Jonnycat1

I got a call and they had an empty space for last Friday.. I was sooo excited.. I met with the psych/social worker who suggested I follow through with the cognitive therapy that my pcp suggested. She gave me a few names that I called Monday, and I had an appointment on Tuesday, I couldn't believe it went so fast!! I will see her again, start keeping a food and thoughts journal. She also has a book for me to read, but I think I will go buy it this weekend and get on top of it in case hers is still lent out. Its something like WLS for dummies?? It has info on diet restrictions and pre and post op stuff I guess. I felt like we covered too much of my past that I have already dealt with and actually gotten therapy for at some point. She asked me before I left the office if I was just considering Lap Band or had made up my mind.. of course I told her I had made up my mind.. I don't know whether she is going to suggest I keep coming to her for a certain amount of time, or just until the surgery is scheduled.. I am a little scared because my current insurance is up for renewal in March and I might not be able to renew with this company,, that will totally suck!! I will have to pay for later fills and check ups if that happens but I don't really want to tell them that either because then they might not want to go forward.. more stresss and things to worry about !!! With any luck she will see that I have gotten a handle on the anxiety on my own by choosing what its important to worry about and what is out of my control.

Have you met with the nutritionist before this? Do ;they put you on some kind of food plan? I know that they require you to get at least 30 minutes of exercise a day which I have been working on.. I feel better when I'm doing it, but my leg hurts afterwards and its annoying and painful..I have been keeping track of calories for a month or more and I am still eating more then I am burning,, obviously. There are times where I am so hungry I feel sick, and I am still eating 1500 to 1700 calories.. What is the calorie average for WW?? I went about 2 years ago, but couldn't afford it at the time, and the meetings were 15 miles away. I have never starved myself and hate to be hungry because I shake so I am scared of what is in store for me.. not to mention that for the past 7 years the dieticians have wanted me to eat 6 small meals a day,, which obviously never worked, so I need to retrain myself again.. arghh

So anyway,, any moving forward is good right?? Let me know how the WW watches goes. If I am going to have to wait any amount of time I might try to start that myself. I use sparkpeople.com to record my nutrition and exercise. You can use their menu's or just enter your own food.. you can also calculate recipes, and add your own food nutrition labels.

Have a great day!