changing slowly

After 5 years of looking into WLS I'm about to take the plunge. I have been on this journey since April of 2014. I met with my surgeon in September 2014 and the race was on. I have always been overweight. ..always in the 6th grade I weighed 275 lbs. Even though I didn't look like it. When I graduated high school I was 275 lbs, when I gave birth to my first child at 22yrs oldI was 275 lbs and now insulin dependant see the pattern. Well my weight doesn't fluctuate for than a couple of pounds until i was placed on concerated insulin 5 yrs ago and my weight went up depending on how much they increased my insulin. My highest weight 340lbs and I'm now 40. I have to do something so here I am. I'm excited and scared at the same time. I now see my youngest child following in my footsteps I'm worried for her. I'm hoping this will change how my whole family eats and lives. My doctor let me know he expects me to get very close or meet my ideal body weight of 165lbs I can't see it right now but that would be awesome. I'm just hoping to see wonderland I've never seen it so it would be nice to be there. Well surgery is in 3 days so wish me luck! :)