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Thanks for responding. There is a lot of fear, Fear of Loss, not just the weight, but other things as well. Fear that I will stay the same as I am now. I believe in my heart its the right thing to do. After so many years of fighting the fat its time to change. I will have no option not to and that seems like the only way I can achieve the weight loss. I have flip flop moments of ..yes I am doing the right thing and then I am not sure. I am sure I don't want to live with the weight anymore. That is one thing I do know. So this must be the right thing. As I haven't the will power to do it on my own. Sad to say. Thanks so much for listening to me rant.

I am scheduled for Aug 2nd and have a racetrack of emotions zooming thru my head. I am excited and nervous all in one.

Am scheduled for my surgery on Tues Aug 2nd. WIDE range of emotions running thru me now. Please update and let me know how you are doing. Am very scared.

Wow...congratulations on the 20 lbs. Makes me feel better already. I too looked into and then scheduled the surgery about 3 years ago and then chickened out. And the mental change is HUGE...I am 49 and live with spouse. He will be my greatest challenge I believe. The first 4 weeks will be very hard I think. I am realizing our whole lfe revolves around going to the grocery store and " whats for dinner" ? No wonder those are the most hated words that can be spoken. I live on a farm and am very active, but that doenst make me lose weight oddly enough with all the work I do. It baffles me sometimes. I hope that my home life with hubby can adjust accordingly. If it were just me to fend for myself, I wouldnt be so scared about that either. There is a racetrack of emotions going thru me right now and not sure how to slow them down. Thanks so much for the comments and I am feeling alittle better with each post of comments.

Hello, I think this is the best way for me to continue to convince myself that getting the lap band is the best option for my health and happiness. So I write this 1 week out from surgery. I am a self pay and having doubts after reading the forums here. Will continue to try and convince myself this is the best option to a happier life without the weight. Its been a struggle the better part of my life and it has taken over. I am sure there will be things that I will miss eating, but I am ready to give up on food choices to live a longer and healthier life. I am really nervous about the surgery and after surgery...so many good and bad issues. I will hope and pray for good. Any support would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much. I am feeling a bit inadequate at the moment. Like all the times I tried to lose weight I failed and I shouldnt have to resort to surgery to lead my way in this battle. Having all klinds of feelings right now. And yes, I was gonna get a convertable car, but decided that I would still be fat in the car. So I opted to pursue this surgery. Still scared.