Hello all,

Please tell me I'm not the only one. I am two weeks away from VSG and I am regretting my decision already. The first thing that comes to mind is that I could do this by myself. I know that is a lie because I've tried so many things in the past. I assume that this feeling is coming from the fear of surgery, I honestly don't have a clue. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that the surgery as well as diet and exercise will ensure some weight loss. Please tell me I'm not the only one with this feeling......

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No regrets here regarding having surgery.

I DO, however, regret 20+ years of obesity and yo-yo dieting. I do regret the irreparable damage I've done to my joints. I do regret 15 years of rarely appearing in front of the camera with my kids as they grew up because I hated seeing myself in pictures. I do regret all the vacation opportunities I missed because I was too unfit to run the dunes/ride the horse/fit in the roller coaster/hike the mountain/participate in the school 10k/etc. I regret being the fat mom in the room. I regret being a horrible body image role model to my two teens. I could go on...

No, I never regretted the idea of surgery. I was scared and nervous, but I knew it needed to be done to get my life back.

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No regrets here regarding having surgery.

I DO, however, regret 20+ years of obesity and yo-yo dieting. I do regret the irreparable damage I've done to my joints. I do regret 15 years of rarely appearing in front of the camera with my kids as they grew up because I hated seeing myself in pictures. I do regret all the vacation opportunities I missed because I was too unfit to run the dunes/ride the horse/fit in the roller coaster/hike the mountain/participate in the school 10k/etc. I regret being the fat mom in the room. I regret being a horrible body image role model to my two teens. I could go on...

No, I never regretted the idea of surgery. I was scared and nervous, but I knew it needed to be done to get my life back.

"The fat mom" this is one of the biggest reasoning I'm doing this. I have a 6 & 12 year old I don't want to be the fat mom.

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Being fat mom sucked.

Being fat mom sucked.

I used to live in the New York city but now moved to the suburbs in Pennsylvania where there's a lot less "fat moms" or maybe less different people, maybe more critical people. My daughter also getting older and I'm becoming more conscious of being the fat mom it does suck

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I still don't have a surgery date, currently waiting on the insurance approval. But I had my son in 2007 and I've been over 300 lbs since. I've gone back and forth over having it or not. I'm gonna do this for me and my son. But I've found what truly sucks for me is that the one best friend I really want to share this all with she thinks that I'm chicken and I took the easy way out. I know she loves me n I love her just sucks cause any time I have news to share or thinking thoughts of things like this I can tell her.

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Who are you doing this for? You or her??

I still don't have a surgery date, currently waiting on the insurance approval. But I had my son in 2007 and I've been over 300 lbs since. I've gone back and forth over having it or not. I'm gonna do this for me and my son. But I've found what truly sucks for me is that the one best friend I really want to share this all with she thinks that I'm chicken and I took the easy way out. I know she loves me n I love her just sucks cause any time I have news to share or thinking thoughts of things like this I can tell her.

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I had a "best friend" like this now she is someone I catch up with every now & then. It's not her job to put you down especially without a lack of information if she was that invested she would do some research & this coming from a person who thought the same about people who had WLS surgery lazy , easy way out etc. I tried & tried lost & gained finally I did some research & it's definitely not the easy way out.

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Who are you doing this for? You or her??

Me there is no question about it, but me and her we have been through so much together and it just would be nice if she were a little more supportive

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Who are you doing this for? You or her??

Me there is no question about it, but me and her we have been through so much together and it just would be nice if she were a little more supportive

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You can't force that, unfortunately.

I still don't have a surgery date, currently waiting on the insurance approval. But I had my son in 2007 and I've been over 300 lbs since. I've gone back and forth over having it or not. I'm gonna do this for me and my son. But I've found what truly sucks for me is that the one best friend I really want to share this all with she thinks that I'm chicken and I took the easy way out. I know she loves me n I love her just sucks cause any time I have news to share or thinking thoughts of things like this I can tell her.

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I myself only told my best friend as well cause I don't want people judging me I have a friend that has had it and she is super supportive you need someone that's going to be there for you not to judge you because I am On day 13 on liquid diet there has been nothing easy about any of this best of luck to you

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Hey, I wish I still had my best friend to tell. Y'all are further than me.

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I am 7 months out from my sleeve and can tell you it is the hardest best journey I have ever taken. I feel so much better already. I am learning that this is my journey. If you compare yourself to everyone else, it sets you up for a lot of self doubt. So thankful I made this decision.

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thats so true. Even though im only a couple days out from surgery and in pain, i can tell that my hunger is different...

If you ask most bariatric surgery patients what they regret most about their surgery, it's that they didn't get it done sooner.

The difference between dieting and WLS is HUGE. It is still hard and you still need to make good choices, and there are ways to sabotage yourself, but I can tell you that I'd never felt this good on a regular diet/exercise regime. When I restricted calories in the past, my body fought back hard. Hunger was unbearable.

If you compare hunger to noise, pre-surgery hunger was a deafening roar. Now it's just a little whimper. The signal's there but it's not making me pounce face-first into a platter of food.

You will feel different, and it will feel fabulous (once you're past recovery and liquid diets!) Hang in there, folks

Hello all,

Please tell me I'm not the only one. I am two weeks away from VSG and I am regretting my decision already. The first thing that comes to mind is that I could do this by myself. I know that is a lie because I've tried so many things in the past. I assume that this feeling is coming from the fear of surgery, I honestly don't have a clue. The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that the surgery as well as diet and exercise will ensure some weight loss. Please tell me I'm not the only one with this feeling......

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My nutritionist gave me a scenario asking how many pounds a year I would gain/lose in a year. At the rate I was going I would well over 150 lbs to lose and very likely lose all my mobility. With all the important people in my world I want to show them that I am proactive in using the tool of bariatric surgery. If I have surgery and gain weight I will never be as heavy as the rate I was gaining before.

I am 4 days post surgery. It is tough but with support and education i will save and enhance my life. I feel I am being respectful towards myself. God bless you.

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