Hi everyone.  My name is Rani and I've been overweight since 2000, obese since 2005 and now, severely obese since 2015.  My heaviest weight was quite recent at 255 pounds.  I have more comorbidities than I have fingers on both hands.  My BMI is 39.9.  I'm a 66-year-old Grammy with 2 lovely young grandsons, the oldest of whom is now 11 and has started middle school and I have pictures....  Oh, I forgot, this is supposed to be about me. 

I've been married to my wonderful husband for almost 40 years now.  I'm a native of Bellevue, Washington State who was transplanted to the SF East Bay Area in the summer of 1973 and rather took to it - been here ever since.  I'm a retired registered health information technician.  

My journey arrived at the "gonna have surgery" stage as of today.  My doctor called me this morning to let me know that my request for WLS had been granted without even a whisper of push-back.  The bariatric clinic will call me sometime in the next few weeks to schedule an appointment.  Wow.  I'm all in with this. 

My choices are crystal clear to me.  Either I have this surgery and commit to what it brings or I die an early death before I get to see my grandkids grow up. So, the sails are up, I've my hand on the tiller and the winds' ablowin' - this ship is underway.  I'm tacking toward a gastric sleeve proceedure, have surveyed the charts carefully and there aren't any reefs in my path.  The harbor is just ahead - the next stop on this cruise.

I'm eager to make your aquaintance.  Many of you have already sailed around this obesity world and have come out quite changed for the experience.  Some of you are in the midst.  I want to know all about how you're doing, what you've found that has helped you, the roadblocks that you've knocked down one by one, where you began and if you can see the finish line yet.  Is there a finish line?  I want to share my experience with you.  We'll all be so much the better for it.

So...I'll meet you on the other side.  Let's keep on keeping on.  

 

This is an update:  Much has happened since my breathless entry above.  There will be no weight loss surgery for me.  I was denied candidacy at my mental health evaluation - due to my own mental health diagnoses which are cemented into my health record - no matter how well I'm doing at present.  I was considered very high risk for mental health setbacks.  My husband and I conferred and finally agreed that the surgery was not for me.

So...what to do now...well...I've set a daily calorie goal with protein first and good carbs, much reduced fat.  For my height, which is 5'7", and aged 66, my current calorie cap is 1450.  I got a great digital scale and a "Diet Minder" food journal to record everything and the weight is coming off!  I'm now down to 223.6 pounds and I'm starting to discard clothing that is now too large for me.  It will come off slowly, which is what I want to happen.  Slowly and forever is the name of the game.  My health is already improving.  My goal is 140 to150 pounds.  I didn't believe that I would be able to shed any weight at all with my diabetes and metabolic syndrome, but the new diet is leveling off my blood sugars and is giving me renewed hope that I may be able to do this after all...I know....the easy way.  I think you folks actually have the harder road to hoe and my good wishes are with you all.  Thanks for sticking by me!

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