@loriskt
I had my surgery one year ago today. I’m 68. I just had my 1 year check up and all is going well. I lost 95 lbs and have 21 more to go to get to high school weight. I have no regrets. I choose to eat a limited diet. I don’t want to fall into old, bad habits so I do not eat sugar, bread, pasta, potatoes, fast food, etc. I take food with me when I go places. I feel so good now. I love being able to physically do anything I want. I do get cold easily so I bought a coat. I never wore coats in the winter, even though I live in northwest Wisconsin. I don’t miss any of the food that made me gain weight. I feel a sense of freedom from the hold those foods had on me. Now I eat to live instead of live to eat. I think feeling anxious before surgery is normal. It was almost pain free for me. The pain was minimal. It did take time to retrain my brain about eating but I worked on it and it happened.