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The Ticking of the Clock
The ticking of a clock never seems louder than when you are waiting on something. One of the things you get used to with the lapband surgery process is waiting. When you get started and you get to orientation, you’re thinking I’ve finally made it! I’m on my way. only to find out there is a lot of down time in the process.
Pressure Under Control
I’m jumping ahead a bit in my weight loss journey to current day. I’ve been trying to catch up to current and I’m almost there, but I am too excited to wait to share this information. I’ll be point blank honest. I hate taking pills.
The Next Steps Along the Way
I contacted my pre-op coordinator and got the remainder of my required steps scheduled, and it turned out that I could fulfill them all during the course of one day.
The Doctor Is In
When I was young, I couldn’t decide on which career path I wanted to take more, lawyer or psychologist. About junior high age, my dad made a comment to me about the only reason I wanted to be a lawyer was wanted to make sure everything in life was fair.
It All Starts With Orientation
How many times, for how many different diets do you go forward with the idea, Today is the first day of the rest of my life? Well, it is no different when you make the decision to go forward with bariatric surgery.
Hurry Up and Wait
After the consultation with my doctor, I had my referral prescription and a couple of liquid protein drinks and was on to the next step. But, wait a minute. . . it was the holidays, the week before Christmas, in fact.
Enough is Enough
By mid-December 2008, I struggled in the battle to get my weight back down. I had gained back 40 pounds of the 75 I had lost, and couldn’t seem to get it going the right direction. In the war against weight, this is the point of despair.
A Bad Turn in the Road
There I was, cruising along with my daily food deliveries. Eating, enjoying my food, losing weight, and never doing something as mundane as counting a calorie, or adding points, or anything else.
My Dream Diet
Starting October 2005 I went on the Zone Diet. Now, I’ll be point blank honest, I looked at the Zone Diet book by Dr. Barry Sears, and my eyes started glazing over on page two.
Have You Called Jenny?
Jenny Craig may change lives, but she didn’t change mine. After assessing where I was and how I got there, I had a conversation with my doctor and was planning to bring up bariatric surgery as an option to see what he had to say.