New Here :)

[lolawaiting 83]

Hi everyone! So, I'm a 30 something, single, female waiting to find out about insurance approval- my clinic said probably by Friday... I have diabetes and high cholesterol so I hope it'll go through. I'm anxious and nervous and worried lol I'm so ready to start and feel like I'm going thru some kind of "goodbye" to favorite foods. I've been researching and reading everything I can find. I feel confident this is right for me and think I'm ready to make those changes I need to... Just ready to stop waiting and go! Looking for a good support team- I want to do this right and use it as the tool that it is to becoming healthy... So just an intro... good to meet everyone

[cathyh 33]

Welcome, I too am new and waiting for approval. After my diet and exercise class so hopefully April or May. Good luck to you.

[PaulB 346]

The waiting is the hard part. Then comes the pre op liquid diet (called hell week) then after surgery you won't want to eat. Then months down the road you will have to force your self to eat just to keep losing the weight. ( did you ever think there would be a time in your life that you would have to eat to lose weight) then you have to get rid of all your old close and start buying new stuff( here's where salvation arm come in to play) then you stand in front of the mirror and love the way you look. Who would have thunk.we would have done this years ago.

Good luck on your new journey and may approval come soon

[Debbiebydesign 93]

Ugh! The wait sucks. I got lucky...2 days. Hope the same for you.

[kat77 63]

I'm new here too. I am also waiting for my approval. Hope everything works out for you. Looking forward to hearing more.

Kat

[worm2872 635]

Paul, well put!!

Welcome! This is such a wonderful place for help and support! The waiting is awful but looking back now, the time flew by!! Good luck!! We are here for you.

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Welcome to the group! I'm also thirty something Lolz I'm going to be 34 tomorrow.

[lolawaiting 83]

Great to meet you all and I'm so excited to get to it. They told me I should hear from insurance this week and then it just depends on what my surgeon has open! So excited I already wish I had started years ago lol

[lolawaiting 83]

Oh and yes, thanks for the outlook Paul

[lolawaiting 83]

I got my approval today!!!!

[kat77 63]

congrats on the approval.....did you get a date...

[lolawaiting 83]

12/29 I'm a little shocked its all coming together so quickly, but very excited too!

[kat77 63]

that is great! i am happy for you. do you have to go on the liquid diet now? i have been onmine just in case i get an approval, and i still have 6 lbs to lose before surgery.

[lolawaiting 83]

I start liquid on the 14th so this is my goodbye week to my old way of eating... Scary!! Lol

[agirlofaith 71]

Waiting for approval here and NEW!! Welcome! Im 40... No something about it