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DAYS UNTIL MY SURGERY!

Breakfast:	Slim Fast Shake
Lunch:	Slim Fast Shake
Dinner:	t.b.a.
Water intake:	2 Sugar Free popcicles 30 ounces of water.
Current weight:	379
Current BMI:	71.6
Current total loss:	86lbs.

Days till my surgery!!!
 

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How are you all doing today?
I am doing quite well on day one of the rest of my dietary life.

I started my special two week diet for surgery and it has been pretty much the same thing I have been doing all month long, but this is much more intense.

No soft drinks diet or otherwise, and absolutely no real sugar unless it is natural or included in my protein shake.  

I had a south beach diet meal for dinner.  It was two cheeses with broccoli and chicken.  That and some cracked black pepper was yummy! I will definitely be buying more of that for my food choice in the future.

There really isn't much else to talk about.
Well, there is but I am just not going to post it... I am keeping it to myself for now.
I have to rely on myself to get through it.

I hope you all have a great day and I hope I will be able to get around to all your blogs.  I have tried I really have, but some days are easier than others.

With tons of love and prayers for all my special friends,

 

                                             

I HAVE A SURGERY DATE

 

JULY 14, 2008 5AM CHECK IN

 

PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS.

THE HARD WORK IS JUST NOW BEGINNING.

I have lost a total of 22 pounds since my last visit with the office at the hospital where they are doing my surgery.

 

I only have three more pounds to lose, to meet my mini goal.

Thanks so much for your friendship and kindness.

Hey if you all would like to chat here is my number

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:) laterz

 

Tina

 

So as it stand right now here are my current stats:
Weight Loss to date: 54 pounds
Six month diet achieved: 1 month  2 month
                                     3 month  4 month
                                    5 month  6 month.
Letter of necessity from Physician
Thyroid panel done:  
Psych. Evaluation:  PASSED
Seminar Attended:
Get Approved
Date to meet surgeon:  Dr. Morton III, M.D.
                                                 May 27, 2008 1:30 Pm

Have a surgery date: JULY 14,2008
Be a loser!!!

When I went to (insert hospital name here) to find out about the procedure and file paperwork to have my surgery I was told that (insert Dr. name here) only does the lap band on Medicare patients.

Well, I am having SERIOUS reservations about having lap band.

I weigh over 400 pounds.
I have waited for 7 years to finally even get to this point and the fact that doctors are starting to refuse to do the bypass procedure on us just irks me to no end!

I realize that Medicare doesn't pay the 50K that the hospitals and Dr’s charge but folks the last time I checked those plastic containers they use in your room are NOT worth 100 dollars but I know you pay that for them or more!

If any of you know of a doctor that will do the bypass on someone that has Medicare and tenncare and Medicare is my primary, and they haven't restricted their numbers of Medicare surgeries for the year please by all means message me... because right now I am in a funk and I don't know what to do!!!!

My mom doesn't want me to have the bypass but folks I know that this is what I need.

I just think I am freaking out because I don’t want to make the wrong decision because I doubt seriously that I would ever be able to afford a revision in the future if I needed one.

HELP!!!!!!

 

So as it stand right now here are my current stats:
Weight Loss to date: 54 pounds
Six month diet achieved: 1 month  2 month
                                     3 month  4 month
                                    5 month  6 month.
Letter of necessity from Physician
Thyroid panel done:  
Psych. Evaluation:  PASSED
Seminar Attended:
Get Approved
Date to meet surgeon:  Dr. Morton III, M.D.
                                                 May 27, 2008 1:30 Pm
Have a surgery date
Be a loser!!!

Yep, it is that time again! Cute huh? This was the tool I used to make my hair pretty.   See, doesn't it look so much better in my hair than out!!!   This is my most favorite photo to date.   I had wanted flowers for my birthday but didn't voice that since I have such horrible allergies, but my niece surprised me with these beautiful blue silk roses.  Now I don't have to worry about them dying like the real ones would.  I was so very touched!!!   Here she is giving me a kiss and a hug awe.. I do love her so.   Me with tears in my eyes from such a thoughtful gift.   The card she bought for me all by herself!   This card was picked out by my daddy but it was from my sIEster.  He does have a way of picking cards!!!   This one was from my mom and dad and it flushes when you open it.   This is another gift my niece got me.  It is a ceramic tiger. I love it!   This is my mushabelly pillow! This is from my mommy. She is the best!   I shall name him Homiecow.  I do so love him.   This is what I got from my sISter and my mom and dad. I got a hermit crab from my sister and the fish are from my parents.  They are just so beautiful. I so wished you all could see it at night.    Last-but-not-least, my beautifulist niece Becky.  She is spending the night with me (on a school night) for my birthday.  Even though my birthday isn't until Monday we celebrated it today so everyone could be together.  I have plans to go to the YMCA tomorrow and then come home and rest.

