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Take a deep breath! Think of the positive things that you will be able to do after weight loss. Write a list of things you want to do! Distract yourself - walk, color, read, clean, etc. You have this - don't worry!

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There are lots of nice supportive people on here. Ignore the rest. They arent on here for the right reasons!

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Try to take some time out for you prior to surgery just to mentally and visually prep yourself. You will be ok. I was scared, nervous too....all the way up until surgery day. I even layed in the bed as they prepped me thinking "is this really what I want???, I wonder if I can jump off this bed and change my mind!!!" then I woke up with a sleeve. Went through a few days of pure regret, but during that time I noticed how bad my relationship with food is and that it could eventually cause me bad health. As of right now, I cant wait to live in my body, comfortably!!! I can't wait to feel good about myself instead of feeling like im being stared at in disgust (my own personal experience).

Im still going through it 6 days post-op but I do believe I made the right decision. Plus I saw the scale go down quite a bit and I feel good about that. Its given me the encouragement that I need to go further and to believe in myself.

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Go to the "Before and After" pics post. Works wonders for me every time I start having 2nd thoughts!

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Try to take some time out for you prior to surgery just to mentally and visually prep yourself. You will be ok. I was scared, nervous too....all the way up until surgery day. I even layed in the bed as they prepped me thinking "is this really what I want???, I wonder if I can jump off this bed and change my mind!!!" then I woke up with a sleeve. Went through a few days of pure regret, but during that time I noticed how bad my relationship with food is and that it could eventually cause me bad health. As of right now, I cant wait to live in my body, comfortably!!! I can't wait to feel good about myself instead of feeling like im being stared at in disgust (my own personal experience).

Im still going through it 6 days post-op but I do believe I made the right decision. Plus I saw the scale go down quite a bit and I feel good about that. Its given me the encouragement that I need to go further and to believe in myself.

Thank you I needed this. Because I often question myself. Asking do I really want to go through with this. Thanks

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