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Hi Darby, I am also in AL and starting the 6 month supervised diet requirements for insurance. Good luck on your journey!

Best of luck on your journey

For some, it is the wrong way just because it is not their way.

What a great day indeed!!

How inspiring! Your hard work has paid off!

... for the company, not for the food. I love that~

I am enjoying your Blog It is nice to hear your encouraging words especially for those of us getting ready and waiting for our dates. I am in month 2 of 6 month required pre op diet. Seems like surgery will never get here.

I think you are doing AWESOME! So happy for you. Good luck on your journey

Good luck to everyone tomorrow! !

@@Debbie Jean ... I know right?? Something was going on with the site today. It was so slow I thought mine didn't post then it was everywhere...lol.. I will be interested to see what my outcome is bec the hubby has been telling me for some time now that I needed to get checked. I see you have already lost 33#'s so you are off to a great start. Good luck on your journey!

Same here. I posted something 3x bec I thought it didn't post.

IDK...triplicate post..

Duplicate post.

@ jenjen262 good luck on your journey. I was just told I needed the sleep study too.@ Debbie Jean did you have to take your CPAP to the hospital with you? Are you still on your CPAP now?

I have a friend who eats them in their instant oatmeal. I haven't tried them yet.

@@Recycled this is music to my ears! I am in the 6 month pre op now and going to my first meeting tonight. Perfect timing on your post!

@@happymama2014 I bet I will have to switch to something like that after my numbers come up some and they take me off the scrip Vit D. I like the sound of chocolate chews Thanks for sharing ~

@@AhnaLucille isn't this site great! I am always amazed at how helpful everyone is. Good luck on your journey!

I know I have a long way to go in this process, but for the first time in a long time I feel good because I feel like I am doing something good for myself. It is not that pass fail feeling, but more like I’m investing in myself feeling. This first month I met with my surgeon again, (first time was 2012 see my story) and got tons of information and my check list for moving forward. I have had my pre op lab work done for a baseline and discovered I am low on Vitamin D which was addressed with prescript supplement. I was also instructed to start Centrum Adult multivitamin daily. I met with my PCP for my 1 of 6 pre op diet check in with a BMI 41.8 which means during this pre op phase if I fall below BMI of 40 I will not qualify under my insurance coverage specs. Don’t even get me started on this. Sigh.. I have spent countless hours on this site learning from your experiences, taking notes, celebrating your victories, and just drinking it in. One of the tidbits of advice was start preparing for your new lifestyle today. To me that equated to - start the behavior modifications required after surgery before surgery. This first month I gave up carbonated drinks of all kinds. It has been a real struggle doing just that single thing, but I am feeling a big sense of accomplishment knowing that I can actually do what I have set my mind to. I have also started counting my chews. I thought this was total garbage, but after 4 weeks, I am just amazed that, I guess, I have never actually chewed my food. It takes a lot longer to eat doing this…. Go figure? I know I have not written anything new or done anything bold but for me writing this profile feed was a step in accountability. I hope as the days and months move along I can look back and see how much I have invested in myself and not give up. For me as I look back, and anyone who is reading, a heart felt good luck to you on your journey!

Sounds like your numbers are great now. Thanks for that heads up!

I read your initial post and my heart sunk for you. Going thru the 6 month myself now, I could only imagine how you felt. I am relieved to see you are still on track. Don't give up!!

I just visited your blog. It is so amazing! It has such a real feel and you can tell it comes from the heart. I plan to read thru chronologically when I get home tonight! Can't wait

@ Rocky1 thanks for the detail. Looks like you have a solid plan in place. Good luck on your journey!

Glad to hear it hasn't hindered your success! I am in AL and also love the sun and being outside so I guess some of us are just prone to be Vit d deficient. Wow! 20 months out so happy for you. I feel like my day will never come. Reminds me of being pregnant. ..lol

Rocky1 - Does your vitamin have the 3000 IU of Vit D or do you take your vitamin plus extra Vit D?