Please tell me why you do not regret taking the plunge and doing this! I need some MAJOR MOTIVATION so I don't back out!!!!

Just remember why you needed to do this. I'm 11 weeks post op and 70lbs down. I don't regret anything at all. I feel better lighter and lot healthier. You will be fine just stay positive

At 6 1/2 mos post op I have lost 90lbs, dropped from a size 24/26 to a size 14, have more energy than I have had since before I gained the weight, am able to run after my 2 year old without getting winded, I feel attractive again, I feel HEALTHY again, I am confident that I'll remain healthy enough to watch my son grow into the amazing man I'm sure he's going to be, and most importantly he'll be free of the food issues I had because now on top of my already healthy menu, my portions are healthy too.

If that's not enough to warm up those cold feet, I'm not sure anything will...

Are you getting cold feet because of the surgery itself? Because honestly the worst part was the IV and it was so quick after that. When they wheeled me into the operating room, I was like "oh my God I'm so nerv....zzzzzzzzzz" and I was out. The first couple of days are hard but if I can do it anyone can.

I'm 4 weeks out and starting to feel 100% again and I don't regret it. I'm glad they took that sucker outta me. I would have been gaining weight till this day had they not taken my stomach out. Just ask yourself what the alternative is if you don't do the surgery?

Good Luck!!!

I had cold feet up until the moment I scooted my big booty from the stretcher to the operating table. Then, I was out a minute later. I think it is normal to be excited and apprehensive.

The best part of being sleeved is that I am no longer a slave to food and hunger. Before I had surgery, I kept telling myself that I should be able to diet on my own. I kept failing. I felt like a failure. Once I came here, I realized a lot of people had those same feelings. They thought they should be able to do it on their own. Now that I am sleeved, food doesn't control me. I am in charge of what I eat. I don't feel like I am starving. I don't constantly reach for something to eat. I don't have the desire to graze, eat sweets, or stuff myself. I can go shopping and pick healthy choices for dinner and be satisfied. I also realize that I can eat not so healthy choices on occasion, but I eat them in moderation. I feel so in control of myself in a way I never did while dieting pre-sleeve.

Put some socks on and move forward sista! It will be the best thing you ever did for yourself!

I wish I had done it ten years ago. Good luck... Don't back out

Thank you everyone. I am not nervous about the surgery, almost excited for that part. I am nervous that I will never have my hobby of food to go with me through life. I need to knock it off.

Thank you everyone. I am not nervous about the surgery, almost excited for that part. I am nervous that I will never have my hobby of food to go with me through life. I need to knock it off.

You'll still have food. It is never going to go away. Within a week post-op, I was sad about cooking spaghetti for my family. I kept thinking that I would never be able to eat a big plate of spaghetti again. Then, it hit me. I will be able to eat spaghetti again. I'll have a child's size portion one day, and I'll be satisfied like I was never satisfied before. I won't be eating two huge helpings, four pieces of garlic bread and two cokes in one setting.

I feel good about what I eat. I am not gorging myself on huge restaurant portions. It is kind of nice being the person at the table that eats the petite portion. I like to secretly think that the other women are jealous of me because I eat so little (because I used to feel a twinge of jealousy that all my thin cousins would eat half as much as I did at a meal!) I no longer feel as though I am wasting food when I can't eat an entire portion. I don't have the desire to finish off every last little bit. I also don't need dessert.

My tastes are already changing. I'm not stopping for fast food. I'm searching out fresher, tastier foods that I didn't appreciate as much pre-op. I have become a food explorer. I've been trying new fruits and vegetables from the frou frou grocery store with all the fancy food! I'm cooking Thai food at my house - something that I've never done before. I want to play with spices and fresh herbs. Don't be afraid, a whole new food adventure is coming!

yeah, let me echo VST Addict, the surgery was not as big a deal as I feared. I had mine on July 16th and was home after two nights, recovery, pain and getting used to the sleeve all easier than I imagined. You can do it, I've lost 35 lbs since my preop diet and back to work and feeling good.

I've been videoing my experience -

I find these helpful and watched many before my surgery.

B

I had my surgery August 6th. I wasn't nervous about the surgery because it was #6 for me. I was nervous about the changes, but I don't regret it for onesingle moment. The first few days have been a little rough, but nothing compared to dying an inch at a time. That is what the weight gain felt like to me. Slowly loosing energy and mobility, being a slave to food,feeling like people were constantly staring and judging.

Now I feel like I am back in control of my life, living it for me and my familiy. That is what prompted my decision to be sleeved and that is the decision I will stand on. Good luck to you and may you have a blessed and speedy recovery!