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Here's a list of things I can't wait to do when I lose weight:

1. Fly in a plane without a seatbelt extender.

2. Shop in a non-plus size store.

3. Have people look at me because I'm pretty, or have a cute outfit on, not because I'm different.

4. Use a seatbelt and it not lock up if I lean forward, or hang out the door when I get out.

5. Use a regular bathroom stall and not a handicapped one.

6. Get a piggy back ride from my husband.

7. Have my husband carry me over the threshold for the first time.

8. Not have by booty hang off chairs in restaurants or at work.

9. Wear clothes other than stretchy sweat pants.

10. Have my picture taken and like the way I look.

11. Buy sexy underwear.

12. Climb the 40 foot tower at the youth camp I used to work at.

13. Go to an amusement park and fit into every ride I want to ride.

14. Get a massage and feel confident about myself.

I'm sure there is more...I'll add them later!

I HAVE A DATE! I HAVE A DATE! I HAVE A DATE! I HAVE A DATE! Four weeks from today, I will be my new birthday! I am so excited! I have exactly four weeks to get everything in order...is this time going to go fast or super slow???? I bet it will seem like both. I have so much to do, but it'll never get here!! I'll update pictures tonight! Have to get my husband to start taking pictures of me starting tonight!!

Well, I ended up calling the office (weird...There is the Center for the Treatment of Obesity office. The doctor's office is the same place, but I have to call different numbers to talk to them.) on Thursday, to make sure they sent my stuff off, because when I talked to my insurance company earlier that day. They said yes, they did, on Wednesday. They told me they would do it by Monday at the latest. Yes, that's only two days later, but still. I was frustrated. They did tell me that the girl who follows up with insurance was still there (5:30 in the evening) and would call the insurance company. She called me back by six and said that the ins. co. was closed. She said she'd follow up on Friday and let me know something as soon as she found out. Well, on Friday night at 5:30 she called me and told me that I had been approved. She said Anthem usually only takes 24-48 hours to approve and she was right!!! So now I have to call Dr. Olsen's office and schedule a date. She told me I could do it first thing on Monday morning. Well, seeing is how it's all the same office, I thought I'd try calling on Friday night. (she was still there, why couldn't the doctor's staff still be there?) Well, his office closes at 3:30 on Friday, so I guess I'll have to wait till Monday after all. A whole weekend!!! On Friday, I thought that would take forever to get here. Yet, here it is Sunday and the weekend has flown! Probably because I spent yesterday in a Boater Safety Class. That's 10 hours of my life I'll never get back! But at least we'll get a discount on our boat insurance now! And just think, I'll be wanting to go out on the lake this summer with my new thin self!!! Today we're going to my parent's house to celebrate my sister's birthday. I haven't seen my family since Christmas. It's really sad since they only live 45 minutes away. We just don't go to see them that much. And when we lived 5 hours away from them, I saw them at least once a month, and I moved home to be closer to them. I guess that's the thing, I'm closer to them now, so if something happens I can get to them sooner. I just don't visit as much...gosh I'm rambling...sorry if anyone happens to be reading this!!! I've been trying to start watching what I'm eating and trying to get protein first. I've lost my appetite just thinking about what is in store for me after surgery. I need to really get at it so I'll have everything ready and be mentally prepared. Ok, done rambling...I'll add more tomorrow when I HAVE A DATE!!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day! Everything seems to be going so slow for me. I was told by the doctor's office that once my insurance has given us the ok, I can have my surgery scheduled shortly after. However, when I called the doctors office last week, they said they hadn't sent it to the insurance company, but they would do it at the latest by Monday. So tonight I tried getting online at my insurance to see if they had it in their computers and the stupid thing wouldn't accept my password and locked me out!!! Blasted computer! This will be the second time I've had to call and have them unlock my account. I understand why they are strict on this information, what with Hipaa and all, but geesh...give me a break. I had the password written down, and made sure I typed it correctly but it wouldn't work. And of course, technical support is only available during the daytime hours. So, hopefully, I'll get it taken care of during lunch tomorrow and will be blessed to find a pre-authorization number and can call the doctors office to schedule my surgery. I am hoping for March 20th. My mom can take off work that day. My husband will be off that Wednesday thru Friday for Spring Break, so he'll only have to take off two days of vacation time (he works for a university and is too lucky! Gets all kinds of days off!) My boss asked me if I had a date yet. I said no, but was hoping for March 20th, and he said, "That soon?" Heck yeah, I've been waiting for this for 5 years! This is my time! I just wish I wasn't so impatient. Well, it's late and I need my beauty sleep! More later~Kim

I had my consultation on Thursday. It was a full day for me and my friend Jenni, who came along for the ride. She really wants to have WLS too, but she is unemployed and does not have insurance. She can't get a job because she cannot stand for too long and is having trouble finding a job where she can sit. Since she doesn't have a job, she has no insurance. It's just a vicious cycle. Anyway, my first appointment in Nashville was at 9 am at the Evelyn Frye Center (Psych Evaluation). It was a breeze. They told me it would take three hours. Luckily, it didn't. I had to take two tests. There were questions that I would answer very true, mainly true, slightly true or false. And there were some crazy questions on there...I have been on the cover of several magazines lately. Were they doing this just to see if I was delusional? They told me that it would take two hours to complete the tests and I finished in one. Luckily the clinician could see me early, so we were out by 11. She was very nice and easy to talk to. She said that she saw no reason why the surgery wouldn't be perfect for me. Then we went to a place for lunch that I had never been to...Qdobas. It was a mexican grill. Was pretty good. Then off to see the surgeon. His staff was really nice. There were two girls. One was Kendra and was very nice. I don't remember the other one but she was very nice too. I think she was new, because Kendra was telling her what all information to get. Then I met with Dr. Olsen. He was very nice. He answered all my questions. In fact, he stayed in there answering my questions for so long, I was late for my nutrition appointment. She (Barbara at Centennial) was also very nice. Overall, everything went great. And the best news of all, Kendra told me that my out of pocket fee would be around $1190. I figured it would be my entire out of pocket for the year ($3000) so I'm a happy camper. We have to have that on the day of my pre-op testing (7-10 days before surgery) but other than that, everything's good. She said I should call my insurance company this Friday to see if they received the information and if they approved it. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly and I'll have a date soon!

I have my consultation, psych evaluation and nutritional evaluation scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 2. I'm excited, nervous, scared, thrilled...lots of emotions right now. I finished filling out the 18 page "Biopsychosocial Questionaire" last night and I hope they don't think I'm too looney to have the surgery. I answered all of the questions as honestly as possible. Hopefully, that won't be counted against me.