First month
Monday, May 31, 2010 at 6:38 PM filed under Weight Loss postings
I first met with surgeon on April 19...my BMI was too high to perform surgery. I was totally crushed. Everything has gone so smoothly up until this point. I started Medicare this January which will pay for the surgery, I was approved by my primary doctor, the psych evaluation went through, all the paperwork was completed and submitted to MyNewLife but I couldn't have surgery. Heartbreaking.
On April 30, I went back to see the dietician, Jessie. We discussed my eating habits, what I liked to eat and when and so on. We decided since I have diabetes that low carb and high protein would be the way to go. The very next day I began. I read every label, tracked and logged everything I ate.
I go back to see her on June 4. I'm scared to death to weigh-in. I have tried so hard to stick to the guidelines she and I discussed. I'm so afraid I haven't lost any weight. I admit to myself that most days I feel better and seem to have more energy than I have in a long, long time. My knees don't hurt as much, and my legs don't swell up nearly as badly as they did before I started watching my carbs.
I'M NOT PERFECT!! I know there have been days I go over my target intake, but I still write it all down and start again the next day.
I will do this.
I need that surgery to live.
Update on June 4 after seeing Jessie.
