Mom and I have our first scheduled appointment, that isn't just lab work, later this week. We are meeting with the nutritionist on Thursday. So for the next three days I have to log everything I eat. Shouldn't be hard. Just have to put it from myfitnesspal onto a piece of paper ( Read more... )

I am home from vacation and put on several pounds over the last week and a half. Granted, I also started my period today, so that didn't help. But today I really start putting in the effort to drop the pounds. I have just a few months to get ready for surgery ( Read more... )

One of the things I have to do before surgery is give up soda and caffeine. I figure it's one of the easier adjustments. So, before I really get into my diet and exercise regime, I'm kicking the caffeine. I decided to go cold turkey and just get it over with. I'm most of the way through day 2 and it's not as bad as I thought it would be, but it ( Read more... )

Mom and I had our first surgical consult today. It went well. She is going to go with the bypass. The surgeon recommended it because of how long she has been living with diabetes and that fact that she is still struggling with it on multiple medications. The good news is that the recovery time and restrictions are the same as the sleeve, so we'll ( Read more... )

Today was an interesting day. I've been looking at my insurance company's website trying to figure out if I'm good to go with coverage. I ensured, that yes they do cover it, but I was having some trouble figuring out if they covered the center I am signed up with. Based on the website my doctor is covered and the hospital that the procedure occurs ( Read more... )

It has been exactly three weeks since I made the decision to pursue weight loss surgery. I was worried that time was going to move at a snail's pace, but we're another week down ( Read more... )

I was so excited today because my mom and I got a call to set up our first appointments. We're going two weeks from today! She is at 1:30 and I am at 2:00. We're going to make all of our appointments together ( Read more... )

I'm excited! Mom and I went to the info session. It was great! She's excited. I'm excited. And the doctor said from info session to surgery is usually around 3-4 months. I'm so happy I could dance! I could be done with surgery by the time my son turns ten in November! I could be done before the holidays! I'll be done before my best friend gets ( Read more... )