Yesterday I weighed in at 363, today it was 361. So if you go with the weekly updates, then no change from last week.
I had pre-op class #1 on Tuesday. It lasted 1 1/2 hours. According to their scale I was at 366, which is down 3.5 pounds from 4/9/14. So that's good. As long as I show that I'm losing, I'm on the right track. In the class we covered the Bariatric Surgery program, how to read nutrition labels, and the importance of fiber and water. We also covered a little on menu planning and shopping and what your plate should look like for each meal. We ended with how to keep a food & activity log, and was given a boatload of info. I also have the form that I need to have my primary doctor fill out which is required to submit to the insurance company.
Some of the thoughts that went through my mind during class were.....I don't know how to describe it. There were 8 of us attending the class, 7 female and 1 male. 2 of the girls were about my size, everyone else was smaller. And I guess that was what I was pondering about. The guy was just a little bit larger than my husband, and one of the girls weighed 235 at 5 foot 3 inches tall (I saw her sheet). My first thought when I saw her weight was, "man, what I wouldn't give to be only 235 pounds!" But then I was scolding myself because it was like I was judging those people, and I am in no way in a position to judge everyone. Everyone has their own situation, and their own reasons for wanting/needing to do bariatric surgery. And they wouldn't have been in that room if they didn't meet the criteria for surgery. So I needed to just throw those thoughts away and focus on myself and what my needs are with this whole process.
Pre-op class #2 is scheduled for June 10 and pre-op class #3 is scheduled for July 15.
I also started a new group on Facebook called Friends on a Mission. It's a group of mine and my hubby's friends that are either trying to lose weight or just switch to a healthier lifestyle. We are going to offer encouragement, recipes, tips for success, etc. I'm excited about building a group where we support each other.
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It's great that they have classes! When I had my banding, there was nothing. Oh, I saw the doctors (the whole gamut of them), and there was a "support" group for after (I say "support" because it was really just a b$&ch session most of the time), but no formal classes. I always felt like I was guessing.
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Yeah, it's really structured. They want you to be as educated as possible about what you will go through. There is a total of 4 classes, with the one lasting about 2 hours about 2 weeks before surgery. I know there are programs out there that still don't offer all of this, but I'm really glad this one does. At first I was frustrated that it would take so long for a surgery date, but I feel now that this process will help with my success.
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