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Yeah!!! I am ready for a new me!

Thanks!!! Lets get this show on the road. Bring on the liquid!! I start my liquid diet on December 5.

Thanks. It is great to finally have a date! Nervous, excited, anxious, and ready!!!

Dec. 20 Greenville, NC

December 20... Just found out today!

Played a bit of basketball... I can't wait until I can actually run up and down the court again!

I just got approved today!!! December 20! Whoo Hoo!!

Just found out today... December 20!!!!

Scrimmaged my girls at basketball practice and ran some drills with them

Great job!!

Great job Tina! Each day you are doing a little bit more!

I need a treadmill! I walked today and did some of the basketball drills with the team I coach, but nothing to really get my heart rate up. I struggle with exercise during the week. Gotta get some things in motion... Mainly me!

Oh that's hilarious... food funeral. That's been my mode lately!

TinaBree, that's awesome! You did exercise and that's the bottom line. Add something new for tomorrow! Good Luck!

Same boat... Waiting on insurance approval! Hope it happens this week.

I'm starting to get nervous about BCBS. I've been waiting 1 week, 3 days to hear approval. It would be crushing if I didn't get approved, or if I got approved only to get denied later. Scary stuff.

Just checking on you. How are things almost 2 weeks post op?

Oops.. I went on a tangent and didn't answer your question. My surgeon recommends 15 pounds of weight loss before surgery and a 2 week liquid diet. He will not delay surgery if you do not make 15 pounds. I'm having a hard time with that as I am eating all the things I will never be able to eat again. I'm also not dieting for the first time in a long time. I have increased exercise... So I'm basically breaking even.

I had to do a psych eval. I was very honest... Which I later regretted. Before he would clear me I had to go 3 more visits, over an hour away, and expensive. I did not get anything out of them. I basically nodded and said what I knew he would want to here. I finally put my foot down. He wanted 2 more sessions and I refused, stating I was beginning to resent this treatment and the time it took me to come and go. Not to mention the month it delayed me. I really liked the nutritionist that I saw. She was very helpful and kind. Other than those 2, I had all sorts of appointments to get EKG, barium swallow, ultrasound, lots of lab work, anesthesia consult, urine screening, ABGs, decision visit. Oh and there was an initial education class before you get started with any of the other stuff. I had my decision visit Friday, Nov 3 where I confirmed with surgeon that I wanted RNY. Now I am waiting for insurance clearance. Hoping to get a surgery date before I leave for Thanksgiving, and the actual surgery near Christmas. It's been a crazy process and I am psyched to be near the end!!! Good luck with everything.

Hello Mtjoymom3, Where are you at in this process? Hope all is well in VA.

That's great! Hiking and Zumba... Impressive. Way to o! Keep it up!!

Good luck. Keep us posted on when you get approved. I'm hoping to hear from insurance this week. Fingers crossed that I'm good to go!

Walked about 2 miles, played at the river some. It was a beautiful day to be outside in eastern nc!

Wow. That's awesome Kristy3! I'm also off work today (teacher) so I'm hitting the ground with my son. He's going to bike, I'm walking. Keep up that awesome exercise!

Vicki, That's a hard time because you can't really replace it with exercise... Or at least i would not be able to. I'm tired by the end of the day. Hmmmm. Maybe a nighttime activity..knitting, guitar, learn a language, just throwing out suggestions.