Shaundrea T.

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 Yea!!! 8 days left!!! Good thing, because this 600 calories per day is gonna kill me off!!!! LOL

 Well, starting to get more and more excited and scared as the days tick down. I am down to 11 days left before my surgery!!! I started my 600 calorie, high protein diet on February 3rd, and I must say, I am doing pretty well. I can eat all the fresh fruits and veggies I want, and I am taking advantage of that as my snacks, since they have virtually no calories. I enjoy turkey and chicken for my meals, as they are packed with protein. I am hoping I can make it 11 more days.   It is kind of funny how "hungry" you feel when you know you are on a limited number of calories. I am enjoying my workouts that I have started. I recently purchased Active 2 for Wii, and that is absolutely WONDERFUL!!! I also got the Biggest Loser Power Walk DVD, and I think I almost died the first time I did that one!!! LOL.  Anyway, thinking of making a scrapbook of my journey. Need to find a scrapbook base that I like. Anyway, still counting down the days, and I can hardly wait!!! WOOOO HOOOO!!!!

 Woot woot!!!!  Saw my surgeon for my pre-op today. He said everything is GREAT!!! My blood work came back great, and my total cholesterol is only 130!!! Imagine that, a plump person who's cholesterol is only 130!!! And he said my EKG was normal, so I am all set to go!!!! I start my pre-surgery diet on February 3rd, and surgery is right on schedule for February 17th, then. Oh yeah!!!! I got a bunch of protein powder packets from them, and a book that I have started looking at.  I am just so excited to finally get my process going and join the loser's bench. Better start warming up a seat for me, especially because here in Iowa, it might take a while to chisel the ice off the seat!!! LOL!!! Counting down to February 17th!!!!

 Approval...check. Pre-op testing...check. One step closer to getting to my surgery!!! Yea!!! I got my pre-op blood work, chest x-ray, and EKG all done today. I was surprised to see that it all only took an hour. I go meet with my surgeon on Monday, January 31st. I can't wait!!! I am so excited!!! I can't believe that I only have 20 days left until my surgery. I am so looking forward to a new, healthy me. Well, it is off to work I go, so I will write more on Monday after I meet with my surgeon!!!!!!!!!! 

Woot woot!!!! January 3rd, 2011. It started out as a message to call my surgeon's office regarding the status of my insurance. Of course, I was terrified to call them back because I was sure they were going to tell me that my insurance had denied the surgery. When I finally decided to call them back (like 5 minutes later) I was absolutely ecstatic to hear them say that my insurance had approved my surgery!!!! They had only had my information for 1 week!!! So fricken excited!!! New me, better health, here I come!!!! OH YEA BABY!!! I absolutely cannot wait to get my process going. Dr. VerSteeg's office is thinking my surgery will be February 17th or 18th. They are in the process of getting everything set up right now. YEA!!!  

 Well, I am getting excited.  My 6 month diet is almost over, and then I can see about getting approved!!!! I got put back on the phentermine, and I lost 4 pounds, already.  Whoot whoot!!!! I go back to my PCP on November 24th, and I CANNOT WAIT!!!! I want to get this process going. I have done tons of research about vitamins and protein and I am just excited to begin the next phase of my journey. Wish me LUCK!!!! 

 Wow...it has been a while. Well, I would just like to start off by saying that I feel like a complete and total failure. My PCP took me off the phentermine, because she only prescribes it for a couple months at a time, and as soon as I went off of it, I ended up gaining back like 30 pounds in 2 1/2 months. I feel horrible , and now I am scared that insurance is going to look at that as a sign that I am not committed, when that is not the case at all...I just have a VERY hard time doing it on my own, hence the reason I am seeking help in the first place.  I am not sure if anyone has any suggestions, but I don't know what else to do. I do not snack, and I don't eat big meals...what the heck am I doing wrong???? I still walk everyday, but nothing seems to be working.  I don't want insurance to deny me because of this. It sucks. Anyway, I go back to my PCP on Thursday, so if I find anything else out, I will try and post. Thank-you everyone for listening.

~Shaundrea

 Ok, so I had a pretty bad weekend. My daughter had to go to Des Moines for testing, and I wasn't able to plan my meals as I should have. I pretty much ate what I wanted, when I wanted. Gained some weight back , but tomorrow is a brand new day/week. Time to start fresh again, and get back on track. I know I can do this. I HAVE to. Come on November!!!! Let's rock this!!!!  

 Went back to my pcp for July to weigh in on my supervised diet. I lost 7 more pounds!!!! WHOOT WHOOT!!! GO ME!!!! lol. Can't wait until November.  It probably helps that I write down everything I eat.  I have a pretty purple journal. :)
Today we have to leave to take our daughter to Des Moines for medical testing. They are worried about her growth hormone. *sigh* Poor baby.  I am also hoping that I get a call from Community Action soon, since I applied for a medical assisting position that they have open.  I really want to get an interview and get this job.

~Shaundrea

 Ok, so today didn't seem to be a very good day.  I got a hold of the surgeon's office, and they received the letter from Dr. Lassise, my psychiatrist that I saw.  However, my doctor that I did the supervised diet with must have lost my records or something, because they only got two things faxed to them.  I saw him from August to February or March, so I was very disappointed.  I am doing a supervised diet with my PCP while waiting for this process, but now I won't be done with that until November, because I am just starting month 3.   I was hoping to have surgery sooner rather than later.  Then, when I got to work today I had a call from an office that I applied at stating that they offered the job to a different candidate.  Sucks.  I was looking forward to getting different working hours.  So now, not only is my surgery postponed for another 3-4 months, but I still hardly get to see my kids because of my work schedule.  I have just been down and out all day because of this.  Hopefully these next few months will just fly by so I can submit my packet and get approved.  This dumb diet is the only thing holding up getting my packet sent in.  UGH!!!!

On a good note, I have been doing very well on the diet, I am just worried about when the six months is done.  I don't want to gain it all back.  I have lost about 13 pounds so far since the end of May. Not too shabby, I guess.  Since starting in August that would bring my grand total to 50pounds, but really it is more like 72 pounds because of the 20 I regained and re-lost.  This never works for me and I just hope I can get through the rest of this successfully.  Anyway, heading to bed now, so I will post later about my progress, since I won't be able to post about my upcoming surgery for a really really really long time to come.  That can be my next count down timer...time until my 2nd 6 month diet is done.  LOL.

~Shaundrea