Getting in the right frame of mind

Surgery for me is far from definite at this point as I haven't even gone to the informational seminar offered by my hospital but I am trying to get in the right frame of mind for when it becomes a reality. These are the steps I have taken so far: 1) made reservation at bariatric center info session for wed 6/13 2) made appt for my annual gyn exam on 6/15 3) made appt with my primary care doc for 7/3. This was first appt I could get with her. I am pretty sure she will be on board with my decision for wl surgery because this is something she mentioned to me as a possibility approx 2 years ago. 4) began researching req of my insurance carrier. From what I can tell so far, I meet the BMI req. They also req 6 months of (can be non-concurrent) of a weight loss program in last two years. I am hoping they will accept proof of my time spent doing weight watchers as part of req and that I will only have to do a 3-month phys supervised. This could give me a possible surgery time of this Fall. 5) approx 9 months ago I set a goal to develop a normal sleep schedule. For years I was staying up till 3 or 4 in AM and existing on 4 hours sleep then catching up on days off work. Not the best schedule for anyone and I know lack of sleep has been linked to obesity. I am happy to say I achieved my goal and now get. Solid 7-8 hours of sleep per night. These are my next steps: 1) eliminate sweet tea from my diet. This is the only drink w/calories that is my weakness. I rarely drink alcohol and only drink soda if sweet tea is not available. This is a hard habit to break for me & one where I must give it up 100% to be successful. 2) begin & stick with a walking program. 1st goal: 2 miles per day, 6 days per week 1 month. Endurance wise I have no problem waking the 2 miles it's getting in the right mindset to make it a PRIORITY and commitment! 3) look to purchase a used treadmill 4) experiment with protein shakes to find some I like. I do not like chocolate anything so this rules out some off the bat. 5) try to learn to like Greek yogurt 6) get in a water drinking habit.

Jumping on the band wagon...

Where to start.....I have been over-weight my entire adult life. I have tried various forms of dieting over the years never with any long term success. I contribute some of my lack of success to the fact that overall I am a very self-confident, outgoing person and even though like most people I have always longed to be a smaller size, for the most part I was happy with who I was - inside and out. So, what's changed??? For the last few years I have started to worry about the impact my weight may one day have on my health. My dad is a diabetic and I worry that is what the future holds for me. I also realize that as we get older being overweight places limitations on the things a person can do and I do not want that for myself either. With those thoughts in the back of my head, I began researching the idea of surgical weight loss options and discovered this amazing blogging community that I have learned so much from. I have been "lurking" on these blogs until tonight when I read a post from Lap Band Gal and she called me out on being a lurker and gave me the jumpstart I needed to create a blog to hold myself accountable. I have signed up for a June 13th informational seminar on weight loss surgery. Wish me luck on this new adventure....