I wish I knew "what" before surgery....

Marianne, Yeah tell me about it... I am now having fun buying clothes and I have to be careful with my spending... I just got a thin leather jacket for Spring and Fall which I just love I just don't want to trade one addiction for another. Take care hun ~hugs~ Debra P

Great Thread! Oh boy what do I wish I knew? I think my answer at this point, still in honeymoon stage, would be....I wish I had known how my body would react to this surgery before hand because I would have had it many years ago. I had so many different thoughts and fears go through my head, that it took me at least 5 years to decide for sure to go through with it. I wish I had known about this site back then too, even though I do not post often, I read the threads just about every day. There is so much information on here about the good and bad things that can occur. I have some demons that come out in the evenings that I have to work on, so I am going to try to keep good munchies in the house, instead of a handful of preztels or popcorn. Shannon Arnold

Shannon, Yeah I wish I would have done this YEARS ago but then again, maybe we would not have been "really" ready to deal with all of this....ya know?....I have to believe that things happen when and how they should but I know how ya feel. Hey there was a day when pretzels and popcorn was the "healthy" foods, when we were eating all the fat and sugar stuff. Now those carbs are not our friend. Take care and thanks for sharing this with us Debra P

I am just about 5 months out....I dont regret a thing...Something i do miss though ...like FOOD........big change after wls cause ya eat to live not live to eat.....The hair loss sucks i havent had much but any sucks...lol.......I still have a steady loss due to excerse every day 7 days a weeks ...........my new addiction......Like i said NO regrets here what so ever.....5 months out -90lbs.... 274 ....184 ...134

Darlene, Good to hear hun.. Debra P

Thanks for starting this thread Debra. It really does help those of us that are pre-op. Celebrate your lifestyle! Rachelle

Rachelle, Yeah it sure does and I did read some things like this before surgery but it never really sank in! Now I wish I would have taken some of those things a little more seriously. Ah we live and learn... As long as we are moving forward it is all good. Take care and thanks for posting. ~hugs~ Debra P

Good thread Debra, I wish that I had known how people would react--Some are positive and some negative--and some jealous! That is the weird one--some people seem to think that I have it easy. They have no idea how hard the journey is! They don't realize how careful we have to be to maintain our health(water, vitamins, exercise etc.,) --to cope with "Head Hunger" and emotional eating issues. I wish that I had kept my mouth shut and not told people about the surgery too--because I sometimes feel like I am in a fish bowl or under a microscope--and some of them are waiting for me to fail. oh well--I just have to live as best I can and not worry about people-- Be Blessed and Have a wonderful holiday everyone! Marian S.C. 242.4/168.4/goal 125-130??

Marian, I can understand that hun, people here at work sure watch what I eat and of course have to add their 2 cents in but ya know...it bothered me at first but now I try to use it to my advantage, helping me stay on track better. People would react the same if you told them or not, if the ones that are jealous would still be that way just because you lost weight! People are just people and they all act differently. Some good and some bad. I know some have it in the bad of their minds that this surgery (no me) will fail in the long run but I will not let that happen! Take care Debra P