Yes, it is a mind game. It's normal to have all the doubts and fears, and question it right up to the moment. I remember thinking if I'm going to back out, it better be before I do two weeks of the liquid diet, lol. It would be a travesty to go through all of that and then not be successful. I'm at 3 months post op and I can tell you that I get hungry, eat a small amount of food that I enjoy, and feel good again. It's a feeling I haven't had in so long, I forgot what that was like. I'm currently eating cold rotisserie chicken with sugar free honey mustard, and a mandarin orange. (about to do a workout, need some carbs for that) The fact that I can only eat small amounts doesn't bother me because I'm not left feeling hungry and looking at the food on the table. I eat, I'm satisfied, and I'm good. It's amazing.