I'm scheduled for the sleeve procedure October 6th. I'm nervous, and excited at the same time. I have wanted this for a long time and now that it's happening, I feel that it seems too good to be true. I can't imagine myself weighing under 200 lbs! Did anyone else have issues with this? Tell me I'm normal lol

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I have the same issue My Cousin just posted a pic and I was in the background and I didn't even know it was me!! It takes a while to get used to it. I had my surgery in January and I still see myself as heavy person!!

So I was small, then I got big, and I had an extremely difficult time accepting that I was no longer small. So although I am big, I constantly imagine myself small. I've obsessed about it for years now it's time to make it a reality! Even when my clothes get too big for me (not happened yet but they are fitting looser) and I have to buy smaller sizes it still won't be enough.

Not until I walk into that cute little downtown boutique where everything is XS,S,M,L , see something I like try it on and have it fit perfectly!!!

Or buy a dress out of Bebe.

My experience is very similar @candygyrl. I was "normal" size until I graduated high school and I just slowly gained and gained. I've tried every diet on the market with no results. I have multiple family members that have had the sleeve or bypass with awesome results. So now it's my turn!!

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Imagine going to a store, seeing a nice dress, wanting to put it on and getting it to not only pass your breasts but actually define a tiny waist. If you still can't imagine that, go to a store, pick up a medium or small dress and buy it. One that you like for reasons other than it being a decent size. Every day when you wake up from sleep, take it out and have a good look at it before starting your day.

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That was my motivation. I would imagine that damn dress not getting stuck over my breasts. It would just fall down.. None of that frustration..I want that.

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I've been small. And medium, large, xlarge and when I left those and upward and onward into the plus sizes, well I think I just gave up at that point. So many diets, so many lbs. lost and gained. Whenever I was on a diet I would try to visualize myself the way I wanted to look and feel. My outfit was always jeans and a white button-up blouse or simple white t-shirt.

Now, although I want to be much slimmer, my focus is on health. I'm on a road to sure-fire chronic diseases caused by obesity. And yes, it's so hard for me to picture myself slim and fit and healthy - I had that image of me in jeans and white shirt for so long but never attained it. I left that slim girl behind in my mid-20's. The idea of being slim is vague to me now - an impossible dream. I want it, can't quite imagine it - but I'm certainly still scared of the permanency of the surgery. Every now and then I'm hit with the image of 'slim me' then on it's heels 'the surgery'. And I drop my head and think - omg. What do I do???

Tracybar, I'm the same way. There's moments where I'm super excited and then the next moment I'm like OMG what am I thinking?!

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Lema, I've considered buying something to be my motivation. I thought about a bathing suit but not sure I want to go that route. A dress is a good idea!!

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Lema, I've considered buying something to be my motivation. I thought about a bathing suit but not sure I want to go that route. A dress is a good idea!!

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I did that just before i had my surgery, i brought a gorgeous pair of denim jeans, they were so small that i could barely get them past my hips and definitely couldn't zip them up.... now they are so loose that i can take them off without even unzipping them!

Its a great visual reminder of how much weight you've lost! .. i recommend everyone do that.. keep one outfit and try it on periodically to see the difference... its a great motivator and reminder of how far you have come.

I also brought beautiful dress that is 2 sizes too small... it sort of fits, but i can't move my arms cause its too tight... my goal is to fit into that dress by the end of the year.

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The model my diet site is fantastic and a real eye opener. Thanks for sharing.

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