Wow, when I first started all this people keep calling it a journey & I didn't understand. I thought it was kinda hokey lingo. But now I get it.

It has been a long process and I finally have a date.

I was soooo ready for the surgery this summer. Extremely ready this fall when I completed the program requirements. Then waiting. And delays. And paperwork issues. During all that I was on liquids for 32 days with ZERO weight loss.

I went back to solids, mostly while the things completely out of my control got resolved. I like to be in charge, this has been challenging for me.

I have struggled this last month with a gain of 6 pounds. So crazy frustrating. I am pre-starting the liquids early, just dinner. I will have my “last supper" on Christmas day. Then it's full liquids.

So here is the thing: I don't feel & think about it like I did. I got really down with all the delays & shut down. I stopped reading here. I stopped Googling everything. I put it in the back of my mind. And now I don't know how to get ready now. I mean, I am making logistical plans and I still want to do this & I want to be healthier. I just don't know how to restart my engines.

Do you know what I mean? What do you do to get your brain ready?

@@dw40 Just get back In the game, watch videos (YouTube) read success stories, look at before and after pictures. You know the same things your probably did all those months ago.