Hi all ! I'm being sleeved August 8th, 2012 by Dr Morris Washington in Myrtle Beach SC. Is there any other august sleevers on here?

I'm 27 (almost) ---about 100-130 to lose.

I am 5 weeks out until surgery but I have decided to give up sugar now so that I don't have the sugar addiction to cope with along with the pressure of the liquid diet. (Notice I didn't say "try to give up" LOL) Yesterday was my first day w/o sugar, and I am talking all bad carbs as well. On to day two ... Any advice on kicking the sugar addiction?

Is anyone else getting scared and thinking of canceling the surgery? I'm schedule for Aug 10 and so afraid of making the wrong decision. The what ifs are killing me.

Is anyone else getting scared and thinking of canceling the surgery? I'm schedule for Aug 10 and so afraid of making the wrong decision. The what ifs are killing me.

Hey hun

Fear does many things to us and most of the time it is never about what we are fearing....This is without a doubt the biggest life altering change you are ever going to make. Losing weight. Not the surgery because it is just a bumper guard....Changing who we have been for a long time is scary...but look at what might be scarier? Health, restrictions, maybe even death for some of us....

Fear is worth fighting through...whatever you decide you will be ok but know that the only thing happening in you is fear....You will make it through this...huge hugs...

Is anyone else getting scared and thinking of canceling the surgery? I'm schedule for Aug 10 and so afraid of making the wrong decision. The what ifs are killing me.

Yes its a roller coaster of emotions but it can also be played out the other way:

What if you keep gaining more weight

What if you end up on more medication

What if you cant fit in a plane seat, tie your own shoes, walk through a store, clip your toenails, run and play with your kids, go on walks with your family

The what ifs can really get to you....so put that hot sexy image in your head of a health you and dont let the what ifs get to you. Its nothing but a rainbow day and one step loser to the healthy you/us thats waiting to get out of these big shells

I did my pre-op last week and found out yesterday that I have a spot on my lung. Grrr. I am getting a CT scan this afternoon. I really think it is going to be nothing but I am not going to lie, I am a little unnerved but this. Surgery IS one week from tomorrow!

Motivational thought of the day:

Most of us got where we are today by mistake... other things became more important like our children, jobs, family. Somehow along the way we lost any remnant of caring about ourselves, if we had any to begin with. I cannot speak for everyone but I know for me I woke up one day and realized life led me, I didn't lead it..

Our choice, this choice we are making now in our lives. It is about us. It effects everyone around us but it is about us, about giving ourselves permission to put ourselves upfront and centre for a change. It is exciting to realize that putting ourselves first and making the choice to finally take a stand and take care of ourselves means that our life will start to take a whole new meaning.

No matter what we want in life we cannot achieve anything unless we believe in it. So for the first time in a long time...Believe in yourself, in your chance to change, in your ability to be the person you are meant to be,

Love this process, accept the bad days and love learning how to be a new you....LOVE YOUR LIFE!

hugs KJ

I am 5 weeks out until surgery but I have decided to give up sugar now so that I don't have the sugar addiction to cope with along with the pressure of the liquid diet. (Notice I didn't say "try to give up" LOL) Yesterday was my first day w/o sugar, and I am talking all bad carbs as well. On to day two ... Any advice on kicking the sugar addiction?

Stay strong. The first few days are the toughest, but then it gets better.

Not cheap, thrifty! Second-hand is my favorite way to go!

I've been a second-hand shopper since I was a kid with my mom at The Blue Bird Circle Shop and Catholic Charity Guild in Houston.

Thanks for the supportive words.

I did my pre-op last week and found out yesterday that I have a spot on my lung. Grrr. I am getting a CT scan this afternoon. I really think it is going to be nothing but I am not going to lie' date=' I am a little unnerved but this. Surgery IS one week from tomorrow! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Praying for you.

Is anyone else getting scared and thinking of canceling the surgery? I'm schedule for Aug 10 and so afraid of making the wrong decision. The what ifs are killing me.

I'm schedule the same date and yes i am scared I even been thinking to cancel but I dont...

I really want to change .. so i just try not to think about it.. lol

Good luck

Thanks Thetruedream.

Motivational thought of the day:

Most of us got where we are today by mistake... other things became more important like our children, jobs, family. Somehow along the way we lost any remnant of caring about ourselves, if we had any to begin with. I cannot speak for everyone but I know for me I woke up one day and realized life led me, I didn't lead it..

Our choice, this choice we are making now in our lives. It is about us. It effects everyone around us but it is about us, about giving ourselves permission to put ourselves upfront and centre for a change. It is exciting to realize that putting ourselves first and making the choice to finally take a stand and take care of ourselves means that our life will start to take a whole new meaning.

