Scared. Having doubts

[Harpo 30]

I've been approved for the surgery, but am having doubts.

Why? I love to eat. I love going to restaurants. I love sampling different foods. I feel like my whole life, I've been on a search for taste.

On the other hand, I want to have the surgery so that I stay in this earth for my kids, & don't have a heart attack & die. I've tried many, many diets. I always lose weight...and then gain it back. I'm 6'1 & 328lbs currently.

I also enjoy going out on the town & drinking occasionally. (Once a month.) Will I still be able to do this?

Any advice?

[Traci J. 207]

I know exactly how you feel, but once you have the surgery food won't matter much to you....at least not for awhile. I'm 3 weeks out and haven't been hungry yet. I have to set a timer to remind myself to eat every 3 hrs. or i'd go all day without eating. Now I am able to eat the same things I used to, but I can only eat 1/4c. so I make better choices now in order to meet my nutrition requirements. I used to be a huge ice cream fan, ate it every night....but now, don't even think about it. Don't think of any sweets really. I had one piece of chocolate and I was good, didn't crave more, didn't really do anything for me. I had the surgery due to diabetes, which was gone the day after surgery.....and now I'm down 21 lbs. last time I checked and I no longer feel like I'm a stroke or heart attach waiting to happen. It truly is the best thing I've done for myself. You will feel the same, I'm sure. Just remember, is food or your family and life more important??? Good luck on your journey, everyone here can and will support you when you need it.

[ultravas02 18]

You can still taste food after surgery.......you just can't overeat. I am a little over 4 weeks out and I was afraid too. I have no regrets for having the surgery. I feel hunger sometimes, but its a different sensation. You will not be able to drink for a while and no carbonated beverages ever (well according to my doctor). I was told I could drink after 6 months. I have to answer a questionnaire when I go to my docs office for my post op visits and one of the questions on it is "I eat to live or I live to eat" you answer it on a 10 point scale.......I now answer it much closer to I eat to live than I did before my surgery. You should discuss these feelings with your nutritionist or attend a support meeting.

[JerseyGirl68 1,172]

I've been approved for the surgery, but am having doubts.

Why? I love to eat. I love going to restaurants. I love sampling different foods. I feel like my whole life, I've been on a search for taste.

On the other hand, I want to have the surgery so that I stay in this earth for my kids, & don't have a heart attack & die. I've tried many, many diets. I always lose weight...and then gain it back. I'm 6'1 & 328lbs currently.

I also enjoy going out on the town & drinking occasionally. (Once a month.) Will I still be able to do this?

Any advice?

I think everyone has to make up their own mind as to what is best for them.

I fully anticipate being able to try different foods, and enjoy restaurants and a drink if I so choose, once I lose the weight I want to. For me, that was a very big selling point for having the sleeve vs. other surgeries. I cannot predict what I will or will not tolerate, but I'm ok with that.

I want to follow my nutritionist's recommendation to get the most out of this surgery then maintain a healthy weight while still enjoying everything I always did, just much smaller portions.

When making my decision, I also made a list of all the things I want to do, but my weight held me back. That list won.

Best of luck to you!!

[Lander 74]

You have to decide what your priorities are before you go through with this. Either you want to overload on food or you want to be healthy. If you don't make the commitment before surgery, then it won't matter. Sleeve or no sleeve you'll end up right back where you are. I've seen so many people who think that once the weight has been lost that they can go back to eating all kinds of crap and then wonder why they're gaining weight back. It's a LIFETIME commitment. Not one for a few weeks or months.

I hope you really consider this and make the best choice for you.