First timer here on this... I just had my appointment with my doctor and I have decided on the gastric bypass since I want to lose 200lbs+. Today I had my first nutritionist appointment and now I have to do my 90 days for insurance approval! Patience is not my virtue! Haha I want it now!

My story: I had lap band done in 2010 and was doing great had lost about 70lbs (from 352 to 278) and then I started having complications. I started throwing up everything I ate or drank. I would have fluid removed from the band and then we would add more. It was a constant battle, so in 2014 I had it removed. And now... I've gained all my weight back plus some.

I was shocked to find out that they no longer do the band where I go. They are taking more bands out. [emoji52]

So I am super excited that I have decided to take this step in having the bypass done! I really want this to work out for me! I need all the support I can get! Friends and family are great but they don't know how it feels. They never will.

What have you all been doing to keep yourself busy while you wait?!

I have had to wait 10 months. So during that time I practiced all the changes needed to make this transition and started seeing a therapist. I can honestly say that im now in a position where I wont sabotage myself. It was a difficult time to work through my wants and cravings but I have them mostly under control now.
I feel confident when I get the sleeve done on Monday, I will be ready to use that tool fully.[emoji2]

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I don't have to wait too much longer now (my start to surgery process has been much faster than I was expecting!), which is good because I am not known for my excess in patience haha. I've been spending my time doing a few things that I've found suggested in the forums, from my doctors, or just things I thought of:

• Trying to walk 30min more days than not during the week (I have to walk my two dogs after work so that helps)
• Writing in a private online journal to kind of document my journey (I want to be able to have something to look back on when I'm going through the weight loss and when I'm years down the road). I've been using penzu.com for my journal.
• Practicing being more mindful of my usual eating habits. The psychologist mentioned at a support class this past weekend to take this waiting time to really pay attention to things like
  • emotional eating - what is the exact emotion that triggers it? for instance, angry is usually not the underlying emotion, since it's usually a defensive reaction to being sad or frustrated
  • times of day I eat/get hungry - see if I have any times of day that tend to be triggers for me to eat. Since I get to work early and eat an early lunch, I've noticed around 2pm I'm looking for a snack to give myself a distraction or break from my very heavy workload. Knowing that, I can plan ahead and make sure to have healthy snacks for that 2pm break
  • pay more attention to the food I'm eating - start working to slow down my eating and my chewing, really take time to taste flavors and feel textures.