The Fight Club!

Recently on the Obesity Help forum that I am a part of, one of our people said, "I quit". It seems she was 3 days away from her surgery, and it was cancelled. What a bummer! Now, I don't know why it was cancelled, but it was. So, it got me thinking about the journey I am on, and when I said those same words...I quit!

Did I quit, Heck No!

Febuarary 2007 / December 2008 ~ 360 pounds lighter!

It reminded me of the story we read the other day to the kids at RIP. "The Little Engine That Could" by Watty Piper. The engine kept saying, "I think I can, I think I can".

I know before surgery, I kept saying those same things. I think I can eat like that. I think I can drink that much water. I think I can survive on such a small amount of food.

Our mentality has to change form I think I can, to I know I can! You are right, this lifestyle is not for the weak of mind or faint of heart. To be a successful WLS patient (and that's a whole other topic...What is a success?), you have to be confident in what you are doing. You have to have that same thought process as that little engine and move from "I think I can", to "I know I can".

So, that brings me to this...If you are willing to fight for something, then fight for it. If you are wavering in your thought process with those thoughts of "Will I be able to do this?" You are not alone!, we've all done it!

Come to the blog here, find a forum you like, attend a support group, talk to someone about it! If you have a question, please email me! At the support group I attend, Paula (I love her by the way and my wife knows it!), always ends the evening telling the pre ops/new ops to find someone who is a post op, and talk to them. Ask those questions that are in the back of your mind. It's a great opportunity to speak to someone who has walked that road you are about to travel!

Don't let that smidgen of doubt rob you of your dreams! Morbid obesity robbed me of too much already!

I'm finished!