Anyone identified that they have a really messed up thought in their head that they are actually gonna wake up skinny right after the surgery? I know that sounds weird but I am so excited about the day and think I am confused and think that the actual surgery is going to instantaneously make me thin.

Not quite to that extent but I do try to imagine what it would/will be like not to have a big belly or be flabby in certian areas. I've always been big teh lightest I've been in my adult life was 184 in basic training when I was 18 and one of my instructors still called me fatboy. A few years ago I was down to 220 and felt pretty good about myself and hope to get below that.

I think we all get this image once in a while where we see ourselves thin very quickly.

You definitely do not wake up skinny!!

But I can tell you three days post op I am definitely a few pounds down!

Actually, just the opposite for me...I'm trying to work on practicing patience. I'm trying to prepare myself for "Bandster Hell"...you get the surgery and then there's a long period where you're starving the restriction comes and goes with fills and it's really all up to you to 'diet' again until you get to the Sweet Spot (many people gain weight during this period). I'm preparing myself for the fact that I probably won't have good restriction until the holidays, maybe shorter, maybe longer (I've seen some that took a year to get there). Hang in there...we'll all get to that skinny image.

I can see that because I am planning a vacation in late november/early december in anticipation of my impending hotness lol

I am working toward practicing patience myself. I have a friend who is banded (but doesnt know i am going to be lol) that actually gained about 20lbs during her post op diet ....that makes me nervous. I have been working really hard to make wise choices and I think that the work will pay off before my band is working full force.

I always think about when I will be skinny and some days I know in my head I have this idea its just gonna melt off but then somehow reality smacks me and I go O yeah this is gonna be work, but work that WILL pay off. Dreaming is good that will help you stay on track when you want to eat that piece of chocolate cake just dream of your skinnyness....lol