Hey-just thought id get on here to give updates

WELL.... DECEMBER 11TH IS SUPPOSED TO BE MY LAST APT. WITH MY DOCTORS UP HERE, AND THEN THEY WILL SEND THE PAPERS DOWN TO DR. MOONS OFFICE AND I SHOULD GET A CALL TO SET UP A DATE......ANGELA SAID THAT SHE IS LOOKING TOWARDS 2ND WEEK IN JANUARY....... BUT IF I GAIN WIEGHT DR. MOON IS GONA BE MAD......AND I HAVE.. I WAS 267 WHEN I WIEGHED IN LAST..AND IM AT 274 NOW.. I JUST CANT STOP ..... COOKIE DOUGH AND ICE CREAM ...CHOCOLATE...I NEED TO STOP BUT HOW.. .....???? I FEEL LIKE **** THESE DAYS.... IM DEPRESSED AND GAINING LBS... THIS RIGHT HERE IS WY I NEED SURGERY ... CUZ I KNOW THAT I WONT BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM CRAPPY FOODS,,,WELL THANKS FOR TAKIN THE TIME TO READ,,,AND GET BACK AT ME---- ~BRIDGET~

Hello, first you need to decide what is important and go from there. Surgery is not going to cure your cravings. Try really hard if this is what you want. Good luck! Hugs, Chris

OH SURGERY IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT.... I NEED THIS....NEED MORE THEN WANT..BUT I WANT IT SO BAD....IVE SEEN MANY SUCCESS FROM THIS... MY MOM...MY GOOD FRIEND...AND Y STEP MOM........IVE TOLD MYSELF STARTING TOMORROW..NO MORE GIVIN INTO THEM CRAVINGS

hey hun, i am here for you. just keep your head up and stop eating the ice cream. yes i know easier said then done. just think january you will become a new woman... anita

Hi Bridget, NOW......NOW.....NOW: PRE-OP.....is the time to start changing habits. YES, it's hard; if it wasn't, we wouldn't be needing this surgery! But take it from me: this surgery is only on our stomachs. It isn't a Labotomy! Head hunger gets worse...so try to start with babysteps NOW. Maybe start by saying this: Sugar will be off-limits. Totally and completely. So start to cut out foods with sugar. Don't worry about other carbs yet. baby steps here . Plus....stopping now will help with Post-op "withdrawal". My head was exploding for 3 days after surgery. The pain was far worse than the incisions. I feel it was sugar withdrawal because I had already stopped caffeine. So....both to help with stopping weight gain now AND to prevent withdrawal...try stopping the sugar now. Make it a one-day goal: "JUST FOR TODAY...I will not have sugar because I want to succeed as a post-op and this is a necessary step". Feel free to reach out; we're here for you and will never judge! Best of luck, Karen

Thank -You Karen, that is a great way to look at it...... well i already had a carmel swirl latte this moring...lol..so that will be my only sugary stuff today.......i had to get it, my daughter kept me up all nite...and finally fell awsleep at 620...of course when i cant go back to bed....lol..... oh well........

I just made a no sugar sign to put on my fridge, with a pic of me when I was much smaller!!!!  I know that I was doing wrong when I ate that crap, and I feel like crap, and can feel the lbs ...my face feels chubbier, shirts I fit into 2 weeks ago ,,are fat munchers now.......and I gota go find a christmas outfit today..fun fun fun,,,,,not! I hate stepping into the section with a big plus size sign over me! Nothing like shinning the spotlight.........well thanks all...keep the advice coming.. I need it!

i ddint read all the way down and i saw what you wrote on buying an xmas outfit... the night before surgery i went into the avenue and got a pair of pjs to wear to the hospital now mind you i got 2 x pants but the shirt was a 30/32,,,, so i went to pay and said to the girls behind the counter and said ladies it was nice knowing you but i wil not be shopping in your store anymore !!!! and since then i havent .... i actually have to go into the kids section now!!! so think like that only think positve .... print out what karen wrote she is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge inspiration and is an excellent role model .... she is pure success at its best ..... the one day at a time thingy works i have used it in other aspects of my life....... JUST FOR TODAY AND ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!... oh and i love what she said about baby steps ...its like growing up again ...... your getting a do over so do it right!!!!!! i know you will have continued success just follow what your dr tells you and you will be great... this board is great but you should go to some live groups they really help with these issues and its good to be around people that are going thru the same thing as you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i know its hard but you should try to get into good habits now... surgery isnt a quick fix and the weight can certainly come back ..... i go to support groups all the time and hear horror storys......try to substitute the icecream for sugar free icepops or fugicles .... try eating sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds in the shell to help with the bordem it helped me early out and i still eat them because im a creature of bordum.... dont get depressed your date will be here and when your on the losers bench you will feel so much more happy......dont stress out and like  i said try to incorperate good habits now or they wont go away ...... remember they only do stomach surgery not brain surgery ....  and always remember nothing tastes as good as thin feels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, Weren't you the girl who was about to throw in the towel a couple of months ago because your insurance wanted 6 mos pre-diet for surgery or something like that?  Well....here it is and now you are near the finish line!!  Wow!  Amazing!!  Congratulations for hanging in there!!  So, here's your chance, don't blow it now....this surgery is a gift.  Give it your best shot at success.  Just think, it won't be long now ....too bad you have to buy a new outfit, because you won't be wearing it next Christmas.  This is guaranteed.  It was tough to stop the binging prior to surgery but my doctor kind of threatened me by saying that if I continued to eat like this he would just not do the surgery.  So you have to choose now.  The food isn't making you feel better.  You said so yourself....you feel like crap....so don't feel like do do anymore....  binge on healthier choices if you must binge.  Make it protein and fruit and low-cal snacks for now.  Nothing prepares your head for this surgery more than the support of those who have journeyed to the other side.  You will be there soon.  Good luck!!

Bridget, You do have to try to get with the program before the surgery.  Just little steps...cutting back on portions, etc.  This is a new lifestyle...before and after the surgery and you have to be dedicated to it.  And remember that the less you weigh at surgery time...the safer the surgery is.  I can relate to your depression...I was there...keep the faith...and keep us updated. Rosemary