Losing in NWAR

Today I found out, after 6 months of appointments and prepping, my file has been sent to insurance for approval and I have a tentative surgery date! August 7th will be the first day of the rest of my new life. I'm so beyond ready, but so beyond scared at the same time. It took me a long time to make this decision. I tried everything. My brother was able to lose over 100 lbs with diet and exercise. I'm not made like that. Coming to this decision made me feel like a failure, like I was taking the easy way out. But after all these appointments and discussions I've come to realize this will be much more difficult than diet and exercise. I don't want to end up like my mom who was obese and got very sick early in life. She was in the nursing home at 52 and passed away at 59. I don't want that to happen to me. Being able to have this outlet to bounce questions around and reading other people's experiences is so helpful! Any tips and info would be so appreciated!

I can't say for sure, but I can tell what happened at mine. I had to do 6 months of diet & nutrition appts to be approved by insurance. At my first appt, I had to do blood work, a stress test, ekg, and ultrasounds of my legs. My next appt I had to do a trans-nasal endoscope. I also had to do a sleep study to check for sleep apnea. The rest of my appts have been talking to nutritionists and dietitians discussing changes I've made and ways to make changes ongoing. Hope that helps! And good luck!

Thank you so much! Have you found that cravings have gone away or anything? That's what I'm worried about. I'm so food obsessed and I worry I'll give in when I shouldn't.

Thank you so much!

I'm going to be following your progress! You're the first person I've found that has had a similar mindset as myself for this. Good luck with everything! Thank you for giving a play-by-play! It helps more than you can imagine!