise " when u come home if there's a special something he enjoys a small toy or book or maybe u can put a little gift box together before u go with some new things he can play with coloring books he draw you a picture everyday or play dough he can make something to show you he can take a photo and email it to you if somebody can help him do that or little cars stuff from the dollar store or a DVDs all kids typically love getting things maybe u can arrange for this little gift box to arrive after you leave like the day after your surgery when your not groggy and he can talk to you for a few mins even if u just stash it in a closet and address it to him someone can help him open it if he is little he likely won't notice there's no postage on it hope this helps I'm not a parent but I've taken care of many children I've had them cry when I'm gone away I've done these little things at times so they don't think I've forgotten them nothing like a tiny tear stained face to make u feel guilty lol

Tomorrow is my day. Nervous and excited! Ready to start my new life! Can someone please tell how great it's going to be on the other side? Please?

Sept. 9 my new life begins. Pre Op visit was yesterday and I am so excited that nervousness is not in my vocabulary.

Hello all,
I wonder why on earth are you all on liquid diets before operation. I did my operation 2 weeks ago, and before my operation I had a high Protein low carb meals, chicken and meet with salads with no limitation on quantity.

We have a lot of September Sleevers! Check out our post!
A great group of people!
I have a surgery date of September 3rd.
tick tock tick tock

I still have a very close relationship with my ex mother in law. She's been very supportive of me through this journey as well. She will be keeping my kids while I'm in the hospital and she will taking them back and forth to school for me while I can't drive. I told my kids yesterday, grandma and grandpa had picked them up for school for me while I was meeting with my surgeon. After my appointment I went over to pick them and discuss my surgery date and all with my ex in laws. I told the kids they would be staying a couple of days at grandmas house. They were excited. I told them I was gonna be having a surgery to make me feel better. My daughter who is 7 has had 3 surgeries and she's also a type 1 diabetic, she spent a week in ICU when she was diagnosed with diabetes. She was worried me liking the hospital food, lol! I told her not to worry bc I would be having special food. She was ok after that. My son is 9, he didn't have much to say other than how excited he was to stay at grandmas for longer than a night. I do plan on facetiming with them or at least calling them after surgery so they know I'm ok.

Just a thought that you maybe should have chosen a different word than vacation. If he equates vacation to fun and all he can think about is having fun. Maybe try and talk to him again and tell him that it's not really a vacation but an important business type trip. I don't know what term to use but if vacation upsets him then tell him its something important. Just a thought. My daughter is 9 and she knows I am having surgery. She is very supportive of what i am doing.

Called my case worker yesterday to go over some last minute details.
Turns out my surgery is on the 11th and not the 10th as I had originally assumed. There was a mis-communication when I booked my surgery to what I had told my case worker regarding booking.
Now I will be in TJ 2 days pre-op. Time to get in some shopping, sightseeing and POOL TIME !!
Makes me a tad nervous that I will only have 2 days post-op in the hospital instead of the optional 3.
Fingers cross there is no drainage issues before I get discharged and come home.

Is it me or did all of this seem to ramp up a notch when you got your date? It is almost like I am in nesting mode again. Yesterday I trimmed the shrubs, cleaned house and was in a square things away mode. I got a lot done and managed to burn some calories at the same time. It just finally feels like I am making progress. Up until I received my approval and date, I had invested 9 months of hoops and waiting. It feels good to have a date to work toward.