Advice for impatience!

[Laurac727 92]

I have PCP works done, insurance quotes, all online sessions done. Dec 10 is psych eval and first appt with NP at Bariatric clinic! I see list off all I have to do but lord how long will this be if they only schedule two pieces at a time! I am extreme inpatient with the unknown. I asked if I could schedule more on that day and she told me not until I pass these.UGGG

So I haveresearched. MFP logged, fitbit razed. Now broke myself of straws. 1200 calories or less for months. Limiting caffeine. stocking cabinets. No alcohol. Just going crazy inpatient. Am I doing too much too soon? Anything different? Going for RNY. It does no work to tellmyselfto be patient, or anyone else lol that makes it worse, I have to make strides forward or go nutso! Rural IL and 70 miles one way from cliinic so really out there from urban support systems ect

[BigDude 22]

One day at a time. I'm about 2 1/2 week post op and it seems like it came and went fast. Even though I started 3/20/14

[anaxila 501]

I was really impatient at first. Once I made the decision to do it, I wanted it DONE and didn't have time for all this futzing around beforehand. But once it became clear to me that I couldn't shortcut the process, I settled into a groove and it was okay. Now I'm three weeks away from surgery and suddenly it seems like the date came out of nowhere.

I think the only risk you have of "doing too much too soon" is if going full-bore into it now makes you lose interest in the long run. You're the best judge of whether that's likely to happen. For me, one thing I've realized through this process is that I tend to engage in "all or nothing" thinking, going overboard from one extreme to another. I get super-excited about the shiny new thing, but I can't sustain that level of enthusiasm and when I fall out of love with the shiny thing it's really hard to get it back. Achieving balance and long-term focus is my nirvana.

Edited December 5, 2014 by anaxila

[Laurac727 92]

U r so correct yes that is very much me! So today after such a good eating and exercise week I gain 1.4lbs, lord I am getting frustrated! I just keep telling myself see this is why u need to do this but goodness dealing w myself is so hard! Impatient and on going irritating slaps of reality make me crazy.