I had my surgery Nov 10th after 9 months of jumping through all the required hoops. So far I am so happy with my decision and the liquid diet was the toughest part so far. I was quite tense and requested some Xanax from my primary doctor to make it through the toughest phase and he was happy to help me out and understood the psychological issues coupled with the hunger. Stick with it and just know that you are making probably the best decision of your life.