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Mine is on Halloween as well, very excited! The start of a better and more fulfilling life. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

That sounds awesome. I unfortunately threw out most all of the clothes that stopped fitting, so I'll have to buy some new ones. Do you guys tell people about your surgery? I wrestled with it a bit, but ultimately decided that I'd tell most my friends and family. I got lucky in that everyone I've told has been pretty supportive, I had a few friends tell me they were really happy because the had watched me balloon up over the years and were worried but didn't know how to bring it up. That made me feel pretty good. My surgery is on Halloween, I have a pcp, therapy, and my final pre op appointment with my surgeon this week. I hope those and work distract me enough to where I don't focus on being hungry. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you for your replies. I was also wondering how common it is for people in my/our position to have diagnosed anxiety issues. Over the years the heavier I got the worse my social and general anxiety got. I saw a doctor about it and he wanted me on medication but I refused because I didn't want to become dependent on it or dampen myself as I've heard those medications can do. So what ended up happening is I became a shut in. I damn near have a panic attack doing regular things like going to the grocery store, meeting anyone new, or even making necessary calls for work to people. Is this common in obese/overweight people? I just wanna gauge how much of this anxiety may go away once I get to a healthier weight and lifestyle. Also, can someone reiterate to me how awesome it is to fit in a booth at a restaurant, in a seat on a plan without a seatbelt extension, and on a rollercoaster without feeling super embarrassed? Etc. For those who have already gone through the process, what little things like that have meant the most to you? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I'm new to this whole thing. I found this website/app last week and have been lurking it constantly ever since. Reading it helps keep me focused on the positive that is in my future, because if I focus on my present (day 7 of my pre-op liquid diet) I get anxious and start googling the amount of calories in chicken nuggets and so on. So thank you to everyone who posts before/after pics and stories because it really helps. I'm writing this to ask if anyone else has experienced an odd level of confidence or been surprised at their ability to stick to the liquid diet? I started my process at 320 pounds in mid-August. I knew ahead of time my insurance would approve me because I'm lucky enough to have direct contact with the people making those decisions in my insurance company. Once I knew I would get approved I started dieting because the nutritionist told me I needed to lose 17 pounds before surgery, I never thought I'd make that haha. As I settled in to the diet, I found that this time around I wasn't as tempted to cheat or as powerless when it came to cravings etc. I got cleared officially and had to go in for my blood tests and such, while I was there they weighed me and I had already lost 16 of the 17 pounds I needed too, which gave me a boost in confidence. Then I started my liquid diet, which has definitely not been easy, but between this site and knowing that I won't feel the way I feel right now for long after the surgery I have found it easier than expected to not cheat on the liquid diet. It also helps a lot that I weighed myself yesterday and saw I had lost an additional 13 pounds since I started the liquid diet. It hasn't been easy, I had to watch everyone at the office eat cake and fast food all week and had to deliver a bunch of very tasty looking tacos to some of my employees (of which there were ten too many and a small part of my brain said "let's eat some, it'll be alright" in a golem voice from Lord of the Rings, but I have not cheated once. Sorry for rambling haha. Anyone else get that odd level of confidence? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App