Doing it this Friday (8/23/2013)

[dbelardo 4]

Well here goes...I was supposed to do this on 8/30 but the surgery got moved up so wow good! I am 5'1.5" and currently weigh 232 (at doc's office last week). Have been on Optifast for 7 days and I don't want to step on the scale til preop on Wednesday. Whoever made this stuff should be forced to drink it for life *lol*. Amazing that the first 3 ingredients after Water are all sugars. O well I did not die from 7 days of Optifast.< /p>

When I finally decided to just risk it for the biscuit so to speak was when I realized that no matter what I did my morning blood sugars were not going down and I DON'T want to be on meds for the rest of my life. I am 50 yrs old and raising my 5 yr old granddaughter. I need to be around for her for a long time.

I had been looking at wls for over 6 years, but could not bring myself to band - I would feel like a beach ball with air coming in and going out! When I finally decided to do this in May I just sucked it up and decided the sleeve was what I needed. I don't want to be able to overeat. Tonight I amazed the husband by going to Boston Market and not eating. He was shocked. But I am mentally preparing myself, I wish I could do this and not have surgery but I know that at some point I will over eat again, and I know that I lose weight at 1200-1300 cals (I experimented a few months and found that at 1400 kals i GAIN weight - no matter how much I walk or run). I did not win the genetic lottery ..so this is my do - over - everyone should get at least one do-over in life! I am looking forward to drinking my homemade vege juices again.

Right now I am happy, nervous, and scared. Most of all I am ready to plunge, even after viewing the video of an actual gastric sleeve *s*.

Thank you for listening!