Hi Mary! Welcome!! I can’t speak for everyone here, but I definitely had apprehensions. I was mourning food that I was saying goodbye to (some temporary, some permanent), but also the uncertainty of healing from surgery, will I have complications, what if I lose it all and then gain it all back, and a big one, how can I change mentally to become successful physically? And honestly, I just had to put on my big girl pants and face it head on. Here’s what I told myself: I’m going to lose some hair, big deal hair grows back; I’ll be able to eat delicious foods still, so stop telling yourself you’re losing out. Complications might happen and I have an amazing care team and support system, so I’ll make it through. What if I lose it all then start gaining-well that’s where my care team will come into play. And the big one, how do I change myself mentally to be successful physically - one day at a time. Having long term goals is great, but for me the short term are what I focus on.
Now all that being said, that’s how I had to deal with my brain, and everyone is different. We all motivate ourselves in different ways.
