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I started my required 6month doc/dietician supervised diet 2 weeks ago. I joined my fitness pal .com to help me with it (I learned about that site on here). So far I have lost 11#s and have looked on their community and seen soo many success stories..now I am having doubts about the surgery. Can I do it on my own? If I can, would it last? What if I go thru all this pre-op stuff and back out because of this calorie counter...and if that fails, I would have wasted all my effort toward getting surgery.. I wish this was easier and less confusing. Anyone else go thru this?

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I knew when I started my 6 month prep, that it wouldn't last. I had 20 years of failed diets in the past. To be honest I did not try very hard during my 6 months that if I lost too much weight, I would go below the qualifications. Look back in your past, how low did your dieting last and what happened. I knew that I had to do the surgery, it was the only way for me to become healthy. I have not regrets. I did lose a few pounds during that stage but after surgery I have lost over 40 pounds. I could have never done that with dieting and keep it off forever.

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I too have done years of diets and each and every one I lost but gained right back. I have never been more motivated to lose since I got the sleeve. I use to think I could do it on my own but quickly learned I was wrong. Don't doubt yourself!

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Honestly you have to make the decision which way you want to proceed.

Personally losing the weight can be done. The statistics out there state that only 5% of people who lose the weight are able to maintain the weight loss over time. Losing is easier than maintaining in my books. I have had troubles with maintenence and always end up gaining the weight back and some extra. For me I want help with the losing and mostly the maintaining of the loss.

Hope you can figure out what is best for you.

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Only you know you. For me it boiled down to not trusting myself to continue, especially when life threw me one of its wonder surprises!

I had a lifetime of failed diets to prove to myself that I need more than a diet to win this battle.

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