I think I blogged about this on my blog--- www.worththeweightloss.blogspot.com
But don't think I ever brought this up here...

What was your "rock bottom", your "breaking point" that made you decide to go for surgery???

For me, it was my brother's 18th bday party at a pizza place. It was at a pizza place that we grew up loving and I was looking forward to going just for the food, more than the family company! lol
(duh I love food, obviously)...
Little bit of a long story short, when our pizzas were ready they called my stepmom's (I like to refer to her as STEPMONSTER) and I went to help her grab the pizzas. As I am carrying a giant combo pizza back to our table (there was my dad, stepmonster, family friend, aunt, 2 uncles, cousin, brother, brother in law, 3 sisters, 3 nieces (2-5 yrs), my husband, son, and myself there so kindof a big group), I was looking at my family. With the exception of my nieces, son, brother in law (he's naturally really thin and works out so fit too) and my husband (2 yrs out RNY and 105 lbs still gone) my family looked like a bunch of fat people waiting for feeding time. I was literally embarassed as a chubster to be carrying this gigantic pizza back to a bunch of fatties. I mean , really, embarassed. I couldn't stop myself from thinking that the other people in the restuarant were thinking "these people should be having salad and water." I was really judging myself and my family. We ALWAYS gather around meals, ALWAYS. We rarely do something that at some point doesn't involve food or cake or what not. If it's someone's bday, its a restaurant or a bbq or cake. If it's a holiday its food food food. On my dad's side of the family (that I am close too and see regularly) we are ALL heavyset. And pretty much have been for a long time. My Aunt (dad's only sister) works out regularly and takes phentermine now to keep her weight down. She used to be fit and fitness crazy except for the last 8 or so yrs. We tried doing weigh****chers together several times, but usually didn't last more than a month and a few times we even skipped meetings to go out to dinner (how ridiculous are we?? lol). My brother, my dad, stepmonster, my sisters....ALL HEAVY. My biological mother was heavy, she passed away at 39 yrs old, 10 yrs ago, from a blood pressure related stroke which caused a major brain hemorrhage and eventually brain death 2 days later...her weight and bp KILLED her and took her from us. Even that wasn't a real wake up call. I think because I've never had high blood pressure, I've never thought that I would die young like my mom. In reality, I think I was about to be a ticking time bomb. Like time was running out before I would be diagnosed with high bp, or high cholesterol, or diabetes. Seriously, how long can someone be heavy and unhealthy before something else erupts??
I hate that I thought of my family as a bunch of giant slobs. But looking at them, I really did and that included ME! I was dieting at the time, but of course was going to allow myself a cheat day (because that contributes to success...not!) and eat what I wanted...including a trip to my fav ice cream parlor across the street afterwards... OMG.
On the way home, I told my husband what I had been thinking. And I told him that I was seriously thinking about gastric bypass and was going to immediately make an appointment with my primary care doc to get a referral to Dr Coates (surgeon who did my husband's surgeon and very well known for bariatric surgery in our area).

My dad, stepmonster, sister and brother visited me about 6 days after surgery, at my home. They were all proud of my success and supportive (even though the stepmonster who has always struggled with her weight and yoyo'd DIDN'T want me to have RNY and was very vocal about it before I had it). NOW, my dad and stepmonster say they might want RNY... Stepmonster says her doc said she doesn't believe in surgery (what a crock) and refused to give her a referral (I told her that is bs and to switch docs...but she's not serious about it). A few family members have said to make sure "I don't get too skinny" and hope that I don't look unhealthy like "everyone else who has surgery" blah blah blah...I know that some of my family will be jealous when I reach my goal and look good and don't go out to binge eat with them. I know that I have to be my biggest supporter and I am... But I can't help but wish that the rest of my family would be healthy. One of my sister's is only 14 and she's chunky. I wasn't chunky at her age, but I know from being her age once that it can't be easy. I don't want her to have to have surgery some day to help her get healthy, I want her to stop it now. But of course, she's at a sensitive time in life and I am not mentioning it. She knows what she needs to do.
My main main main motivation for getting healthy is my son. I can't imagine dying at 39 and missing out on his life. I will turn 30 in october... I plan to live for a very long time and have a very fulfilling life. I needed to make this change to help make that happen...

Anyhow, just curious what made the rest of you say "this is it! I'm done being unhealthy and fat!"

i feel like i have not lost a pound and all i have had for the last 12 days is protien  shakes. how much did you lose?

How are you feeling now? If you start to cramp call your doctor. My husband and I ate some expired eggs and we were terribly sick within minutes. You do not want to have your new pouch cramping. If it does start cramping call your doc so he/she  prescribe muscle relaxer.

With the broth stage I never felt hungry period...so I'd drink a 1/2 or 1/4c broth because I had to and I felt fine.
Just finished pureed stage--- when I am full I feel like it is backing up into my throat. When I feel hungry, I feel like a watery stomach feeling. At first, after a bite, I was done. By the end of my pureed week, I could do a good 3 oz. But like Kwkelly said, I would feel pain in my chest if I ate too fast or too much or too big of a bite. Sometimes if I ate too big of a bite it would feel like a rock going down. OWWWIE!
Today starts soft foods for me...

Sounds wonderful !  I too have had no food in more than 3 weeks, but can start pureed in just 3 more weeks and will certainly remember this one !!  Thanks for sharing !