 

So as it stand right now here are my current stats:
Weight Loss to date: 54 pounds
Six month diet achieved: 1 month  2 month
                                     3 month  4 month
                                    5 month  6 month.
Letter of necessity from Physician
Thyroid panel done:  
Psych. Evaluation:  PASSED
Seminar Attended:
Get Approved
Date to meet surgeon:  Dr. Morton III, M.D.
                                                 May 27, 2008 1:30 Pm
Have a surgery date
Be a loser!!!

Hey kiddie!
I have finally opened my personal blog open for everyone after two years of seclusion.
Feel free to visit it via the link at my personal website www.iamtina.com
I will still be blogging here as well... :)
Tina

If you read this blog carefully you will notice that something has changed.
Can you see what it is?
If you don't mail me and I will tell you.
Most of you should know why I am in heaven right now.


So as it stand right now here are my current stats:
Weight Loss to date: 54 pounds
Six month diet achieved: 1 month  2 month
                                     3 month  4 month
                                    5 month  6 month.
Letter of necessity from Physician
Thyroid panel done:  
Psych. Evaluation:  PASSED
Seminar Attended:
Get Approved
Date to meet surgon:  Dr. Morton III, M.D.
                                                 May 27, 2008 1:30 Pm
Have a surgery date
Be a looser!!!

Hello all my munchkinz how are you doing?
I have been a very busy little girl.
I recently took my first family trip in over three years.
We (being my parents and sister and her family) to Pigeon Forge.
We had the best time ever! I had a hard time trying to sleep but all in all it was the best one I have ever gone on!

Then we get back and we joined the YMCA!
We are LOVING that... I am hoping to drop more weight before my surgery.
This month is my FIFTH in a six month required diet.
I am getting excited as well as nervous.
I know I am going to do this to be healthy I just so wished I could already have had the surgery!

I will keep you all updated as soon as I return to the doctors office this month.

So as it stand right now here are my current stats:
Weight Loss to date: 54 pounds
Six month diet achieved: 1 month  2 month
                                     3 month  4 month
                                       5 month    6 month.
Letter of necessity from Physician
Thyroid panel done:  
Psych. Evaluation:  PASSED
Seminar Attended:
Get Approved
Have a surgery date
Be a looser!!!

Greeting my pets and fellow lappers, 
Well here we are in February. This marks my 5th month with my medically supervised diet.  I will see my doctor on the 25th  and then I will be sitting on pins and needles just waiting till my last visit.
This month is dragging along...I am afraid that these next few months will be the longest in my life!!!
I am not doing well in the weight department I am afraid.  I had dropped 54 pounds but it seems like all I have wanted to do is eat... I don't think I have eaten my way back up from the 54 pound weight loss but I have probably put on a few pounds I will just have to work extra hard the rest of this month to not gain it back.
I am still struggling with my personal life.  Too many things going on in my head and I just wished some days that I could just forget I was ever married.  I should just be thankful though that I am with my family and doing fantastically.
My prayers are for all of you that are hoping to have this surgery.  I pray that God find a way for it to be in your life.  If it is His will for you to have it.
God bless all of you that have kept in touch with me.  I will never forget you!!!

So as it stand right now here are my current stats:
Weight Loss to date: 54 pounds
Six month diet achieved: 1 month  2 month
                                     3 month  4 month
                                       5 month    6 month.
Letter of necessity from Physician
Thyroid panel done:  
Psych. Evaluation:  PASSED
Seminar Attended:
Get Approved
Have a surgery date
Be a looser!!!

Hello all you wild and wooley Losers!
I am just giddy because why?
I only have TWO months left of my medically supervised diet!!!
Is that cause for celebration?
Not yet, but I will soon!
The best part of my doctors visit was when the doc had me stand on the scales and weigh again because he was shocked at my weight loss.
Currently I have dropped a whopping 54 pounds.
my BMI had decreased and it is putting me closer to my mini goal of under 400 pounds before surgery.
Every little bit helps I say!!!!
I guess I will add more as it comes.

So as it stand right now here are my current stats:
Weight Loss to date: 54 pounds
Six month diet achieved: 1 month  2 month
                                     3 month  4 month
                                       5 month    6 month.
Letter of necessity from Physician
Thyroid panel done:  
Psych. Evaluation:  PASSED
Seminar Attended:
Get Approved
Have a surgery date
Be a looser!!!