Author: Desiree.Angelica

Today is the day I met with my surgeon to go over all the details of the last six months worth of appointments. He was very good and explained everything to me regarding testing prior and what to expect.  He will be having his office authorize the surgery and call me with a date.  I… Continue reading October 16th, 2017

Appointment number six with my primary care doctor. This is the final appointment before I can see my surgeon and begin the insurance approval for the gastric sleeve surgery.  What an incredibly long and at the same time fast journey. I can't believe I started this journey a little over six months ago. The journey… Continue reading October 13th, 2017

Waiting Rooms- it seems I spend so much of my time in waiting rooms now. I'm waiting for my monthly appointment this morning. This marks month five of my life changing journey. I feel good about it.  I've been very focused this month on teaching myself to sip drinks, eat my protein first and not… Continue reading September 22nd, 2017

I'm sitting in support group, waiting for others to arrive. And I thought this would be the perfect time to write a little bit.  The past few days have been hard. While I have lost weight and am still doing well with it all I am human and I have my bad days.  The last… Continue reading September 6th, 2017

My month 4 appointment with my primary care doctor was this morning. She had a student with her and I am always more than willing to let students learn and go through what they need to with me. The student so super nice and so supportive. He even told me his sister had the vertical… Continue reading August 25, 2017

Struggling.  That's how I feel right now. I am struggling to stay on track and keep a routine. I have not had the best month for choices and I have went back to old habits.  That stops now. I will start over a thousand times to be able to live a healthier and better future. … Continue reading August 17th, 2017

Today was my month three visit with my primary care provider. It went wonderfully! I have lost some weight (even though it is not required I am still trying) and feel better every day.  My goals from her to this month are to up my water intake and eat a solid breakfast. I can do… Continue reading July 20th, 2017

Today I had my nutrition and psychology appointments/evaluations. Today I am one step closer to forever changing my life.  My first appointment was with a nutritionist. She was so kind and explained everything in such great detail. She reviewed my current eating habits and we wrote down goals for me to work towards before surgery.… Continue reading July 12th, 2017

Today was my second appointment with my primary care provider. We discussed my weight loss for the last month (I am choosing not to share my numbers as everyone is different) We discussed my goals and what i need to work on. I am working on changing such things as giving up caffeine, cutting back… Continue reading June 20th, 2017

Focus. Strength. Hope. Determination. Balance. Drive. Support. Guidance. Each of those words are so incredibly powerful to me on this weight loss journey. Focus - Each and every morning I wake up and remind myself to stay focused on the end goal of living a healthier, happier life. I started this journey after recieving news… Continue reading June 8th, 2017