Long Overdue

Wow...haven't been here since March. That's quite a while.

I'm still here...still kicking. But I thought I should make a July post since I had said previously that I was giving myself until July and then looking into Surgery. Well, here we are July 27 and today I weighed in at an all time high of 341.4. :( I hate to even see that I am now over 340. The mere fact that I am still reaching new highs is proof enough that I need some help. I need some drastic help. And hopefully, I am going to get some. In April, I attended a Weight Loss Surgery seminar in my area. That's all it took - 1 meeting and I knew I wanted the lap-band. So I filled out my paperwork and discovered that my insurance company requires a 6 month doctor supervised weight loss program in order to cover the surgery. Luckily for me, I had started seeing just such a doctor in March, so I just needed to continue. I have had a psych evaluation, a dietitian consult and met with my surgeon. Next Thursday will be my final appt with the weight loss doctor and then all the paperwork gets turned into the Insurance company for approval. (fingers crossed).

Once I get approved, I have to attend a lap-band class and meet with the surgeon again. There are also a series of medical tests that I will have to have, but that's it. I have my fingers crossed for early September, but you just never know.

I feel like crap. I feel tired and bloated. Today I am starting over. Truth is that I need to make a change and the band is just a tool anyway, so I am starting now...today. I am going to stay away from sugar and eat lower carb and get some exercise. These are all the things I will have to do after the band, so why not start now. If I could drop 10-15 lbs before surgery, that would be great. Did I mention that my surgeon requires a 2-week liquid diet prior to surgery? WooHoo! That should drop another 15 lbs off!! :)


I'll check back and let you know how things are going!