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I gained back six pounds! I sort of knew I would....I had to take a break from exercising because of mother nature, she always has to spoil the party. So since I knew I would be off, I did a tattoo. BUT, because of the Diabetes, my body didn't like getting a tat and rebeled by giving me a skin infection. Well, I guess that's my last tattoo, at least for a while. But it is almost healed, so it is back to the pool on Monday! 

Two more pounds gone! I am soooooo happy! I must be doing something right, but of course, mother nature has to roar to life and sideline me for a week. Guess I'll have to find some alternative exercises to do this week.....maybe do some bellybancing with the youtube videos.?! Bonus to being out of the water for a week....I can do another tattoo and have time for it to heal. :o)

Weighed myself at the doc's office on Monday....I came in at 395. Much better! I think knocking my calories down to 1800 a day made the difference. I am skipping exercising today though.....I had problems Monday night and yesterday and don't want to push it today. I'm thinking it was a bit of food poisioning, either that, or my body is telling me not to eat fast food anymore! LOL Off to get some work done!

Here I am, trying to loose some weight, keeping my food logs, and what happens?.....I gain weight! I downloaded this program, My fitness pal, and I love it. BUT, it said that I could eat 2100 cals and still loose weight. NOPE! Now I've gone down to 1800 cals and will see where that takes me. 

On another note, I am very achy all over my body today.....don't know why. I do think my "girl time" is upon me. Haven't had a period since December, but am not sure if it is because of the weight, or since I am 45, if it is just menopause. :o)

I think I will sit out the water aerobics today. Makes me a little sad....but maybe I will do a belly dance workout tonight to burn a couple calories.

18 more days and I become an insured citizen! It will open a whole new world for me. No more just maintaining my health problems, now I might be able to eradicate half or most of them. On my list is first of all, WLS. Then, possibly, if I have the courage, getting my Haglund's deformities taken care of. This would require operations on both of my heels, scraping away bone spurs under the achilles tendon. OUCH! Of course, it hurts now something terrible! I would then be able to walk, bike, even run!  :o)

Well, we've had 7+ inches of new snow from the storm Vulcan. Needless to say, I didn't go to my water aerobics class today (don't feel like slipping and sliding through the streets). It's weird though.....I feel guilty! I feel like I need to do some exercises to compensate....maybe I'll do some bellydancing tonight.  

Went to a Diabetes class, then to my second water aerobics class, and then called U of M and got set up for a seminar. The seminar isn't until the 7th of May, but it will get here sooner than I think. Now WLS is beginning to become a reality for me. I'm so happy!  :o)

I  FINALLY got to the Y, I joined a month and a half ago! :o)   I did the water aerobics class and it was fun. I was nervous, but I put it on auto pilot and things went well. I will be going back again!  :o) I did have two problems which I can solve by my next class on Friday....1) My bathing suit top comes up and my bottoms went down.....not good :o) 2) I need a better and bigger tote bag to carry all my stuff...looks like I will be sewing for the next few days. I did get some aqua socks at Wal-mart for 2.50, so another problem fixed. I know I'm going to feel it in the morning. LOL

YEA!!! Now I am waiting for the papers to come in the mail and for the 1st of April for it to kick in. After I get my United Healthcare card, I need to do the hard task, call them. You see, I have a hard time talking to people on the phone, even family members. I don't know why, but I do. I suppose it might be a spinoff of my previous Agoraphobia, the fear of large open spaces, like stores. I still get a bit nervous when I get to the checkout for some reason.

Anyways, back to the topic at hand....I have filled out the papers for the hospital I want to have the WLS at, but need to fill in the questions about the insurance. After I accomplish that, I just need to wait until the weather gets better to travel the 35 miles to the hospital for a seminar.

Ohhhh....another thing, I found out that my new insurance will pay for my protein drinks and my vitamins! This is going to be AWESOME!!!! I want this sooooooo badly!

I was checking out the websites for the Medicaid overhaul in Michigan, and found gold! I sure hope I can get this one.....it states bariatric surgery as one of the procedures covered! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!  Now I know which plan I will be signing up with. Just need to wait until my appointment on the 4th, when I will offically be signed up, to call my chosen hospital and get the train on the tracks. Choo, choo! :o)