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So I have finally got medical insurance. I must do a twelve month weight review. So far I am into my fourth month. The doctor currently has me on phentermine and I am still going to Medical Weight Loss Clinic. I am losing a lot of inches but I just can not seem to get past a certain number. I keep going up and down. But we are documenting my progress each month now so that when next September comes we can put in a request for the surgery. It is a day to day battle I must say. Sometimes I want to just give up and just wait for the surgery to come, but I know I must be able to show some progress for documentation. I know that next September will be here before I know it. I am keeping my head up and taking it one day at a time.

Well, I was going to be self pay at first but due to certain circumstances that didn't work out.  I did do my consult and passed my psychiatric evaluation.  I have obtained medical insurance and I am now waiting for the surgeon's office to get a copy of my medical records to see how much longer I may have to go to the doctor.  At this moment I am being told it is for a year.  Also this means that I won't be able to get the sleeve, I will now have to get the RNY.  So I am keeping my fingers crossed and hope to hear something soon.

Well I had to postpone the surgery due to personal reasona and waiting to get medical insurance.  In the mean time I decided that I didn't have to sit around and wait for things to happen.  I could continue to try to lose this weight some other way.  I had already lost 70 pounds in the last year but had been at a stand still.  I decided to go to Medical Weight Loss and it's amazing how much food you have to eat but it is actually working.  I started back working out at the gym 5 to 6 times a week.  I have been doing this for about a month now and I have loss 12 and a half pounds and thirteen inches. (9 of those off my waist) I was really amazed.  I am going to keep going.  This has really given me motivation.

I made the decision today to finally go ahead and schedule my consultation and psychiatric evaluation for February 3.  I hopefully plan on having the surgery in June of this year since I will paying for the surgery myself.

The interesting thing is that I felt really funny after I made the appointment.  I really couldn't pinpoint what I was feeling.  I think that it was the fact that I had finally made the decision to do this.  As long as I hadn't made the appointment or any definite decisions, I think it was easy not to face the fact that I am indeed overweight.  I now have to prepare myself to say goodbye to this person I have been for the last 10+ years.  To finally be able to let the pounds go will be like mourning a death. 

I was telling my cousin today how who I am inside is not who I look like on the outside.  I no longer have to accept that this weight is mine for the rest of my life.