Freaking out a little - Tomorrow is the day

[Addawn 81]

Anyone know of a good reason to back out???

[LipstickLady 25,682]

You are happy with your body and want to stay the way you are?

[LipstickLady 25,682]

You are going to be fine. It's normal to be nervous, but you are going to do great.

[fit4life123 108]

Congrats! I won't lie to you the first couple of days are hard, really hard. But each and everyday you feel better and better.

I'm about 11 days post and I feel pretty much back to normal. The only thing I really want right now is to be off of PUREE FOODS, lol.

[Recycled 2,182]

Anyone know of a good reason to back out???

The circus is in town and their "fat lady" died and now there is a job opening......( I know, really crass, but it needed to be said)

Really, just relax. 6 months from now you will be so back to normal, that it will seem like you never had any surgery. And your life will be changed forever.

Now, about tomorrow......here's a little trick that will help you with the nerves.

They're gonna be in and out a dozen times before your surgery to take your BP and heart rate. Everytime they come in......close your eyes and relax, thinking of a serene, enjoyable event or place and breathe deeply and slowly, feeling your body relaxing.....challenging yourself to lower you BP to as low as you can get it. It's a really cool game that will help you to concentrate and relax. You'll feel better and more in control.

Good luck tomorrow.....you're gonna do just fine.

[MisforMimi 760]

You like incessant and unsuccessful dieting lol go get'm!!

[BHoenig 31]

@@LipstickLady How are you doing with extra skin? You and I are similar in weight and height so I was curious how that is going for you.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I was very hour glass shaped so my fat was very evenly distributed. My thighs look like crap, my boobs are really long now (both places where I held the most weight), but my stomach is fairly flat. I am not too worried about it, honestly.

[BHoenig 31]

My surgery is Wednesday so I understand your nervousness. I guess the only thing I can say for you is you want to go ahead and go through with it because if you chicken out...you may decide to do it in the future and you'll have to start all over again. I for one, I'm done living like this. I won't waste one more day where my first thought in the morning is that I need to lose weight and my last thought when I lay my head down at night is I wish I wasn't fat. When I made this decision, my mind was finally free for so many other things. I was no longer obsessing over how or when I would lose weight. I had a concrete change coming and weight loss was a guarantee. Think about it!

You know how I knew for sure I would be successful? I took on the pre diet and never cheated once. By day three all cravings were gone and it all just clicked. I've had 37 years to eat whatever the hell I wanted. I knew I had to succeed in this pre diet because if I didn't, food had more control over me than I have over it and there is nothing scarier than that.

My friend just had her surgery two weeks ago today and she came to visit Saturday and looked and felt great. She had a few rough days, but she didn't regret it at all. I'm carrying that infectious enthusiasm with me for Wednesday morning!

[Addawn 81]

Thank you all for your comments! I really appreciate them! Recycled, thank you for the kick in the butt!!! BHoening,best of luck Wed! Maybe we can talk again soon about our experiences!