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Hi guys!!! Tomorrow is the big day!!! I'm a bit nervous, but good nervous,excited, so many feeling all at once! Tomorrow my new life beginning! Wish me luck, and as soon as I built some energy I will get back to all of yous! Good to those September Surgery we got this!

I want to believe that I can do this on my own. Many people will tell me that along the way, I know. But I have been so motivated before that I could have sung from the rooftop my weight loss anthem, and I still failed. The problem is now that I am older and have tried many times and see my weight higher than ever, I don't get that blind faith in myself anymore. I know that I'm a very strong person, and ambitious and nice and have a lot of good qualities. But I am not good at self discipline. Especially with food. The flip side of this is there is hope. Statistically and medically what I have chosen is normally very successful. And people who have chosen gastric sleeve sing it's praises. I thought ppl would hate it. But the more I read, the more I hear over and over again "the best thing I ever did" and "wish I'd done it sooner." I understand that weight loss surgery can be offensive or appear extreme to the general public. Maybe it seems I'm overly commited? Or maybe less comitted? Maybe it seems like cheating or an easy way out. Maybe it seems too extreme and hard when I could do it the old fashioned way. None of this really matters to me. At the end of the road, it has to be what I chose I can live with. And right now I know I have to chose a life of morbid obesity, or a life with weight-loss surgery to help me escape. Which is more dangerous? What is more risky? Which has more potential for happiness? These are my questions to answer, no one else's. Sent from my LGL64VL using BariatricPal mobile app

Ah, yes, I have seen some of those posts and honestly, they're too painful for me! It's the encouragement and inspiration I come for. Take what I need, offer what I can and leave the rest....

I would do the sleeve I did and don't regret I hour or minute of the benefits Sent from my LG-K373 using BariatricPal mobile app

OK, but am curious by peoples thoughts who actually use one.

I like the patches from Patchmd.com Ive had good levels at 3 months and am scheduled to be checked again soon. Besides having the VSG, vitamins can get destroyed in your stomach before even being absorbed. So this method they go in through your capillaries and straight into the blood. Also, it goes in over 8 hours.

I agree 100%! I have actually backed out of having WLS before because I lost weight on the pre-op diet and just knew I could do it on my own. That thought has crossed my mind again but I refuse to quit this time. Other people might be able to do it on their own, but I need help and I'm happy to seek it out [emoji1360]

We got this!!! I wish you luck on your Surgery Monday.

thank you, I'm definitely getting this! Sent from my SM-S907VL using BariatricPal mobile app

My advice is there are so many surgeons and so many plans, make sure you go with one whose plan you feel comfortable following. For example, I talked to 5 offices. All different preop and post op diets. One was so strict that I could have never done it without feeling like a failure. It's not all about diet, but you shouldn't settle for a surgeon whose kool-aid you don't want to drink. Sent from my XT1254 using BariatricPal mobile app