FINALLY!! We're getting somewhere! I had my 5th one-on-one nutrition visit today and it couldn't have gone better! I lost 6lbs from my last visit, showed up with my protein in hand, got checked off on everything! The dietician went over the pre-op and post-op diets with me and said that I have a couple weeks to lose 14lbs to avoid the pre-op liquid diet! I couldn't be more excited! I've been working so hard lately and trying to be patient.

From here the "case manager," so to speak, gathers all of the reports from me pre-op testing and nutrition visits, then the whole group will sit and discuss my case and decide whether or not we should move forward, and from there they submit to the insurance company. I should be getting a phone call from the "case manager" within the next day or so to let me know if I am missing any testing (which I shouldn't be) and what I can expect next. I hope everything comes together fairly quickly, as I've been waiting for this for so long! She should also be able to give me a rough idea of how long the insurance company takes to approve surgery, but once they do so the surgery could be within a month (or so the dietician says..). I am so excited, I practically skipped out of the office today and headed for my treadmill. I am going to meet with the dietician again on March 7th, just to weigh in and re-evaluate whether or not I need to do the liquid diet. I hope that at that point I'll either be awating insurance approval, or I'll be awaiting my surgery date.

I wouldn't really mind being on the liquid diet for two weeks, because I know it would help me shed some more pounds, but I'm going to work even harder to lose the next 14lbs, just to show how committed and ready I am. Today was definitely the pick-me-up I've needed since starting this program last July, and it has me motivated to continue to work hard. My husband seems to have finally dealt with his issues and come to terms with the fact that I am GOING TO HAVE surgey, not considering it, but I am GOING TO HAVE wls. He still doesn't like it, and isn't very supportive and understanding of my need for time to exercise, but I think that he's learned that I am going to do what is best for me.

AHH! Finally a positive, exciting update! Hopefully I can post a couple weeks from now and be nearing my surgery date. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!