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I just got off the phone with my nurse and we...
I just got off the phone with my nurse and we scheduled my surgery date. I am so nervous and excited! This moment is extremely surreal for me. I joined real self a few months ago, but I haven't written on here because I was afraid I would jinx something.
A little about myself, I have been overweight my entire life, not a severely as I have been the past few years. I had a constant nagging in my ear from family member to stand up straight and stick it in (my stomach). In high school I got very serious about losing weight, I had a personal trainer and I was eating healthy and soon a friend introduced to me a diet supplement which made my appetite disappear. As soon as I stopped taking those supplements my hunger came back with a vengeance. I am now 22 years old, about 5'6", and my weight is around 240 pounds. This is the most I have ever weighed and it means that my bmi is about 39.
About a year ago I started looking into weight loss surgery, I spoke with my mother who was somewhat supportive and we went to a seminar. My mother thought if the insurance could pay for the surgery then we should go for it. Unfortunately my father and boyfriend did not agree that I needed the surgery, and my insurance did not cover the cost. I then did the Quick Weight Loss Center Diet, I stuck to it and lost almost 30 pounds, about a month and a half after I stopped I gained all of the weight back and even more.
I use food as a way of comfort, happy sad, anxious, they all equal food. Recently my father was diagnosed with cancer, my family helps raise my niece, and I have a new very stressful part time job while still in school. My anxiety and depression have started to control my life and of course that just makes me hungry and more sad and more anxious, its a vicious cycle that I cannot wait to get out of.
Flash forward to now, I had my initial consultation with my doctor last week and the thought of surgery did not seem possible for me due to the financial burden it would cause. My mother decided to finance the procedure and just like that my surgery date is less than a month away.
I can't wait to get my life back in so many ways. From playing with my niece and exercising to something as simple as tying my shoes. I just know that after I go through this I will never take my body for granted again. I look forward to this journey because I know it will be hard work and when I get to where I want to be I will be proud and happy with who I am on the inside and out.
A little about myself, I have been overweight my entire life, not a severely as I have been the past few years. I had a constant nagging in my ear from family member to stand up straight and stick it in (my stomach). In high school I got very serious about losing weight, I had a personal trainer and I was eating healthy and soon a friend introduced to me a diet supplement which made my appetite disappear. As soon as I stopped taking those supplements my hunger came back with a vengeance. I am now 22 years old, about 5'6", and my weight is around 240 pounds. This is the most I have ever weighed and it means that my bmi is about 39.
About a year ago I started looking into weight loss surgery, I spoke with my mother who was somewhat supportive and we went to a seminar. My mother thought if the insurance could pay for the surgery then we should go for it. Unfortunately my father and boyfriend did not agree that I needed the surgery, and my insurance did not cover the cost. I then did the Quick Weight Loss Center Diet, I stuck to it and lost almost 30 pounds, about a month and a half after I stopped I gained all of the weight back and even more.
I use food as a way of comfort, happy sad, anxious, they all equal food. Recently my father was diagnosed with cancer, my family helps raise my niece, and I have a new very stressful part time job while still in school. My anxiety and depression have started to control my life and of course that just makes me hungry and more sad and more anxious, its a vicious cycle that I cannot wait to get out of.
Flash forward to now, I had my initial consultation with my doctor last week and the thought of surgery did not seem possible for me due to the financial burden it would cause. My mother decided to finance the procedure and just like that my surgery date is less than a month away.
I can't wait to get my life back in so many ways. From playing with my niece and exercising to something as simple as tying my shoes. I just know that after I go through this I will never take my body for granted again. I look forward to this journey because I know it will be hard work and when I get to where I want to be I will be proud and happy with who I am on the inside and out.
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Dr. Moises Jacobs
I have only met Dr. Jacobs once but that initial gut feeling from meeting him let me know he was going to do everything he could to help me. He is very down to earth and so caring.