Okay, so I have a really bad attitude at the moment, waiting around for limbo to stop.  I am exercising pretty well but I actually gained 5 pounds!  I keep the food log and I haven't been eating any differently.  I am hoping this is a case of "muscle weighs more than fat" because I can tell the muscle is there.  I go on next Monday to get my blood drawn; hopefully my doc will give me the okay for the surgery, then all be into the insurance.  It is hard being on OH right now seeing people getting approved & having surgery, etc.  I am so ready to take my seat on the loser's bench!

I continue to exercise and I celebrated my 22nd anniversary with my hubby, Mark, last Friday.  I have days where I am watching closely what I eat and other days where I end up eating something I shouldn't.  In the end though, I end up paying for my food wrongdoings because then my stomach & intestined act up, so I am learning from pain about what I shouldn't be doing!  I can't wait until the end of this month, when I get my thyroid blood test done & hopefully will get my PCP to sign off on my sleeve surgery... I wish things went a little faster but I am trying to be patient...

After one week on Synthroid, I gotta say I am feeling more energy and my skin is looking normal (instead of dry & flaky).  I have been continuing to swim laps and do my pool exercises almost daily, and I think I have more muscle underneath all this girth!  I think I understand now why my gall bladder surgery took so long to recuperate from (7 weeks ago today)... I somehow had this thyroid thing happen and that's why I had so many setbacks.  Anyway, now I am just wishing July would fly by so I can get back on track for my sleeve!  August 1st can't come soon enough!