It has been a very interesting day. My car stopped dead in the middle of an intersection in a rain storm on the way to work. Not one person stopped to check on me. Got the car towed to my office, spent a couple of hours getting another tow to the garage and renting a car. The new compliance officer at work gives a whole new meaning to nit picking paranoid micromanager and he isn't even my boss. I had to leave at 3 to get to the first visit with my new doctor, which is normally plenty of time, except I got caught in a slow moving river of minivans; it took me ahalf hour to go less than a mile. Didn't realize school started yesterday. I was late for my appointment; I hate being late. According to my late father, if you were on time you were fifteen minutes late and I took it to heart. Then the doctor finally came in and talked about everything under the sun and pressured me to start insulin which isn't going to happen and then at the last minute, in a kind of afterthought as she was typing up the visit notes, she says "I JUST SENT YOUR REFERRAL FOR THE BARIATRIC PROGRAM TO THE COORDINATOR." :bananapowerslide: WooHoo, I am on my way. I had been thinking all day (because it was so stressful) that I would get dinner at the Chick Fil A just down the block from the Dr. office, but I decided against it...a kind of NSV from me to me.

This post is way too long, but I had to tell someone and for the moment LBT is my support system. Thanks for listening.

Robbie

Sounds like you had a heck of a day but it turned out great! Hope your car repairs are minimal. Congrats on getting the ball rolling!

It has been a very interesting day. My car stopped dead in the middle of an intersection in a rain storm on the way to work. Not one person stopped to check on me. Got the car towed to my office, spent a couple of hours getting another tow to the garage and renting a car. The new compliance officer at work gives a whole new meaning to nit picking paranoid micromanager and he isn't even my boss. I had to leave at 3 to get to the first visit with my new doctor, which is normally plenty of time, except I got caught in a slow moving river of minivans; it took me ahalf hour to go less than a mile. Didn't realize school started yesterday. I was late for my appointment; I hate being late. According to my late father, if you were on time you were fifteen minutes late and I took it to heart. Then the doctor finally came in and talked about everything under the sun and pressured me to start insulin which isn't going to happen and then at the last minute, in a kind of afterthought as she was typing up the visit notes, she says "I JUST SENT YOUR REFERRAL FOR THE BARIATRIC PROGRAM TO THE COORDINATOR." :bananapowerslide: WooHoo, I am on my way. I had been thinking all day (because it was so stressful) that I would get dinner at the Chick Fil A just down the block from the Dr. office, but I decided against it...a kind of NSV from me to me.

This post is way too long, but I had to tell someone and for the moment LBT is my support system. Thanks for listening.

Robbie

Way to go Robbie - passing on Chik Fil A is not easy. Glad you are getting ready to start the journey to surgery. It took me almost 3 months, so hang in there. My surgery was on 7/7 and I am down 45 pounds and counting. I feel great and have tons of energy. The band can't do anything about the car trouble but look at it this way, the next time it breaks down, you can walk to get help and use that as exercise towards your goal. Congratulations and good luck - remember patience !

Melinda

Thanks to all. I think the car is completely dead; I don't know how I will afford a new one. I waver between terror and joy about the referral, which is normal, I just didn't expect to start so quickly. I guess I have been saving up since I normally hide my emotions under food. I will let you all know when I get my first meeting with the coordinator.

I have to figure out some non food rewards and some goals. I am an obsessive list maker.

:Banane37:

Robbie