30 hr countdown begins

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So after this 2 month process of seeing over a dozen Drs, I am booked for surgery for Tuesday 9/27. Im so wired I cant sleep! Tomorrow I have to go on a clear diet, then no food after midnight. So tonight my hubby and I went out for my "goodbye dinner", thinking I would completely endulge, and I ended up eating half of my dinner and took two bites of dessert. So much for that! Looking at other posts, I cant help but wonder why some people were put on 2 week pre-op diets and mine was only 24 hrs; not that Im complaining . So my biggest fear is not being able to eat the foods that give me so much pleasure. Im am a social / emotional eater and Im nervous about how I will feel and react when put in a situation where I normally would completely endulge myself. I keep hearing I will never be hungry, but how will my psychological cravings go away? Dont know about you, but all I have to do is watch a commercial, or talk about a recipe, and boom Im eating what ever Im talking about...can't do that anymore Im also scared about how long th recovery will take and the level of pain. My life is so busy I dont have time to be incapacitated and the thought of taking it easy for 6 weeks stresses me out more. Im Go Go Go person so I hope my recovery will be as easy childbirth recovery. Can any moms out there tell me if child birth recovery (Vaginal delivery) was easier or harder than lapband recovery? I guess I need to keep my eye on the prize and hang some old pictures of me around the house. maybe I will even start a daily photo shoot to see how my body is changing. My journey will be short because (estimate a year) because I am on the lower end of the BMI requirement, having to lose only around 100 lbs. So who knows lapbanders I may just be in a bathing suit (hopefully a bikini) next summer! Actually, now that I think about it, I wonder how my skin will be after all this...anyone one to share how there skin was in the end?