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I am just starting the journey, I have completed my BMI test, I have my referral letter and have started my physician monitored weight loss. I will go to orientation on 8/19. I am doing things a little backward because I signed up for the wrong orientation class so I just continued on with everything else since it was all scheduled. After Monday I can submit my referral letter and wait for them to sign me up for my surgeon visit. I am hoping for a January surgery date! :D

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Good luck on this journey of better health. Right now January may seem like an eternity, but your calender will be full of appointments. Time will fly. My suggestion would be to get all of your ducks in line. Start doing everything as early as possible. Schedule your psych evaluation asap. It seems some of them are scheduling a month or two out.

Start moving (I don't like the word exercise). Even if it is just walking. Try to increase the time or pace as the weeks go by. Start trying different Protein shakes. Please keep in mind you want to find ones with less that 5g of carbs and at least 20g of Protein and most importantly find ones that you actually enjoy. Believe me that can take some time.

Keep doing your research. The more you know of what to expect, the more prepared you are for when it happens.

Good luck. Keep us posted.

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