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so this Friday is my next weight management visit with my PCP. I am totally freaking out because although I have cut the carbs I have only lossed the 4 out of 9 lbs I gained during the previous month. I cut out the carbs, well I minimized the intake amount. I stopped drinking regular milk and only drink almond milk every 2-3 days. I don't eat out anymore. I have been eating chicken and just last week I switched to turkey. the only thing I can think of is my water/fluid intake. I have not been keeping up with that. they said to practice eating without drinking. well now I forget to get something to drink. anyone have suggestions on how to increase fluid intake?

I mean I could set an alarm to go off ever so often. but I work in a cardiology office and I see patients back to back to back. if it wasn't against policy I probably skip lunch and just snack.

snack, snack, snack...

I have been snacking on these veggie straws. not too much. just the serving size on the back. and not even that.

this week's menu include more baked turkey breast. boiled eggs. beets, green beans, and a combination kale/Swiss chard/ spinach salad with Italian dressing.

after this visit it only 3 more months until I get to see the surgeon again and hopefully set a date!!!

Well, like most people in the cyber world, I have failed to update and of course a whole 3 months have gone by. Nothing really has been going on.

I have completed my third weight management appointment with my PCP. And very surprisingly I have gained 10 lbs.!!!! Well not ten but close enough. I stopped buying food from the café across the hall and stopping at Starbucks and McDonalds and I went and bought foods that I would prepare at home and eat throughout the week. Well this kind of backfired because all of the nutrigrain bars, and the granola bars, and the almonds, and the multigrain bread I used to make those sandwiches all added weight! I even bought yogurt because it was on sale (20 for $10). I was told to cut the carbs, replace one meal with a protein shake, and if I am going to eat yogurt, to eat the purple cup of dannon lite and fit.

 This month I am supposed to complete my fourth and so I thought I would give my bariatric team a call and see what all I needed to prepare for.

They told me that I could go ahead and schedule my one-on-one diet appointment. This is where I learn all about the bariatric diet. At first I was confused because I thought that I had to do both a group session and a one on one. They gave me a number to someone who would be able to help me with that. And so I will be going in June. I also made an appointment to have the psych evaluation. I made that one for July. They ordered my lab work to be done in June.

I am getting nervous and excited. I know that I wasn’t supposed to tell people. But that is not like me. I haven’t told everyone. Only those who needed to know. Those who would really be supportive. I did have to tell my boss. I wanted her to know that my frequent requests were because of an upcoming surgery. My boyfriend is being really really supportive. I asked my aunt if I could stay at her house to recover. She said that I could. I know she will take good care of me.

Well I will come back and start updating after all of my appointments. I follow most of you on youtube.

so yesterday I had my consultation with my bariatric surgeon and his team. it was hell trying to get there. but none the less I did, I made it! The doctor and his team were very very nice and I could sense that they hadwanted to feel me out pretty much I think because I didn't have anybody with me normally I guess somebody would bring another person with them I can't because I am sort of kind of young and I don't know they were just really nice. Everything was good we discussed what type of surgery I wanted, how the procedure with go and pretty much everything that we went over or saw at the webinar. What I was really interested in knowing was I knew that my insurance will wanted me to do a monitored weight loss program with my doctor I prayed for the best which was 3 months but feared the worst witch was 6 months and it actually turned out that I have to do 7 months! such a bummer and normally I would let that discourage me because I am a pretty impatient person. But iwill do what is needed of me I also have to lose 5% of mine wait which is about 15 pounds so I guess my journey will begin. I also have to write down everything that I eat, which will discourage me from eating a lot because I do have to keep a record and I'm pretty lazy about doing it. I pray that these next 7 months go by fast just like this year has. But I have a feeling that with school and work it will. The next thing to do is go for mysleep study consult which is on Monday.then after that it is my first monthly appointment and by month three or four I should be going in to see a dietician nutritionist attend a group meeting so those are a little mouth and I have forward to look to wish me luck

I am very much happy to report I have a date to meet with the surgeon on december 15th.I am so very happy and so excited! Being the type a person that I am I want to be overly prepared. So I guess my next step before I travel all the way to Baltimore ask my PCP for lab orders, go see a cardiologist. I also want to know who has worked with my doctor and to see what he is looking for in particularwhen it comes to deciding if you want to start a three-month monitored program or if everything that I've been doing for the past 12 months would suffice as me trying to lose weight. 

We shall see, we shall see...

Hi!

My name is Sheenna. I am 27, from our nation's capital. It has been 30 hours since my wls seminar that I attended yesterday. I have been researching this for the past three years.

My aunt had the lap band almost a decade ago. It wasn't until I had moved back up to Maryland that my family really started telling me about my weight. Not for looks, but for health. My family has a really bad history of hypertension, diabetes and certain cancers. They want to get me and my cousins while we are young. Which is fine. I totally understand. I didn't really care about me gaining weight. I started using it as a defense mechanism when I was younger to ward off all of the unwanted attention. Even now, I am not wanting the surgery for attention. Just health.

Losing weight has not really been a priority of mine. In fact, I began to embrace it. Especially since the fashion has turned around quite a lot. But after losing my mother this year, I decided that I needed to start taking better care of myself. And not just my eating. I have long adopted a healthy diet. I don't drink milk anymore, only unsweetened almond milk. I eat tons of veggies. The only bread or pasta that I eat, if I eat it, is whole grains. I just went to the doctor for the first time in 9 years this year and despite my obesity, my labs came out great.

So why am I seeking weight loss surgery?

Like many of you there are many reasons. I am not sure I am ready to share those yet, but trust and believe, they are my motivators, my focus points. They will be my tools to help me on my journey to reach my goals.

When looking for my support system I wanted those who would truly stand behind me. To stand with me on my journey. I would like to say that it was easy. But of course I got a lot more "No don't do it!" than actual support. A lot of my family and friends kind of brushed it off as some kind of idea that would quickly fizz away. The only true support I have is from my co workers and my fiancé. Which is fine by me. I really don't speak to my family. Even now no one has reached out about Thanksgiving even though I just lost my mother almost two months ago. Oh! Let me be fair, my father is part of my support system.

I feel as though I am just babbling along.

I guess what this post was supposed to be about was that I am ready. I have done my research. Weighed the pros and cons. For three years I have put this off, but I am finally ready. I went to the seminar yesterday. My first appointment with the surgeon is on December 3. I am trying not to be type a and come with a PowerPoint presentation.  I think the only thing that is making me nervous is the insurance. I was told that they are being really strict with the requirements. I will just have to call tomorrow and find out what they are. So...

Here's to hoping!