jennc

Hey everyone~~

I was denied back in Feb. 2008 because I didn't do the 6 month diet with PCP. I started it in March and ...DANG its already July!!! Wow this might really happen in the fall. I am starting to feel like...hmmmm I am not going to be able to eat all the yummy food I use to. Do I really want to do this? Is feeling this way normal? I know I want to do this..I am just REALY going to miss all the bad food.

Hope all is well~

Jen

sassy37

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Surgery date : Friday 26th Sept 2008
first fill 24.11.08 =6.5cc

45 pounds gone ! Actions speak louder than words ...........

jennc

Thanks for your encouraging words!!! Please let me know how you are doing after surgery!! My new saying is resist the temptation..lol

jenn75

I agree that those thoughts of "gee, what am I going to miss out on?" run through my mind (I am halfway through my 6 month diet), but I'm trying to rephrase those thoughts into "what am I going to be able to enjoy (other than food) instead of just enjoying food?" There's got to be more to my life than just enjoying food. I'm really starting to see food as ...well, not an enemy, but just not the "friend" I always thought it was. I need to replace it with real friends, and real experiences.

Since I've been on my diet, I've had my moments of "oh, I have to eat this because who knows when I'll eat it again," but amazingly enough, during those times, I've had these "ah ha" moments and realized that this is not about losing out on food...it's about reclaiming my life and control, and I find myself throwing out those bad foods that I am trying to savor the last moments with. It's very liberating, and I only hope this is a glimpse into what it will be like post-surgery! Recently I bought these Jelly Belly's on a road trip for work, and I realized how mindlessly I was eating them, and I just rolled down the window, yelled F** You! and threw the rest of the bag out of the window. Yes, I know, not good for the environment, but I won't make it a habit, I swear! It felt really good!

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Changed insurance coverage - plan changes 1-1-09 - surgeon to submit auth request then, for surgery date in Jan '09!

Rottimom

I am at the exact same point as you with regards to the PCP diet. I have my first appointment with the psychologist tomorrow and am a little nervous about that since I know I am nuts. As for giving up my comfort foods or as you called them “yummy foods” I have already started that. I have given up soda in preparation for the surgery. I am SOOOOO looking forward to having the surgery to help me finally get healthy that I would go for the surgery tomorrow if they would take me. I don’t think I will miss the comfort foods once I clean my system of all the junk and if I do there are plenty of tools such as Overeaters Anonymous to deal with emotional eating.

Baja Big Dog

Jen,

Do some homework, I went through options classes through Kaiser, and its 6 months of classes,. In my opinion ( and I have expressed my thoughts here before) I couldn't imagine having this surgery without the education I got from the classes, hopefully you can get some more insight into whats ahead of you so you wont have to deal with the down times after the procedure.

I fear the "bucket list" syndrome may be setting in on your future!!

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Highest before options- 455
Surgery-409
Goal- 199


Surgery date: April 22, 08
As of: 11/23/08- Happy now!! You know who!!262

MONEY IN THE BANK TO DATE......$3920
This is the running amount of money saved by not having to spend so much eating out. Number based on spending $20 a day on food. And that very conservative!!!

jennc

Thanks for all the great advice!!! This place is changing my life!!

Love,
Jennie