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Hi hun, you will do well. see you this weekend. kisses

I hope yecats' words were a comfort to you because they really rang true. All these things going on in your life are not to be minimized in their importance to you, but you have to keep focused in what your ultimate goal is, especially now with surgery around the corner. Lean on those close to you if you can, or even the people here. We will support you every inch of the way. Hugs.

Mine is Monday and everything is stressing. I know I am just worried about the surgery and pain, but this is crazy. I cannot find my cell phone and it is freaking me out...now...you need to know this about me, I am not a cell phone addict. I turn it on when it benefits me, but, I am upset and it is absolutely silly! I have posted some pleas for help, but only a couple of people have responded to my questions and pleas. I feel alone.

I did work with my therapist a few years back. It is well worth the time. I realized that I had an internal dialog of self-loathing. I decided that I was no longer willing to say to myself things that I would never say to another. Some of the conversations were started by my mother, who never intended to harm me by worrying about my weight... but things like... no man wants to marry a fat woman... were my daily bread. I no longer had room for rotten words, when I chose to sustain myself with love... with words that I WOULD say to others. We should all treat ourselves with as much kindness as we offer those we love. I'm so glad you are doing this for yourself. You are worth every ounce of hard work. No one deserves your love more than you!

By the way, here's some encouragement, when I started my pre-op liquids I wore a snug size 16, now I am wearing a very comfortable size 12 and I'm only 7 weeks post-op. This is what you have to look forward to if you go ahead with your surgery. Yayyy!!!

I was on a liquie diet two weeks before my surgery and let me tell you that was tuff. I was true to it though, but I believe I went through withdrawls. After I had my surgery it was a lot better. Just hang in there and it will get better. Its all in the brain.

Hang in there Sabrina!!! I'm on day 5 and I'm ALOT crabby to say the least lol..I miss not being able to chew something..i'm not allowed soup only protein shakes and liquids..I work in a drs office and every day they bring in catered food I just go to my car with my shake lol..this has to be the worst part of it..getting banded monday and so cannot wait..good luck!!

I'm with the byrd. I'm at about 10 ccs and needing one more fill(6th). I keep hoping the next fill will be the green one but it hasn't happened. After monitoring this site for a while now, I think some of us respond to the band differently and may never have that feeling like Fab Sasha. Sad, but it's still working for me, only not as well as or how I thought it would be. tmf

If you are in the green zone - the change is soo drastic you will definetly know. I can eat 2 bites of food and feel full. I have mostly head hunger vs. real hunger. And after a eat about 1/2 cup of food (if that), I am not hungry for 3-4 hours.

Day 10 post-op. Today was much better. Yogurt, applesauce, soup, and liquids. I'm getting used to the smaller amount of food...I don't mean my stomach, I mean my brain is getting used to it. I keep forgetting to report the best part...no more heart-burn (could be the band or the hernia repair...don't care) and my knees are feeling better...just by dropping 10 pounds! I had the energy to babysit tonight and to wash my kitchen floor. Yay!