MissFae

Are you kidding? That is a GREAT idea. I'm kind of a stickler for this as well, and guess what. I just clicked on your link and ordered it for myself. Thanks for the terrific idea Grace!

I am on day five and it actually is getting better, a lot better. But what happens to me is I panic, I get anxiety spells. If I see a commercial for food, or a picture of food, or I think of a food, I start to panic with the usual thoughts of I'll never be able to eat that again, I'm angry, I want to eat now. Then when I have my one allowed meal a day and after I finished eating sometimes I think it's not enough, it's not enough I need more how can I live like this. But then the feeling goes away. And I think after some time those thoughts will become less and less and I will be healthy more and more as I lose weight on this journey. I certainly hope this can happen for you. We'll see.

Thanks for the encouragement guys.

Surgery date March 5. Just ended my first full day of liquids plus one "small meal" (whatever that means.) So it's only now that everything is starting to hit me hard. I am skeptical. I have gone so many years of my life without being able to control my bad eating habits that I just wonder if this is even going to work. I am getting the operation done at the same hospital that I work at and my big mouth brother, who also works there, has told a few people about what I'm getting done. My department is 99% male and I'm a little uncomfortable and don't really want to talk about it. But there you have it, now everyone knows whether I like it or not. I also just weighed myself last night and I have gained 10 pounds or so over the past month which is freaking me out. This is my last chance. And I'm scared. But I'm not scared of the operation by any means, I'm scared of this big change I have to make in my life. I also wonder if I'll ever, ever be able to eat vegetables, salads, fruit, and all the other stuff that I really hate, let alone grow to enjoy them. But I have to try, I have I do this. Whatever.

LosingLaura????? My date is ALSO March 5th with Dr. Schrope! Sounds like it will be a busy day for her, and it's making me wonder if you and I may meet in RL. Lol

Thanks so much for the encouragement. The closer the date the more nervous I become! Not really about the surgery itself but about the lifestyle change I have to make. Let's just hope my body and my mind cooperate!

Dr. Schrope is MY doctor and my date is March 5th! She is the director of the place and my visit copays are more expensive then the others. Dr.Bessler is in the same group. I imagine they are all similar, the whole place is an offshoot of The Valley Hospital where I also happen to work. Of course I like Dr. Schrope, she is very helpful and kind but I believe I got her as my surgeon simply because she is the one who gave the weight loss seminar on the date I happened to go.

Yay finally got my date yesterday, Tues March 5th 2013! But I actually consider my first day being Feb 19th, the first day for the preop diet, and the first day where I have to stop eating the stuff that I love, JUNK FOOD!