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February 2001 It's been a little over one month since I started looking into WLS and since I started Nutri-System. I have some updates: I have my first consultation appointment! I called Dr. Thayer's office at the Newton Wellesley Obesity Clinic on January 30 and received an appointment for April 18 (I still haven't heard from Dr. Shikora's office). That's almost a 3-month wait for an appointment, but it's perfect timing for me as I didn't want the surgery scheduled until the end of summer. I figure a 3 month wait for a consultation would likely mean a 4 month wait for the surgery, which would bring me into August. This way I can keep my scheduled summer vacations. Yeah! Also, on Thursday (February 1) I attended my first Gastric Bypass support meeting at Newton Wellesley in the Allen Riddle building. The meeting was absolutely packed. I have never met a friendlier bunch of people because they have all been there and know what it's like to bear the burden of obesity. The meeting's topic was "anger," and phew was a lot of anger discussed. But I understand it's all part of processing, and it was good to hear people's views and see their progress. I intend to try the Tuesday meetings also as I hear they are a little less crowded. I've lost 27 lbs. since last month, but as usual in the first couple of weeks there is a large weight loss, and then it slows down. I don't expect this kind of loss next month. And the first month was fairly easy for eating right, but this week was the first bad week I had as some of the same old cravings started hitting. For the first time in 5 weeks, I bought a candy item. I HATE this time of year – Valentine and Easter candy everywhere you turn :( Buying that one candy item led to buying two more which then led to a weekend binge. I really hate when this happens. This is what I am worried about for when I have the surgery. This weekend I could not control the cravings. How in the world am I going to handle that after the surgery? You *cannot* do this once you have the surgery, and I'm worried about how I will stop myself from doing it. |
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