Jana64

Today I go to my Nutritionist approval appointment. I hope I pass this one. I passed the psych evaluation on Monday. then I have two more weigh ins for my insurance mandated 5 month diet. One is next Tuesday and then there is one in January.
So far, I have lost about eleven pounds on the insurance diet and dropped one full size. I just had to buy a new swim suit because mine does not fit and had to buy a smaller size underwear.
Although 11 pounds is not a lot, my body is really firming up from all of the swimming that I do everyday. By the way, I have a youtube thing at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgvSAugTmyRTBm_ThLQurJg
and a blog at http://onwarddown.blogspot.com/
I wanted to post this on my Facebook, but I am stepping back from telling people in real life. I don't need to hear their secondhand horror stories.

I'm right there with you on the holiday foods. I've thrown out a lot. I'm back on track this morning finally.
We will always battle food holidays and they are in every month, but the important thing to remember is that giving in just because we've screwed up is like getting a flat and slashing the other three tires.

YES! I am scheduled for February 18th! Doesn't it seem like a lifetime away? It's twelve weeks today for me.
I am scared and excited, but mostly terrified of my weigh-in appointments. They are all at night and last month I gained. I am afraid that I won't get insurance approval. It seems like my period coincide with the weighins.
How is everyone doing on the insurance required diet?
I even wrote letters to all of my kids in case I croak on the table. But really, I don't think that will happen. I am trying to go into this in the best shape that I can. It's hard, though.

Hi am Feb 2015 Sleevers! I had been scheduled for 2/18, but just got moved to 2/4! I'm a 50 yr old mom of six.
Can't wait!
Jan

My date just changed from feb 18th to FEB FOURTH!!!!
Whoo HOO!!!!!!

I'm glad my requirements are done. Ten weeks now.
Funny, I feel like I'm counting down to a pregnancy due date.

My date just changed from feb 18th to FEB FOURTH!!!!
Whoo HOO!!!!!!

My date just changed from feb 18th to FEB FOURTH!!!!
Whoo HOO!!!!!!

I had my final insurance weigh in and was down SIX pounds! So my packet is off for approval. My date is Feb 4th in Pittsburgh. Tomorrow I go to the vampire for preop blood work.

I am thinking:
By next summer, I will be able to ride a go-kart with my kids. I was just barely able to ride last summer and I took up two seats.
I won't have to have anyone ask me how much longer until the baby is born.
My back won't throb constantly from all of this fat.
I will be able to wear my rings again.
There is so much more, but those are some that came to might right off the top of my head.
22 days to go, for me.

I had my final insurance weigh in and was down SIX pounds! So my packet is off for approval. My date is Feb 4th in Pittsburgh. Tomorrow I go to the vampire for preop blood work.

Dee, I am right there with you. It is hard to get through this time. I have seen it over and over as those on my Facebook bariatric groups get so stressed out before the surgery.
We just have to take it meal by meal, day by day. Exercising (swimming) helps me. It breaks up my day and gives me a good focus.
I have decided to make myself go down into my (dark, dank, cold) basement and do some painting because that always makes me feel better and I have a lot of new canvas that family gave me for Christmas.
I do some of my best paintings when I am under stress.

Hello im also February 2nd... I have a appointment for pre-op on February 20. I've been on a slim fast shake diet since new years...im from NY.... feeling excited & nervous at the same time.

I am feeling the same way. It seems like it is coming to fast! Seems like just meet my surgeon (Dec 9th). My surgery is Jan 28 and the closer I get the more I have cravings and worry will I be able to do the liquid pre-op diet. It's a mixture of excitement and being nervous. I have never had surgery before. I gave my self two weeks to slowly give up the things on the surgeon's list of things not to have. And he told me not to gain anything before surgery. I have weighed myself since meeting him and I was down 2 more pounds. But as of today I am even scared to weigh myself. I don't think I have gained but its another thing that I am probably wasting my time worrying about it. I have been trying to find things to do to take my mind off of this. I have been doing laundry and cleaning the house thinking those are things I will not be able to do. and......well you know that saying "if you want something done right, then do it your self."
I am wishing every one good luck and a wonderful recovery.

Hello I am scheduled for gastric sleeve procedure on February, 4th (Tijuana, Mexico). Scared:)

Shizwiz! I wish I could go down and hold your hand for you! I am sorry that you are walking this path alone. You can find me on Facebook and I will be glad to be supportive. Just PM me and I will give you my address.
I am sure I will face the same jitters. Can you maybe take some melatonin to calm the jitters?
I also listen to a calming CD every night. It really helps me. It is NOT a diet, just a calm self-hypnosis CD that reinforces that what you are doing for your health is working and you are succeeding.
I love it and it helps me sleep.
Janahttp://www.healingwithhypnosis.com/self-hypnosis-products.aspx

They are lucky that you were nice to them. I think I would have been crying or angry. But I think it would be worse the closer the date was. I mean, how long is your pre-op liquid phase? Can you imagine if you had started that already?

Now I feel like part of the gang!!

Now I feel like part of the gang!!

It worked!!

I don't know. I will try it again.

I had my final insurance weigh in and was down SIX pounds! So my packet is off for approval. My date is Feb 4th in Pittsburgh. Tomorrow I go to the vampire for preop blood work.

I'm right there with you on the holiday foods. I've thrown out a lot. I'm back on track this morning finally.
We will always battle food holidays and they are in every month, but the important thing to remember is that giving in just because we've screwed up is like getting a flat and slashing the other three tires.

My date just changed from feb 18th to FEB FOURTH!!!!
Whoo HOO!!!!!!

I live in fear of my weighins. But this last time I lost about six pounds. I started at 274 and lost a bit each time, but the november weigh in, I gained two pounds.
Do you log your foods and do you use My Fitness Pal? I am going to keep logging even after the surgery. I have heard too many people say that they don't lose enough afterward and then it's because they got back to eating too much.