I'm excited for you. I have a ticker on my phone that I look at 5 times a day too. Thats funny, I was try to find a way to put it on the desktop of my computer at work but I better not.
My insurance said that bariatric surgery was covered so I went through all the hoops 3 month diet, psych, sleep apnea test, stress test ect.... Only for the insurance to tell me that it was an exclusion on our policy. I apealed it but it didn't work. So... I'm going to Mexico to have mine done. I can't pay what they ask for in the states. I know a few people who have been there and they say they would do it again toworrow.
I have been eating alot healthier and have started walking in the neighborhood and have lost 20 pounds. I never have trouble losing.... it's just keeping it off.
Good luck to you and stay in touch.