Some thoughts

[Guest guest]

I have told my daughter how very helpful this group is and am

very happy to see her finally with us in this forum.

One thing that I wanted to say to any of you that are still in the

" waiting " period. I thought that I was very prepared and found out

that I wasn't. I studied the surgery, it's effects on my life and what

I needed to do before and after, what I didn't study was what the

first week would be like. I know that it is very different for each

one of us and that we all have different stories to tell. If I could

give only one piece of advice it would be to not go into this thinking

that it is the easy way to deal with weight loss. I feel that in my

case, it is the only successful way but not the easiest. I am doing a

lot of soul searching and one thing I know for sure is that I am very

thankful that I was able to do this, especially with , but I

wish that I would have been a bit more prepared. I too, have been

depressed and have found it hard to say good bye to an old friend,

being the food that I love.I would suggest that you all read any of

the books on dealing with weight loss surgery to help in understanding

what your going through. I am reading " Finding the Thin Person Hiding

Inside You! " by Barbara . So many questions are being

answered. I wish I would have read it before the surgery, not after.

But then, I always have done things a bit backwards. I have been told

that in 2 months I won't even remember this week because I will be to

busy keeping up with the NEW ME.

Becky