Ready or not

Jul 07, 2009

Was I ready?  As ready as I could be without actually doing it.  It's been three weeks, and here are a few thoughts, pro and con:

Pro:

It certainly solved the hunger problem, and most of the snacking problem.  One bite is enough, even of the snack stuff, and I'm done.  Once I get it through my head I don't need to eat, I'll be done with that. 

I'm losing weight, and will continue to lose weight.  This is a powerful tool.  It is too early for me to have experienced the real positives from this.

Cons:

It is truly life changing, in a way that cannot really be described accurately to a pre-op.  Since everyone's relationship with food is individual, the response to the surgery is individual.  It's not that I really miss food, either.  More that I miss the option of having food.  Maybe it's my control thing.

Eating hurts.  Sometimes even drinking hurts.  I'm told that will get better, as will the buyer's remorse.

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