First blog post

I have started this blog to journal my journey through the ups and downs of  my gastric sleeve weight loss surgery. I have been in the process of getting approved from the insurance company and getting the approvals I need from all the doctors since March 2017.  The insurance gave the approval for surgery in September 2017. Now I have to lose about 15 pounds before my appointment with the surgeon on October 20, 2017.  My surgery is tentatively scheduled for November 13, 2017.

Last March I started on Medically Supervised Weight Loss as a last shot before I considered surgery. I had success with the program. I lost 50 pounds between April and September 2017 but then I went back to my old eating habits and saw the weight come back.  It amazed me how quickly the weight came back on my body.

Over the years, I have lost and gained hundreds of pound of weight only to gain all of it back and more.  I know what the issue is, I use food like a drug addict uses drugs.  When I am having a bad day, I reach for sugar or fast food to make the bad feelings go away.  The problem with that is now is that I do it more than the average person. I know if is not helping my health but there are days that I just can’t stop myself.

This journal is going to be my outline for me to express everything that is going on in my life.  Food and weight wise, feelings wise and everything else going on.  The one thing that I struggle with the most is putting myself first.  But from this day forward, I vow to put myself first and move in the right direction toward good health.