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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

Still plugging along here.

CW.. 209.6

I've been attempting a fat fast for the last three days.... today is day 4.  Workouts are still hi energy.  I've been trying to get in 3 hours 3 x a week and 2 hours 3 x  week with one day off. 

I'm waiting for test results so see if there's a medical reason why I can work out more calories than I take in and not lose weight.

Wow.. it's been a pretty wild year!  I sit here, in the same spot I sat last year at this time while boo hoo'ing to anyone who would listen in the non-op forum about how I couldn't lose an ounce.

This year I sit in this VERY same spot.. taking up one whole hell of lot less room... having to REACH for the keyboard... thanking everyone in the non-op forum for their patience, kindness, understanding, willingness to motivate, ability to put me in my place when necessary and ignore my rants!  LOL  Good peeps!! 

I've been up and down for months.  The diet has been pretty well spot on with the exception of an occasional indiscretion caused by utter frustration.  I truly am not hungry.. I truly am not craving a darned thing that I'm not supposed to eat - but when the going gets tough.. the tough blame themselves and punish themselves with chocolate (or whatever).  I got angry.. but didn't give in.  I decided to shake things up a bit.

For two weeks I backed off the gym going only 3 x a week and limited my cardio to at MOST an hour with an hour of weights.  I stopped taking all medication except lasix and potassium on a regular basis.  When absolutely necessary I take something for pain so I can move.. otherwise there have just been a lot of owwwwies.. lol.  I can take it!  lol

Today .. after bouncing back up to 222.. down to 210.. up to 221.. down to 215.... I finally saw 207.4 on the scale.  Maybe a good shake up is what I needed!

So right at this moment, I am 27.4 lbs from my original goal of 180 lbs.  I think that's a realistic goal even though I'm having a hard time getting there.  If I would have said 160, I would have expected to be slapped upside the head.... but for once.. I was "reasonable" and "moderate" in my thinking.

Why I still feel so huge is beyond me.  I still feel people looking at me which is something I'm going to have to deal with... well.. me and my shrink!  LOLOLOL  (Mostly my shrink.. he can take what I don't want)!  lol

So it's another day in paradise... and I'm going to keep on doing my do and pushing and pulling and praying. 

ONE YEAR LATER
115 LBS LESS
AMEN

God bless you all!
Lori