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Almost there...
Finally got a surgery date! November 7th is the big day! I am on day three of the shakes, and trying every variation I can just to get through the next two weeks.
My pre-op appointment was today, everything is ready, I'm ready. I didn't think this day would ever come. I'm so excited!
HW-304
CW-292
Not a huge amount of weight lost, but I actually gained 4 lbs back during the week of my sons wedding. I have also been smoke free for 72 days. I didn't think that would ever happen! Thank you Chantix! Well, that's it for the update for now, see you on the sleeved side!
My pre-op appointment was today, everything is ready, I'm ready. I didn't think this day would ever come. I'm so excited!
HW-304
CW-292
Not a huge amount of weight lost, but I actually gained 4 lbs back during the week of my sons wedding. I have also been smoke free for 72 days. I didn't think that would ever happen! Thank you Chantix! Well, that's it for the update for now, see you on the sleeved side!
It's been a while
Unfortunately I haven't found as much support on here as I'd hoped, but I have found support in the people around me. Especially people who have gone through or are going through the process.
My final weigh in is 8/11/16 - I have lost 14 lbs since April when the process started. It's not a huge amount, and I am ok with that. It's been learning to eat correctly (high protein low carb) it's been weaning myself off of bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, etc. It's a small victory, but I have not gained anything - it may only be a lb lost for the month, but it's a loss, not a gain. (This is what I keep telling myself anyway).
I have continued with my therapy, and I am working through issues that have long been pent up (it has come to my attention that I am a very angry person) and I am learning to cope with these feelings instead of stuffing them down and letting them eat me from the inside out. Deal now and move on. While I didn't think I was an emotional eater, I have come to realize that I am a stress eater. When I am under a lot of stress, I want to eat. I have been under an extraordinary amount of stress the last month and I am worried that I have actually gained this month. I have cheated more times than I care to admit, and I have spent most of the month feeling guilty because I am cheating myself. So I am finding it easier to just walk away and avoid temptation and all I have to do is remember the shame and guilt I feel for treating myself this way.
Once this weigh in is behind me the only thing left to do is for my PCP and my therapist to sign off n the surgery, and everything will be submitted to insurance for approval. Then it's a waiting game - wait for the approval, then wait for the surgery date - I am hoping at the very latest for a Mid October surgery. I will post when I know something more concrete.
HW - 304
CW - 290
My final weigh in is 8/11/16 - I have lost 14 lbs since April when the process started. It's not a huge amount, and I am ok with that. It's been learning to eat correctly (high protein low carb) it's been weaning myself off of bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, etc. It's a small victory, but I have not gained anything - it may only be a lb lost for the month, but it's a loss, not a gain. (This is what I keep telling myself anyway).
I have continued with my therapy, and I am working through issues that have long been pent up (it has come to my attention that I am a very angry person) and I am learning to cope with these feelings instead of stuffing them down and letting them eat me from the inside out. Deal now and move on. While I didn't think I was an emotional eater, I have come to realize that I am a stress eater. When I am under a lot of stress, I want to eat. I have been under an extraordinary amount of stress the last month and I am worried that I have actually gained this month. I have cheated more times than I care to admit, and I have spent most of the month feeling guilty because I am cheating myself. So I am finding it easier to just walk away and avoid temptation and all I have to do is remember the shame and guilt I feel for treating myself this way.
Once this weigh in is behind me the only thing left to do is for my PCP and my therapist to sign off n the surgery, and everything will be submitted to insurance for approval. Then it's a waiting game - wait for the approval, then wait for the surgery date - I am hoping at the very latest for a Mid October surgery. I will post when I know something more concrete.
HW - 304
CW - 290
Endoscopy, EEG, chest Xray and 4 lbs....
So I had my appointment yesterday to get my endoscopy, chest xray and EEG done. All in all it took 2 hours for everything and since the endoscopy was first (scheduled for 6 am) the rest of it was kind of a blur....But the endoscopy went well, no hernia, no ulcers, no issues. Then chest xray was fine, lungs look good, and the EEG was unremarkable.
I had to weigh in before the endoscopy and I am down 4 lbs.
Initial Weight - 306
Current Weight - 302
So apparently what I am doing is working...not noticeably, but slowly. Which is fine by me....as long as I don't gain I am on the right path. Next visit and next weigh in in 4/11/16. Will update then.
I had to weigh in before the endoscopy and I am down 4 lbs.
Initial Weight - 306
Current Weight - 302
So apparently what I am doing is working...not noticeably, but slowly. Which is fine by me....as long as I don't gain I am on the right path. Next visit and next weigh in in 4/11/16. Will update then.
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