Are We There Yet?!

[kimberlee1235 52]

I feel like the little kid in the back seat yelling "are we there yet?!" *sigh* Well, I'm 24 years old and I'm currently at my heaviest...a whopping 252lbs. I've never been slim/slender/thin, etc by any means. Well, I'm fed up with it. I deserve a chance to be happy, healthy, and comfortable with myself! I can remember stepping off of the scale at the doctors office about 3 years ago....completely mortified. I gained 40lbs in ONE month, with no reason to give. I hadn't changed my eating habits...I just didn't understand. I haven't been able to shed it since...and I've gained an additional 10-12lbs ontop of that (the last 2lbs teeter day to day..) I've tried weight watchers to no avail....I also worked with a personal trainer 2x a week for almost 3 months and DRASTICALLY changed my eating habits. Wanna know how much weight I lost? 9lbs. N-i-n-e. It was so incredibly depressing. I never really thought about WLS up until a few months ago...and couldn't really do anything about it because the insurance I had at the time had exclusionary riders on the policy disallowing anything of the sort...But when I quit my job I was able to get on my mother's insurance, and it is covered. This is such a blessing...as I'm running out of options. I'm pre-diabetic..most likely well on my way to high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and who knows what else! I'm way too young to feel the way I do...Just so incredibly run-down from everyday life! Doing stuff as simple as grocery shopping is pretty ridiculous! I've never felt so tired and sore...swollen feet...I'm just waiting for my legs to shatter underneath me! I'm getting married in January and hopefully starting a little family in the next few years...I need to ensure that I will be mobile and healthy for my future little monsters! I went for my first consultation on 4/13/12. I saw the nutritionist on 4/23/12. I have an EGD and gallbladder ultrasound on 5/2/12. I have Aetna insurance, and the bariatric coordinator with my doctor's office said my 90 day of hoops I have to jump through began after I saw the nutritionist...so the countdown begins! I just pray I don't run into any hiccups with the insurance company...Well, there's my rant. Sorry if some it doesn't make sense...I'm not gonna lie, I won't re-read it before I hit "post" lol.

[slimthickens 28]

My best advice for you would be that now that you have seen the nutritionist it is EXTREMELY important that you don't gain any more weight from this point on since insurance companies will most likely deny you if they see this happening. This is their one way of getting out of paying for the surgery so be very careful not to gain.

[kimberlee1235 52]

Oh i'm sure. I guess "luckily" in this situation, I haven't lost anything more than 3-4lbs in the past year or so...It's just Water weight that changes on a daily basis.