Help me get off this emotional roller coaster...

[Wendi1988 22]

So I'm getting sleeved in nine days, just started the pre op diet today, and I find myself so emotional. It's normal I know but I can't just fall apart now and stuffing it down with food is no longer an option. Anyone have some ideas about what to do with these emotions?

[OKCPirate 5,323]

Congrats, it's normal.

Read this: http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/195065-you-know-you-lost-weight-when/

It helped me keep my eye on the prize...why I'm doing this and what I hope to accomplish.

Good luck with the pre-op diet, and start checking out Protein drinks. I think I kept my energy so high because I had that stuff ready as soon as I was cleared for liquids.

[jj7481 363]

This is normal. You've already done the hard part in making the decision to have the surgery. The rest of it's a journey for wellness. Nothing changes overnight. Stay on task, don't try to do it all at once, and keep pushing forward. You've got this!

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

And you are likely to go through many more roller coasters in this process. I took a certain, heads down, put my shoulder to the grindstone attitude. During times when I doubted I could succeed, I just followed the program and pretended I believed. When I went through suddenly being visible and so many people noticing me, I pretended I was ok, and eventually I was.

It is quite a leap of faith we all take at the beginning...

One of my big lessons is I worried about the wrong things. That acceptance has helped me in other aspects of life too. Just keep making good choices, keep your eye on the prize and you will find much success.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Prepare as best you can for the upcoming surgery.

* Make sure you have a good before photograph taken so that you can compare it with after weight.

* Walk at least 30 minutes every day. It will help you with the recovery process.

* If you haven't cut off caffeine do so now. When I went cold turkey on my diet Cokes, I suffered severe headaches and body aches for a week due to caffeine withdrawal. It is best you do not compound the effects of surgery with the effects of caffeine withdrawal.

* I had RNY surgery and I found that I could no longer swallow medium or large size pills or Vitamins after surgery. It took 2 months to recover my ability to swallow. So if this might be a problem purchase a pill splitter and a pill crusher.