I am sorry that I wasn't able to post earlier this week. Things have been super hectic here, with appointments out the wazoo. I've been seeing physical therapists and nurses and the whole lot and I've been exhausted from everything. Sleep schedule has been all out of whack so I've been taking naps in my brief periods of free time during the day.
Today I had my REE and my weigh in. I was nervous going in and had some mixed feelings about it at first, but in the end, things were looking very positive. First off, my REE. I am burning, at rest, 3600 calories per day. With my current diet of between 2500-3000 calories a day, that is right where I need to be. That plus my exercise should do me well for carrying me through the rest of this. I am still nervous, as this is going to slow my weight loss and it already has in some ways. However, that may not matter too much now.
My current weight is 709.4. I lost 34.8 pounds in the last 5 weeks. It's less than I lost at my last weigh in in 3 weeks, but this weight loss seems to be more of a healthy weight loss than before and they are pleased with the progress. They were so pleased in fact that I actually got to sit down with the surgeon today to talk about it. This is the first time I've seen her in three years.
My cousin had a lap bad with Dr Patterson and said she was a very stern woman and the meeting was actually very positive to me. She seemed happy and her staff came in after she left to tell me that she was very happy with how I was going. They made the decision to seek approval for the surgery right now. The goal is to see them again in 4-6 weeks. That will be a general check in like we usually do, but they also want to do my pre-surgical class then as well and make that my last appointment before surgery. I am guessing that that means, so long as I keep on track and don't go up and keep on losing, I am 2-3 months away from surgery, depending on when the approvals get in and what they decide.
Only one more appointment pre-surgery. I am still in a bit of shock about it. I mean, I've always been hoping that would be the case, since I lost the 37 pounds in that three weeks. But I guess I never expected it. Now that the reality is here, it's shocking, but also I am nervous. This is going to be big and it is great for me. I just need to keep at it.
We discussed the surgery options between a traditional bypass and a gastric sleeve. We decided on the sleeve because it is safer and later can be transitioned into something else. The traditional bypass can produce greater weight loss, but the sleeve will be better for me for now and I can always do a band or bypass later if it isn't enough.
I've come a long way in this journey so far. I've had my weight fluctuate up and down, but since October it has steadily been coming down. I've lost about 140 pounds through my diet and exercise since October. They still want me to get as close to 650 as possible or even 600 if possible, but it seems that we are in the final leg of the journey before surgery. Just have to keep it up until then.
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