I leave to have my surgery in Tj on Sunday. I am actually feeling a little better about the whole thing. I think most of my nerves are less about surgery and more about failing. I am afraid that I will have the surgery and like all other diets I have been on not lose the weight. I know this is different than say the cabbage soup diet or weight watchers. Still, when you have become accustom to failing it is hard to imagine anything different. I am optimistic and know that if I do my part the band will do it's. So, Here's to the journey!

If you put everything you have into this as you have the other diets you will succeed!! With this failure is not an option if you do the work it will pay off. Thos lady said someting about still eating whatever she wanted and still losing. Everybody is different but the reason for me doing this is to learn portion control, keep a steady work out plan and be healthy. The band will let you know when your over doing it and that feeling sucks but with all things it (the bad feeling) will pass, but its what you do after that, that will make you or break you. If you learn from it and build your success around what you have learned you have nothing to do but become a big old LOSER..lol... I have come to think of being a LOSER one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. My scars are noticeable and a consider them a reminder of what I have done to myself to get here and how I'm going to change that. On those days when I dont feel like working out or eating something bad I look at my battle wounds and there it is hop your butt on some exercise equipment and get it done, and I feel so much better after words. I hope that you are successful and that you become a loser. Oh yeah and on those days or weeks when you havent lost anything and you feeling discouraged be happy that you havent gained. I have learned that this process is a long one and we are not always going to be losing because we have this tool but to keep up the fight and its going to come. Take or yourself and be good to YOU!

LAter, B.