No matter what we want in life we cannot achieve anything unless we believe in it. So for the first time in a long time...Believe in yourself, in your chance to change, in your ability to be the person you are meant to be,

Love this process, accept the bad days and love learning how to be a new you....LOVE YOUR LIFE!

hugs KJ

Hi sis, so very well said...so glad your back.. have miss your thoughts....Here is a few of mine to add to yours, not as well worded however.....we as women (dont mean to leave you out guys) I belive are taught not to be selfish and give of our selfs and for the most part its what we love and who we are...but its now time for us to take control so that we can be around to take care of others later. if this was our child or loved one we would do whatever for them to see to them and put every effort into them...so we need to reroute our thinking for now.

We need to accept and want to make changes in our lives for with out that we become complaisant and slip into bad habits.

We need to love our selfs, even if we have a slip up. we are only human

We need to realize we are important and matter. We are someone's child, someones parent, someones sibling, someones love.

We need to want to have a Dream and go after that Dream and make it reality

I did my pre-op last week and found out yesterday that I have a spot on my lung. Grrr. I am getting a CT scan this afternoon. I really think it is going to be nothing but I am not going to lie, I am a little unnerved but this. Surgery IS one week from tomorrow!

will be with you saying a little prayer and giving you another hand to hold and shoulder to be there for you. stay strong

What are good sites to look at clothes on?

Debshops.com (DEB) has 50% off their clearances this week. I just came from the store. got a bunch of stuff for my surgery vacation after all...we will be going through sizes like crazy.

Morning sleevers, just seven days before we'll begin adding to the pool of post-op stories. I bought my plane tickets yesterday! Speaking of clothes shopping, depending on how fast we move through our sizes on our way down we should have a good supply of clothing to re-home with a list as large as ours. Is anyone planning on posting the things they outgrow? I know some of us may have family or friends that will inherit our goods. When I get beyond a size I'll post pics...uhm, somewhere, of what I have. I'd love to recycle them to my sleeve sisters! I also bought large mixed lots of ladies clothes on e-bay and got a whole new wardrobe a few years back for a reasonable/inexpensive price, another option. When in Saskatoon I always end up in thrift stores or Plato's Closet which is my 15 year old's favorite for name brand second hand. What can I say, I'm cheap.

I was thinking of this. On weight watchers they have a sharing page on their board i forget what its called but its like a trading thread. Like I say..." i have size 14's ...does anyone need them..." then you post and you say yes, i do! I need 14's and I have 16's for anyone that needs them!" I went to goodwill yesterday for the first time. I got a few post op things.

So I keep having dark dreams of death and dying on the table and all...anyone else going through this....I even dreamed last night that I was visited and told if I didnt stop this surgery I would die.....would like to shake this and hope its just part of this weird issue of going back and forth and some being scared etc

I didn't have any bad dreams yet, thank goodness. I had one about the endoscopy the other night. Doc called to say everything was okay. I think its just your subconscious . Your secretly nervous and thats where its coming from. Make sure you trust your doctor and feel comfy. This is a huge change but it will be worth it. We're all here for you.

Thank you everyone who friended me on myfitnesspal. I feel like we are on one of those long long lines for a Disney ride. We are finally at the point where we are under the canopy and can hear the music. Out ride will begin shortly!

GREAT ANALOGY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!

Feel free to add me:

Myfitnesspal - KRBullardRN

Facebook: /kelly.p.bullard

I love to meet new folks on here and love to keep up with y'all on Facebook and MFP too.

Thanks!!!

I think you might already be on my facebook but mines www.facebook.com/jaybeevsg

Im 15 years old and i need this asap ! Someone help me ?

I'm not sure if they do surgery so young but you can post a thread on the board under pre op questions.

I did my pre-op last week and found out yesterday that I have a spot on my lung. Grrr. I am getting a CT scan this afternoon. I really think it is going to be nothing but I am not going to lie, I am a little unnerved but this. Surgery IS one week from tomorrow!

Good luck!!!! I'm sure its nothing, I'll be thinking of you!

HEY GUYS!!!!!!!! Okay so....I will be adding people to the list by tonight. I didn't forget about you all.... I forgot my computer yesterday at my mom's so i'm just getting it back.. I'll catch up and post tonight

-My update- Today is day 3 of the pre op diet. I feel wonderful. The pain that i've had in my side on and off for months is gone!!!! Has been since i started pre-preop. So far with the Prepreop I'm down 9.4 lbs. With just the liquid pre op i'm down 4 lbs some odd oz's I think. The funny thing is....My bf and i weighed in sunday night....we weighed exactly the same. We weighed in last night....EXACTLY THE SAME! and this morning.....yep you guessed it! THE SAME!!!! I even tested the scale to make sure it was okay!