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I found a free Over Eaters Anonymous meeting in my area you may want to check into that.

WHOO HOO!! I am proud of myself I think for the first time in my life I turned down a donut! At work people usually bring in donuts once a week and today we had them and I did get up and go with 2 others to get one but I looked at them and told myself no...I have a protein bar. So now I am sitting here eating my protein bar and not a donut...YAH ME!

That is awesome! How did you lose it so fast...what are your recommendations?

Hi I am in the middle of my pre op journey, hopefully I will be sleeved in January. I am also a food addict especially my sweets. In the last few weeks I am really been trying to not eat many sweets and cut back on the amount of food and as of now I am finding it is getting easier. I used to drive by Panera or somewhere and think mmm that orange scone would be good and the next thing I knew that it where I was sitting in my car eating an orange scone. Lately I have been able to tell myself no I don't feel like taking the time to stop and I would rather have that few dollars in my pocket and I can go home and grab a yogurt. I know I am going to slip up and by no means am I cured from my addiction I just look at it at the end of each day and say to myself I made it one more day! Plus I am an emotional eater. Lets stay connected and help each other out!

Hi everyone I am getting closer to scheduling my sleeve (should be sleeved in January). Next month is my last NUT group class and then I will have a one on one with her. I go tomorrow for my stress test and I have to redo my EDG cause I had a small ulcer and that is Nov. 5th. However tonight I am going to the surgery seminar that my doctor puts on and it is mandatory. I am going alone even though I wish my husband would join me. I feel like he is not very interested in this process at all cause he thinks I am going to fail again. He wants me to lose weight so bad but he doesn't even ask how my appointments go when I come home, all he does is harp on what I eat and how much. I am an emotional eater anyway and he is not making it easier for me...I feel like throwing my hands up in the air and giving up. But I know in the long run this will be the best thing for me and my type 1 diabetes, sleep apnea, hypertension, and no energy. I asked my sister if she would take me to my next EDG appt. since they put you to sleep and her response was I would rather take off to do nothing or to do something fun. My mom has turned to pills and half the time she can not even function, she took me last time and boy was that an experience. Sorry just feeling sorry for myself and venting.

Amazing! I hope I can do the same, I am not due to be sleeved until January. How hard did you exercise? I am so afraid that is going to be my down fall.

I am also in Southern Maryland. I am just starting my journey, I am due to be sleeved in January. I would love to know where about the individuals are in southern Maryland. Been trying to find someone to be a buddy with and maybe compare notes and get together to exercise or just talk about the experience. I am seeing Dr. Gandsas in Annapolis and so far I like him and his staff.

Hi everyone I am in the stages of getting all my tests and paper work done for surgery in January. Today I went to my Primary Dr and he was not too pleased that I wanted to get the sleeve surgery done. He feels at all cost you should avoid surgery and there must be something going on with me because I am an emotional eater and just like to eat in general. He even asked if I had ever been to overeaters anonymous. However he did go ahead and fill out the necessary papers I needed but he feels if I cut out at least 350 calories a day for 365 days I would lose 30 lbs. that would be good but 30lbs is not enough I am 5'1" at 220lbs and I should weigh 130. But he did get me thinking how do I put my foot down and stop emotionally eating or just eating cause I am bored? I have already been scared I am going to fail at this but now he really has me thinking. I could really use some support and suggestions here

I feel the same way but I don't have surgery until January! But I am afraid after going thru all the pre-op stuff I will fail after surgery cause I like my sweets and I don't like to exercise.

I appreciate reading your post, I am sorry you went thru this today but this is the exact thing I am scared of. I am just in the pre-op phase of getting all my testing done and will not be sleeved until January but this is my biggest fear. I admit I don't know how to control myself when it comes to eating bad food and plenty of it. I never have liked fruits and veggies. If I can't have something bad for me I would rather not eat but I manage to find the bad stuff.

You look great! I am supposed to have my surgery in January and can't wait but at the same time I am afraid I will not do as good as everyone else on here for the lack of motivation to exercise.

You look great! I hope I can do as well as you have...any secrets? I am 5'1" at 213lbs. I am not due to have my sleeve surgery until January but I am trying to get all the advice I can especially when it comes to exercising. I have little or no motivation to get up an exercise.

Hi I am in need of some advice I am addicted to sweets! I use sweets as my comfort food and I am not sure how to start now giving it up so it will be easier after surgery.

Thank You for all the advice I just hope it will go away cause right now it is very hard to control I am very weak, I need to grow a back bone and realize what needs to be done to make me healthier.

Hi I am in need of some advice I am addicted to sweets! I use sweets as my comfort food and I am not sure how to start now giving it up so it will be easier after surgery.

Good Post! I am just starting the process and I am having the same feelings. I am so worried I am going to let my head over rule everything else and it won't work but maybe together we can stay strong and help each other thru this difficult time. Do you have a surgery date?

I am pre op stage I am scheduled for January, seems so far away but I am really nervous that I can not do this.

Hi I just had my first dr appt. yesterday I am going to have sleeve surgery in January...boy there is a lot of prep work! I am scared I will go thru with this surgery and I will not be able to lose weight. My biggest fear is the food addiction I have and the lack of motivation to exercise. Any support or suggestions will be appreciated.

I am in Calvert County Maryland (Southern Maryland)

Thank You for the quick advice. BROWNREK...I did that exact thing yesterday, started crying in the dr. office and by the time I got home I wasn't sure I was going to go thru with it. NOTIME....I also saw a personal trainer yesterday cause I feel I may have to have someone like that to encourage me to exercise, but I just don't know how I am going to afford it.