So I'll admit, my pre blood work came back square at pre diabetic, and I have slightly elevated Protein in the urinalysis. I knew about the protein but doc said I'm not drinking enough fluids previously.

The A1C at 6.2 made my heart sink to the floor. If I thought about chickening out of surgery before-that is definitely not happening now, especially with a BMI at 46.

So hoping to have some positive thoughts as I start the journey tomorrow because I am absolutely feeling nervous. This will be the first doc visit that I go in knowing I am not doing well and I need a major intervention.

Not knowing what to expect is the hardest thing. And all the pretesting, while routine, seems expensive and somewhat scary. But doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is insane and not going fly any longer. Might be nervous, but definitely determined to succeed.

You can do it. All those numbers can and will be fixed by all the hard work you put in. Just take it a day at a time. I started with high blood pressure is the 140/90 and now my BP is down to 116/69 and that is just with the pre op weight loss and life style change. Hoping after surgery will be able to ditch those BP meds for good! You can do this. Just think of your long term goal to be healthy and have the best possible lab numbers possible! Best of luck!

Thanks for the vote of confidence! I don't know why I was nervous, my Nut is so sweet. And I learned a ton with understanding under 10 grams of fat and sugar per meal and over 10 grams of Protein.

I also had a wellness screening at work and fasting glucose was 87 versus 101 at prescreen blood work. Huge difference and I'm excited to start Vitamins too. So excited to be on this path-with a long battle to go.

But I know I can do this!!!