ObesityHelp

Been a long time since I've hung out here.  I've been up and down, in and out.. lots of changes in my life.  I've managed to eat my way back up to 245.... and I've had enough!  I wish I could have been in the >1% of folks who can lose an exhorbitant amount of weight through diet and exercise and keep it off, but I'm not...................   and I started my journey for WLS about 5 months ago.

My first trip was a visit to Dr. Chasen -  it was a good visit..  he seems like a good guy.. young, energetic, positive.  He didn't say yes, didn't say no....  just... started.

My insurance company requires 6 months of a medically supervised diet.... so I found a doctor and started.  The surgeon's office said they don't schedule anything until you've gone through 4 months... so I did my 4 months and made a phone call to ask... "Ok.. what next".

June 8 - sleep study
June 13 - nutritional class... I found it tough to sit through those 3 hours.. was supposed to be like an hour and a half... walked out of there feeling like someone kicked me from head to toe.
June 17 - endoscopy

yet to come

June 23 -
  1.  5th visit for medically supervised diet
  2.  3 hour uh.. seminar?  Class?  at the hospital

July 11 -  Psche evaluation
July 14 - visit with sleep specialist


I'm on my second week of chantix -  no quit/no surgery - so I'm working on that.  I'd hate to go through all of this and NOT be able to give up cigs!  I've leaned on them WAY too long as it is!

Be blessed folks!
Lori