heathermartin_11
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
2 months of changes - I have officially been on medically supervised weight loss for 2 months- only 3 more to go before I schedule WLS. I have made so many HUGE changes. I'm still learning and working...
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 2 months ago
Routine - I'm starting to feel like the changes are routines now. I drink my water and take my vitamins as a routine activity now. I don't miss Diet Coke, which is an incredible thing to m...
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
OK, 5 months it is - Met with the dietician and counselor yesterday. They want me to be 6 months without any binges and I have only gone 6 weeks so far (the fact that it was just one binge doesn't mat...
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Bummed - Call from the dietician today- They want me to wait 4-5 more months to schedule surgery. I'm trying to embrace this decision, but I'm going to appeal it. I want to progress fa...
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Checking off prerequisits - I am accomplishing my immediate goals to prepare for surgery. Have completed psych eval, labs, 1/2 dietician (have another appointment), 1/2 support group. Will see my OB-GYN tom...
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
More water, less soda - I'm working on decreasing my intake of Diet Coke, which has been a staple of my diet for years. This may be the hardest part for me. I met my dietician today and though she didn'...
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
How committed am I? - I am having serious concerns about how committed I will be to following this program that I will have to live after the surgery. Many failures in the past leave me concerned that ...
heathermartin_11 wrote a blog post 15 years, 3 months ago
Starting - Yesterday I attended my first meeting with my bariatric team. I met another team a year ago but then learned that my insurance plan had no coverage for any weight loss options. O...