So I set my surgery date for Aug 23...aaahhhhh. I'm excited but i also feel this incredible sense of trepidation...and a little like a failure. I've just tried to diet over and over and over...i feel like i'm throwing in the towel but I know i'm mentally ready. Please tell me these feelings are normal.

those feelings are completely normal!

but you know what? I did not feel like a failure when I had a hysterectomy to deal with those issues in my body and I am not going to feel like a failure to have my stomach changed to deal with obesity.

@@fancypants67 In January of 2015, I went for my first consultation for WLS. I had signed up and said I was gonna go through with it. Then, I backed out because I thought "I can do this on my own." I wasn't ready to give in.... Fast forward to December of 2015 and I hadn't lost one pound, hell I probably gained 5 pounds... I decided enough was enough, found a new doctor that I LOVE, and made the commitment this January. I was just sleeved 8 days ago and I'm so happy that I did. I really regret NOT going through with it back in 2015 because I could have been at my goal by now! I just wasn't ready. It's normal to feel that way, but you aren't quitting. You are admitting that you need help. This tool will help you get where you need to be to be healthy. Believe me, you aren't "throwing in the towel", because you still have to work at it. You still have to put effort into your weight loss, you will just have a tool to help you get it done a little easier:)

So I set my surgery date for Aug 23...aaahhhhh. I'm excited but i also feel this incredible sense of trepidation...and a little like a failure. I've just tried to diet over and over and over...i feel like i'm throwing in the towel but I know i'm mentally ready. Please tell me these feelings are normal.

My date is August 24th and I have been having some of the same feelings. I am however looking at the bigger picture here... Our Health that is what matters most and I need to be here for my children for many years to come