5th month on supervised diet

Oct 31, 2015

Happy Halloween! This year I am going to a party tonight dressed as a she-devil in a dress that wore when I was 70 pounds heavier.  I am now down to 320 and still have one more visit of this 6 month supervised diet. My dr is happy with the weight loss and how I am doing. Two Doctors I recently saw didn't submit their evaluations yet. However my surgerons staff is calling and sending out emails etc to them and hopefully they will send those eval soon. I still have a breathing test and an EKG to do in Nov.  On Nov 23rd my last of 6 visits  all my paperwork will be submitted and I get to sit back and wait for my as slow as molasses insurance company to give me the approval I so badly need.  If they do give it, my surgeon will perform the sleeve and will also take out my diseased gallbladder sometime in Jan. I am still waiting for a date.  

I have been following a high protein, low carb diet for the past 4 months and have lost 32 pounds. I now weigh what I use to weigh in 2007. I am still wearing the huge clothing as with the upcoming surgery I know I will be losing during the recovery time. Before I head back to work though I will look through all my old clothing and I am sure I will find clothing that will fit me. So hopefully I will not have to buy anything while losing. I swear I have clothing from size 26 all the way up to 10X. I use to weigh 497 pounds and over many many years have lost down to what I am today. 

Monday I will start going to the Gym as another obese friend has been going and has a pass for a guest.  I use to go to this same gym but was 20 pounds heavier when I left it. I am familar with all the exercises and hope I will be able to get right back into doing them. I want to be in good shape for this surgery so recovery will be easier on me. In addition to being on this site I am on 2 other WLS sites and hope that with  being on three sites I will get all the support I need. I am single so I have no family support other than the 5 people I have told. I will write again when I get closer to a surgery date. 

Hope eveyone has a great Halloween and upcoming Thanksgiving.  Stay Happy and healthy

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