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If you are starting this journey next week (or thereabouts), like me, I would love to keep in touch as we go through this! Never thought I would be "looking forward" to a surgery...but this will be worth it! I just turned 40, have two kiddos, blessedly, a great and supportive husband and family, and a heckuva lotta weight to lose--at 313 pounds and 5'7"--but I am ready to use this tool to turn my disastrous relationship with food around for good. Anyone else planning to get a trainer? My plan is to swap food obsession for a healthier exercise one. I hope I can still get those ol' muscles to remember what they are for.... Best wishes to everyone out there!!

Hi, BetterMeSoon and Ellenisbeingsleeved--my surgery is on Monday, 3/9. Off to drink a delicious protein shake and water water water...????I had lunch (ok, I had water and decaf tea) with my 4-years-past-GB friend yesterday (she's getting ready for another mini Ironman!!) as a most blessedly welcome pep talk and information dump going into the procedure, and she reiterated to me what she and others have said a million times--it's the best thing you'll ever do and you'll wish you'd have done it sooner!! I hope you have a beautiful weekend!

Thank you, Lynda--I hope you are well!

I posted the following elsewhere and found this post just now--I hope the following brings you some of the encouragement I have received: http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/334387-New-Girl-from-New-York/page__view__findpost__p__3773372 I wanted to say that I am a March 9th person, too, and I hope for the best for all of us 3/9'ers!!!

Hi, Lynda! This is my first post, too. I am having gastric bypass on Monday. Your post caught my attention because I, too, took years to wrap my head around "surgery." It is finally the right tool for me. I hope you have all the success in the world with this!!! I have been so fortunate to have two people in my life, one close friend and another recent work friend, who have both had gastric bypass (over 4 years ago and 18 months ago). They, like anyone I have ever personally met who has had GB says the same two things: "It's the best thing I ever did" and "I wish I would have done it sooner." The nurse who did my pre-admission labs this past Monday had GB 14 years ago from my surgeon!! She looked amazing, felt amazing, and said the same two things. I look forward to visiting this board when we can all say those two things together! The advice I have from my friends is to 1) do everything the surgeon and his office say to do 2) exercise 3) do everything the surgeon and his office say to do 4) exercise and....well, you get the picture.???? I will start out around 313 (a little less by Monday with the preop diet ongoing), and I can't wait to get on the other side of this operation to start my new life and be able to do everything with my kiddos and husband, too!! All the best to you all!!