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Blog 63636

A blog by d4lussier in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by d4lussier on BariatricPal. 30 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Telephone Tag

A fun game when we were kids, but not so fun when you are an adult trying to get an answer!   So...the continuation of yesterdays thread where I was told that I had to do 6 months of supervised exercise program. Um...I'm in my fifth month of preparation - a little late now to be told this.   So I called the office this morning to speak with the program people. "Sorry, they aren't answering the phones right now, call back in 15 minutes."   I tried five times. Got the same message everytime

Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men?

Today I had my fifth nutrition meeting and weigh in at the doctors office. The nutritionist told us when we got there that the meeting would be very short.   Sure enough, we all sit down and she explains that this class is supposed to be about exercising and she is not qualified to give the class. Then she handed out a card and a waiver form for us to go to the hospital for the exercise class. Told us that all we had to do was go; we didn't have to call ahead and make a reservation, we didn't

Checking the Boxes

I'm filling out some forms for my Psyche evaluation that is scheduled for 05/30. I can't help but wonder if I'm writing 3/4 of the report the guy is going to send the insurance company!   I had a brief conversation with this guy when I scheduled my appointment. It sounds like he is a non-value-added checkbox along my path of this journey. He has no specific training in obesity issues, doesn't even appear to be a full-time psychologist (only available nights and week-ends). I asked him what his

And the Wisdom to Know the Difference

People who commented on my blog entry yesterday helpfully reminded me of the mantra involving knowing the difference between those things you can control, and those you can't.   One of the things I need to remember I can't control is how other people perceive me. My personality tests all come back reporting that I am the type of person who is VERY focused on how others perceive me. It seems that I am fighting a difficult battle here.   So why am I overweight? That seems like an oxy-moron to

Fear of Success

Many people have a fear of failing yet AGAIN. I can understand the fear of having people watch you and wait for the failure to happen.   I have a huge fear of people watching me and expecting success!   I'm not yet banded; expect a surgery date sometime in late July. I'm trying to get some of the "head" work started NOW. Hence the discussion on fear of success.   I realize that being fat gives me a perfect excuse to not be successful at whatever I don't have the courage to tackle.   Ha

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