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January 5th! Guess I will be doing the liquid diet for Christmas......and I wouldn't want it any other way. I am thrilled beyond words!!!!

Ohhh, and according to my scale, I have now lost 75 pounds since Nov. 2013. I am so proud of myself! :o)

Well, it looks good for me to get my request submitted to my insurance company. That's after my liquid diet class tomorrow. That is the good news. Now for the bad news, the surgeon is booked solid until Christmas! Looks like I will get my turn after the first of the year. Oh well, new year, new life! Actually, it will give me time to get some other works in progress done beforehand. Loose more weight, get on a regular exercise schedule, get my partials made (hopefully) and then I also get to enjoy the holidays (but still sticking to my 1300 calories!).

I am really proud of myself and have come a long way in a year. I have lost 65+ pounds, gained a ton of confidence and feel really good. I can just imagine what I will feel like when the weight is off completely. Now I can see why a lot of people find exercising more fun afterwards.

I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Had my appointment with the NUT today and my check list is almost complete.....only one thing to go, the liquid diet class, and that is scheduled for next Wednesday. After that, I will hopefully get my surgery date from the surgeons office. I am soooooo happy! Cut me open for Thanksgiving.....I can't think of a better thing to give thanks for!

I have updated my weight info. My local NUT had my starting weight at 411, and as of today, I am 348!!! I haven't been this small since before I got married 6 1/2 years ago.

Maybe, just maybe, I can get my surgery done in November. I spoke with one of my surgeon's techs, and was listing off the items on the doc's checklist that I have completed, which they didn't have as completed, and she said they might be able to submit my request to the insurance company early, since my BMI is over 50. WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Some of the things I still need to complete are a checklist with the RD, easy enough, and then attend a nutrition "dietary class". Oh it would be so nice to get it done before winter!

I have a whole slew of appointments in October to keep me busy, so the time will pass by fast.

On another note, had a great Birthday dinner with my mom, baby sister and one of my nephews.   I had a delicious prime rib dinner with broccoli, salad and a little bread. Then, when we got home, found out that the waitress had "accidentally" charged someone else's 43.99 dinner along with our 29.70 dinner on our credit card. My mother called and hopefully the 43.99 will be removed by tomorrow. It better be because I need to get some gas for an appointment on Wednesday. 

I just got back from my second appointment with the bariatric doc and NUT. The doc upped my Invokana and wants me to discontinue my insulin. The NUT wants me to work on a couple of things. There is a slim, I mean slim, chance that my dealings with my local NUT might count towards my 6 month requirement. If so, then I might be able to get the surgery now! WOOHOO!!!! Crossing my fingers! But even so, we are looking at December for the surgery. I am on cloud 9! The only thing that scares me is the 2 week liquid diet. But, I did find out that Pure protein shake mix is delicious! So I might not have too much troubles sticking to it. I have heard that you can have veggies on it, that would work for me! 

Yay!!! I will continue seeing her though, especially after the surgery. We have a good bond. :-) On another note, I saw my sleep doc and asked that my results be forwarded to my surgeon. That will be two more things off the list. Next Wednesday will be my second monthly check in and another thing off the list. Makes it feel a little closer to the goal line.

I also am still loosing weight, down to 356, almost 50 pounds off since February. I am so proud of myself!  I just bought some new jeans last year, and now I can't wear them. In fact, I'm almost too small for even my skinny jeans.

Another thing I noticed......there is space, albeit just a bit, between my tummy and the steering wheel. Woohoo! 

Going to the psych again for my second round of hypnosis. She said she can take my favorite bad food and put a suggestion that I dislike it, any food. Hhhuuummmmm....after a lot of thinking, I'm going to go with soda pop. I have tried to stay away from it, but it is so hard. I'm hoping this takes and I will have NO desire for it what so ever! :o) I will keep ya'all informed about how it goes.

She said last week that she does think I'm prepared for the surgery.....YaY!!!!!  I going to see if I can make a deal with her that if she will give the doc the thumbs up, I will continue to see her as long as she wants or what the insurance will pay for.

On another note, I did get my first check from Priority Health for my gas reimbursement. It was a good amount, and it was only for July.

And on yet another note......I have made two batches of the cloud bread. I L-O-V-E IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I used a very tiny bit of the sweetener and added a bit of salt.....very good, but I couldn't share it with my dog. So for this second batch, I used a tiny bit of white sugar, probably about 1/16 of a teaspoon. For both batches I used these individual size cups of Weight Watchers cream cheese spread for the cheese portion. I have calculated the calories out to 33 each cloud, getting 10 in a batch. I think the taste reminds me of Jiffy mix waffles, just a little less dense. Yuummmmmm! Now for some other carb free recipes I've saved on Pinterest.

Ticker, check! Hypnosis, check! More weight loss, check!

It is coming off in sheets. I am almost a complete circle! LOL I am down to between 1000 to 1500 calories a day and trying to keep the carbs to 100g. I have found that I am craving fruits and veggies, SOOO not like me! :o)

On Wednesday, my psych is going to hypnotize me! She is hoping to get to the root of my overeating. I know part of it, but am interested in finding out if there is more to it. I wonder if she can also fix my fear of bugs and birds.... :o) Oh well, one thing at a time! Going to see the cardio doc tomorrow to get my results from my ultrasound on the 5th......the ticker must not be too bad or else they would have called me eariler. 

I have been feeling better and lighter lately. So much so, that I decided to cut my hair. I did research on the net to find out which cut is best for my face, I am a pear on my body AND a pear shaped face, so a shorter shag is best for me! Well, it came out okay, but definitely not a shag. I will post a new pic when I get presentable for my Wednesday appointment. 

On another subject......I think I'm having problems with the Invokana causing diarrhea.  I am going to give it a chance to settle in my system before I say anything to the doc.