Great attitude! Honestly you have unlocked the key, if you have your mind in the right place you can be successful because you want it so bad. Sometimes we can be our worst enemies and stinkin thinkin can be the down fall of our weight loss. Proud of you. Having a family, feeding them and not eating all that they do is hard. I still cook for my family, but have learned that i can eat some of the foods but not all. Your life will change but the trade off is worth it, support from your husband is key. Mine has been great, he went to every pre learning session with me so he would know what to expect, he wanted to support me and he gets to enjoy the rewards. Only 12 more days to go, keep up the good work and the positive thinking. Another suggestion, take a picture now, full body (with clothes of course) and post one on your bathroom mirror and one on your refrigerator. No better reminder of why you don't want to eat than to look at that picture every day. Write an affrimation on the bottom of the picture that says, I will be successful. I know that sounds hokey but the power of positive thinking works, mind over matter. So excited for you can not wait to see the New You!

:heart: Thanks! I took those pictures the day after I got approved for the surgery. I did it with both clothes on and then just my bra and underpants.....SCARY and I HATED IT! But I have looked at them a few times for just that....I can't print them off but they are right here on my lap top....

My real motivation is my 8 month old daughter....I want to fix this now before she is old enough to remember me this way and I want to learn to live a healthier life for her and my son so they wont have the same problems I do hopefully. I don't want my daughter to go through her childhood being the "fat girl" like I was....so the way I figure it....the best place to start to try and prevent that is with me.

Anyway....long and short of it....I want a better life for my kids and I darn well know that I have to lead by example.