disappearingdiva

there will be a support group in Plano Baylor on Wednesday night

So let me tell you a story. The story of me, the story of heavy me. We could use words like obese, morbidly obese or even super morbidly obese if you would to go the medical route. OR we could go the fluffy, thick, or even the visually disgusting plump if you want to revert to your childhood or minimize the impact I?m doing to my body. No matter what words you use I need help. Ten years ago I was sitting in a doctors office going over details of gastric bypass surgery. Talking about the positives and negatives. Talking about the percentages, skin aprons and even the boost in my sex drive. I wasn?t convinced. I was young. I could do this on my own. All it would take is a bit of willpower and a bit of working out. I would change my life. I would be thin. Then my father died. Then I graduated college. Then I got serious with a boy. Dating. Moving. Job. Moving. New Job. Building House. Suburbs. Marriage. Baby. Shit! It?s been 10 years. Here I sit at the grand age of 33 heavier then I?ve ever been. My body hurts. My mattress has permanent indention from my ass. I feel fat. I have a beautiful son who deserves a healthy mother. If I were to stay at my current weight, or with my record even heavier, my life shorter with him and the quality of life I have with him will not be what he and I both deserve. It?s time. SO?.I started doing research and decided the gastric sleeve or VSG is the way for me to go. I want to assure you that I?m not rushing into this transition it?s been years in the making, so has my ass size by the way. I know this is the change I need. I?m still far off from my surgery. According to the puppet master AKA the insurance company I have six months of dieting with my doctor before I can approve surgery. Currently I?m on month two. My doctor is all for the surgery. She is currently having me journal both food and emotional to track my behaviors and triggers with food. She also believes a heavy dosing of anti-depressants will help. If all goes well I will be having the surgery in December. I started a blog like allot of you One divas journey with gastric sleeve surgery for dramatic weight loss

Thank you for your words of encouragement I really appreciate them. It's funny that you live in Denton I live in Savannah off 380 so were neighbors. Small world right?

My mother had a full body lift after her weight loss and she looks stunning. It took off about 30lbs of skin. All my friends with breast implants really speak highly about them. In Dallas (I've been told) the going rate is about 3K. But that's not reconstructive that's just implant's I've been told that with weightloss it's a bit more complicated.

I'm going with Dr. Nicholson after my 6 month diet with insurance. I fel very confident in his ablities. My mother (nurse who had OPEN RNY 4 years ago) works the bariatric wing in Wichita Falls Texas said that one of the doc's has just started doing sleeves. My mom inquired (because she knows my plans) and the doctor said he was trained by "the smartest man I've ever met and a hot shot surgeon in Dallas - Dr.Nick" so there you go people. I really feel very confident that he's the best man for the job.

I love foodscanner for the iphone

It's the first Wends of every month in the same room he has his seminars

I'm also going with Dr. Nick but I'm on the 6 month waiting list for my insurance. Why don't you go to his support group Wends night? Starts at 6:30 I'm going just to see what it's like and to speak with people directly.