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I was just approved on Friday but need to tweak the date so officially I am June 13. I am a teach though so it will have to be after June 18, my last day. Hoping for the 19. Really kicking into the pre-op diet now and focusing on getting my mind set.

My first 30 day on my supervised diet are nearly complete. My first two weeks were a bust but the second half I have lost 9 pounds to date. My biggest struggles continue to be eating out and unplanned eating although I am geting better at making quick choices that are on plan. I am doing well sticking to calories but see that my carb creep up and fat is creeping up. I havae a few NSVs my clothes fit a little better and I do have more energy. I have started working out or being more active eather. I walked 2 miles with my kids the other day and felt great. I have my first appointment back with my PCP on Monday for the official weigh in then it is on to month 2. My favorite meal plan items this month have been yoplait greek 100 whips, celery and (insert cream cheese, peanut butter, or dressing) string cheese and deviled eggs. My goals for this week are to exceercise three time per week with at least two of those being core work and stretching.

I need a space to be real and accountable so here goes. Started 6month SD on 6/10/17 and really struggled for the first 10 days. The struggle was due to these factors: 1. failure to plan 2. wanting to eat crap more than wanting to lose this weight and get healthy 3. too many "last meals". So I had a come to Jesus moment and watched many more videos of others who have gone before me. I researched and planned a true low carb high protein meal plan and I went shopping to get food that is compliant and I made a video blog for my own personal use to hash it all out with myself. One thing that quitting smoking many years ago taught me is that this game is not in my stomach, it is in my head. Not to discount the very real fact that my stomach and other factors are heavies in this battle, but the real bad guy here is this voice in hy head that really thinks one more McDouble is a necessary thing because I may never eat one again. REALLY, that crap is so nasty but yet here I am like a ball and chain. So Ten days ago , I got on track. The last ten days have not been without hic-cups, for example, I now realize that carbs are not the enemy, but children's birthday parties and specifically PIZZA are the enemies. I went in with a plan and still ate pizza.. ugh. I have to realize that little things like this will still happen and while they are not to be blown off, I am not going to beat myself up over it. I WILL however look at all those caalories and assess, was bowling alley pizza really WORTH it. No. So I started 10 days ago at 268 and this morning I weighed in at 259.6. A baby loss and like any baby I need to takecare of it and help it grow, hence this thread. Thanks for reading.

Thanks all for the awesome feed back! Little Green, I am shooting for Deecmber but very new in the process. I still have to meet with the surgeon but my desire at this point is VSG. I think that things will be much easier when I have a nutritionist on board. Right now I am aiming for 1500-1700 and averaging the the 1700. I try to keep my carbs under 100g and my protien 120 or higher. I MAY be shorting myself a bit calorie wise but I am not feeling hungry per se, I just struggle with unplanned surperise pizza. I feel pretty good this past week so I am going to keep with that plan.. I like the idea of taking a day to eat out. I have really cut that out of my plan because I am so habit driven to do it. Baby steps...

Good afternoon! My name is Erica and I am super new as in I just broke it to my doctor that this my plan going forward. I have read at least three book and I plan to dive into some research journals later today but i am really motivated in such a positive way. I hope this is in the right place, I didn't see any sign indicating NEWBIES OVER HERE but that doesn't mean I didn't miss it. SO if that is the case let me know and I will my post. So my name is Erica and I am drowning in myself, I am 150+ pounds overweight I suffer form HTN, Sleep apnea, my knees are falling apart, I am pre-diabetic and I suffer from anxiety and depression all rooted in my limited mobility and I AM SOOO UNHAPPY with my current state. I am a very active person stuck in a body that is just falling apart (age sucks). I will admit I am 44 and I am terrified I will not see 50. I am the mom of two boys and a wonderful husband, I am currently trying to get hired as a teacher, I work with behaviorally.emotionally disable children and before I earned my teaching degree (last year!!) I was a firefighter for the last decade. Now I wonder if I can make the stairs without blowing out my knee. I have been on a diet roller coaster all my life and ow its worse because I am so tired all the time and a solid workout takes 4 day for my knees to recover. I belong to the YMCA and crossfit but currently I just can do crossfit for fear of injury. I am pursuing GSB, live in Maryland and hope to have the surgery by Christmas or spring next year. Tomorrow night I am attending an information session with a local surgeon and I have officially started my medically supervised 6 month weightloss program with my GP. I have United Healthcare insurance and my GP said that even though Maryland mandates they must cover it, she expects them to fight like hell and deny it. So only a little bubble bursting (ok big). In light of this I figured i would join this forum and get my duck in a rows and maybe have a wonderful resource for my fight. Anyhoo, thanks for reading this and I look forward to leaning and sharing throughout my journey.