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Christian Tvetenstrand, M.D.
i have not met my surgeon yet. I have gone to the initially meeting, met with the nutritionist, did the mental evaluations and the sessions with the therapist. Things are progressing slow. I feel my team is thinking this is not for me but they are not communicating that to me. This is becoming a rollercoaster ride with my emotions. I have requested explanation of why my process is being stalled.
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Welcome!  I hope your journey is successful and smooth.  Pray that I get to take this journey too!  I no longer want to be the fat pretty girl.  I want to be seen as who I am beautiful inside and out.

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This has given me the blues
on June 4, 2008 9:17 pm
I went back to my Nut.  as before she had overbooked her schedule.  The reception took my diet journal and took my weight.  I lost 9 lbs in the two weeks. Since, I have not heard from my Nut. or the doctors office at all.  They say I am not trying but ever time I go in they discourage me or just totally piss me off.  The Nut. or Therapist over book or "oop" wrote me down the wrong date.  Yet they say I am not trying.  This whole process is causing my nerves to rattle and I am getting more and more discouraged.  Now,  I have been ill from severe allergies and my work schedule is getting crazy with our deadlines.  Oh, yeah no vacations for the summer months since we have big deadlines AND yes, 6 day mandatory work weeks.  Oh, you can have family time on Sundays and plan vacations for the fall.  Great.  

Okay!  I will continue on my healthy eating habits and increase exercise.  I will just die trying to get this weight off .....
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Losing the weight to qualify for surgery
on April 30, 2008 7:40 pm

I had my second visit with the Nutritionist a week ago.  She really gets me depressed.  Does she know how hard it is to lose weight and how many years I have been trying.  I have lost weight before.  Even with daily exercise I was still over 80 lbs overweight.  Her statements are hurtful.  Overweight people exercise.  SURPRISE.
 
But anyway, she will be surprised.  I have been keeping my journals and sticking with the diet.  I see her in another week.  PRAY FOR ME! 
If I lose all the weight she ask then they state that I may not be able to get my surgery according to my insurance guidelines.  Great! I will still be 100 lbs overweight.  Do they understand that I am trying and at this rate will die trying.  (Well, I hope not)  I am tired of this weight, my back hurt, my knees hurt, my feet hurt, I hurt.  What can I say.  You all have been through this or are going through this. 

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I have been researching WLS for about two years.  At this time, I have been though the mental evaluations and now trying to get my diet together with the dietician.  But, if I lose 10% my insurance will not pay so I am being told I will need to lose the weight without WLS.  I have before but never get all the weight off and eventually gain back.  I do stay active.  Things have lapsed now with the added weight on my but I am getting back into daily exercise.  Even when I did exercise daily, walk, step aerobics, hi/low aerobics, kickboxing, muscle toning, etc I was still overweight.  A friend went to the gym with me once and was amazed that I could workout like this and still be overweight.  Boy, I hope she didn't think that was a compliment.  

Reminds me of the other comments... You are pretty, you could be a HEAD model, HAND model ... Why can't I just be a model.  Hello, I have feelings.  I have also been asked .. Why did you gain the more weight.. Don't know, felt like it .  Yeah, that's it.  

Anyway, where do I start.  I started gaining weight when puberty hit.  Bam, overnight it hit me like a sucker punch.  So, as you know I have been self conscious about my weight ever since.  As I grew older so did my size.  I never dieted but I would find things to keep me active.  I would walk or bike ride for miles.  Though I was heavy, I think I was in pretty good shape.  

Well, I don't know how I got here... OBESE.  Wow, I never admitted that to myself but that is what I am.  I am just trying to let that be WHO I am, but it is hard.  Well, I know you wonder what size I wear or my weight.  Well for my height I am over 100 pounds overweight.  I feel it too.  I have a family history of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, high blood pressure, you name it.  At this time, I don't have any which is making it hard for me to get the doctors to take me serious when considering WLS.  I want to use it as a tool to lose the weight and keep it off.  Losing and gaining the same 20 lbs is taking a toll on my body.  
I know many of you can understand.
Well, if I don't get the surgery, I will never give up.  I will continue to try even if losing and gaining that same 20 lbs drive me INSANE.

 


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