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It is still kind of sneaking up on me in a way, I have been in the program for almost a year now and it has been so long it is almost not registering that this is really it, less than a week. I think this weekend is when it will really hit as I don't have work to keep me occupied. I might just be doing some work from home over this weekend to channel some of the nervous energy.

I suppose I will just take the bad with the good. I fully intend to do everything the doctors tell me to in order to ensure I am successful in my weight loss. The negatives of staying overweight are much worse than not being able to scarf down a big meal.

LOL I don't know why i thought hiccup when you said sneeze, not enough sleep lmao

I actually have a fear of missing out on eating huge meals. Even though I know this is going to be great for me in almost every way for some reason I am feeling a bit of trepidation about not being able to eat a 20oz steak and a baked potato in one sitting or taking full advantage of an all you can eat buffet. I guess there is something satisfying about eating that enormous meal I fear I will miss out on. Thanks for sharing, this is the first time I have expressed that concern.

I dropped 8 pounds in the last 2 weeks from nerves. I tend not to eat when I get very stressed, hell I have gone 3 days with 0 calories just before because of some stress at work so I am interested to see how much weight I drop before the surgery. Luckily for me I don't have to do a liquid diet before my surgery, so I wish you the best of luck with yours.

Did you happen to have a hiatal hernia that they fixed when they did your sleeve? I was watching surgery videos on how they fixed it and I could see that procedure causing hiccups when you get full.

This is great, so happy to see you didn't give into your nerves and back out! I hope you have a speedy recovery and good luck on the rest of your weight loss journey!

I think this is probably a bigger part of the problem than you may realize. I would suggest that you start a food journal and keep very accurate notes on what you are eating and how much. You may want to buy a kitchen scale in order to weigh out your food to keep better notes. It is good that you are recognizing when you are doing things you shouldn't but recognition alone is not enough, you will need to make a concerted effort to change that behavior if you want to be successful. It seems like you may be excusing yourself for eating things you know you shouldn't. Remember the surgery is only a tool, there are no shortcuts or cheats here. You have to be willing to take personal responsibility to not "cheat" on your diet. If you have not received good guidance I would highly suggest you make an appointment with a bariatric nutritionist to get a meal plan set up. Good luck and I hope you are able to get back on track as quickly as possible.

I think the best place to start is how far off of your diet plan are you going and what are you doing that your provider said not to? Are you eating foods you shouldn't, drinking before/during/after meals, drinking carbonated drinks, etc?

Are there any guys that can chime in on this? I am normally the one doing the "work" on top so wondering if this would be any different.

Hi, I have my procedure on May 21st so it is a few more weeks yet before I even go under the knife. But I have been going through all the insurance stuff and I can give you an idea of what that is like. I have been going to the weight loss clinic for almost a year but I had to get extra surgical clearances due to asthma, the discovery of sleep apnea and a congenital heart condition. I have highmark blue shield and they do cover the procedure but my out of pocket costs are close to $2000. After I received the last of my surgical clearances the weight loss clinic submitted my surgery approval the next day. It was just inside of 2 weeks when I got the approval, so there was no issue with having to fight to have it covered. If you are wondering if your insurance covers the procedure the best thing to do is to talk to the weight loss clinic you eventually want to have your procedure through, they should have an insurance coordinator that can help you figure that out. Each insurance carrier and plan is different so you will have to have your specific plan checked. You can probably expect the whole process to take at least 6 months. Sometimes it is quicker sometimes, like in my case it takes longer.