byebyebabyfat

I found this user pic and I think it fits perfectly. up or down. Up or down.
Some how no matter what I seem to be doing right now I am gaining more weight! How is this possible!! I am so totally stressed right now. I just got the letter from the hospital "reminding" me about surgery. In case I needed to be reminded. My pre op class is wends. I am 90% ready for this. I know what I have to do, I am mostly doing it. I have gotten in to a great habit of eating protien shakes for breakfast. I have to ween myself off of bread and pasta and apparently liquor. Everytime I go out I am all about boozing it up. I rationalize it as "This is my last time drinking at____________" Hopefully I'll get over this phase soon.

Almost a month to go.

I am worried I will become like a born again christian and hand out flyers outside of state fair after the surgery. Could you imagine, how insulting would it be to hand a larger person a flyer on rny surgery.

It's been a weird weird couple of weeks. Someone at work gave me piles and piles of clothes and some are too big, some are not my style and honestly I have issues with hand me down clothes. They have to be just right. I think it's an only child thing. I've somehow gained 3lbs over the holidays. Enh. I had a feeling that would happen.

I've started drinking protien yogurt smoothies for breakfast in the morning. They aren't half bad. I also read the book before and after and I totally recomend it if you are having the surgery, thinking about it or in general need some insperation. I have a new excitment for being post op- ok 4 months post op when I can eat something or at least something that looks something like food.

Anyhow, since I have started with the protein shakes, I haven't even wanted junkie food. They had bagels at work yesterday but I didn't want them. Wow! What is it going to be like after the surgery.

My husband and I joined the Y today and he plans on working out with me 3 days a week. He's a good guy!

Anyway it's almost midnight. I should sleep but again I can't wait to have the surgery, get better after the surgery and get on with life.



Oh and the icon. I had planned on taking pictures of the scale as my weight goes down, but I think it's funnier to google my weight number and use whatever comes up!

My surgery date is 3/17/08! I am excited and nervous all in one. So much for getting drunk on st pat's day this year.

Like I had said. I made no promises to update, I am just awful busy with the holidays and all and if you are my normal lj friend you know I am just as awful at updateing there.

There have been great advances in me having the surgery. Leaps and bounds. About 2 weeks ago I got a letter from the insurance company approving me for the surgery. About 2 days ago I went in for my monthly appointment and they let me know I am pretty much good to go whenever I want. I tried to get time off of work in early January but I need to give them 30 days notice for non emergency situations, so that didn't work out. My options are to have the surgery late in the month of Jan which would interfear with Ceci's birthday. Or after the crusie. I opted for after the crusie. This way I can still be a bit of glutton on the cruise and spend my days drunk and half passed out in the sun. I am going to try and schedule it for the 3rd week in March. I called the insurance company to find out why the other dr couldn't get me approved and it turns out they had never even submitted a claim. The lesson I learned from this is- always check with the insurance company to make sure a claim has been submitted. Had the previous dr. sent in a request, I would have been able to have the surgery this year and not have to pay for it. I was so mad I couldn't belive it!


While this is all great news I am terrified. This is going to he a huge change in my life. A HUGE change. I know what I need to do I just have to get used to doing it. My goal right now is to cut out juice, soda and desserts. I have an awful problem with my inlaws sending desserts over. I have 3 months to work on it. Wish me luck!!

I found this on youtube I thought it was interesting.

 I am getting bariatric surgery if it kills me. This is my true account of everything I have been thru and I am going to go thru. I feel like every one tells you what you want to hear so I am going to tell it like it really is. I make no promises on how often I will update, that I won't tell you about my poop in great detail or that at any time I won't get very mad. 


So there is the short version. Here are some details as to what I have been thru so far. I met with the Bariatric Institute of Wi back in June. After going to all the meeting and drs appointments that they asked, there was still no progress. On the advice of someone at work I met with Dr. Mays through Columbia St Mary's Bariatric Center. I am offically on my way. The nurses are fantastic and I can't wait. Our insurance company requires that I have 6 months of monitored weight loss before I am approved. Part of my troubles at the BIW were getting names of people to get that ball rolling. Dr.Mays office had a dietian there waiting for me. I ffeel great about getting everything under way, Nervous that its actually going to happen. 

My hardest things to give up: ginger ale and straws. Mc Donalds was pretty easy. I have just had to learn to plan in advance. I also have been eatting WAAAY to fast. No soda isn't a problem No staws is. No soda not a problem no ginger ale total problem. 

I don't know what else to post. I have a lot on my mind about this. Hockey is on though and I think I want to watch the game. GO BADGERS!!!!