So yesterday I met with a nurse, nutritionist and dietician. I didn’t realize it at the time, but yesterday’s appointment was also the first of the six sessions I have to do over the course of six months. Cool! One more step completed.
So, the appointment. I was weighed (321 lbs., eek!), had my height measured (5’7”), went over some basics of the surgery, and was given a patient handbook and several to-do’s.
The to-do’s:
- Meet with an exercise physiologist to go over fitness abilities and eventual goals
- Have my PCP do some blood work
- Have a psychological evaluation done
Along with my patient handbook I was given instructions to keep a daily food log, to not skip meals (I have a tendency to skip breakfast), to cut down on fried food, breads and starches, and to try to stick to a 2200/day calorie plan.
Things have definitely picked up in speed since yesterday morning! I made an appointment with the surgical weight loss center’s exercise program center for tomorrow at 6am. I know, that is a brutal hour to have to arrive at a center that is an hour’s drive from my house, but it was either that or wait until September, since everyonee lse passed up the 6am appointment in favor of more tolerable times.
I called my PCP this afternoon, and my blood work appointment is set for July 24th at 9:40am.
I also made an appointment with a local psychologist, and my evaluation will be on July 21st at 7pm.
I’m then in the clear until August 27th, which is my next (second!) session. Until then I just need to take care of the exercise eval, blood work and psych eval, do some reading, fill out a homework sheet, and log my daily food intake.
Yay! 
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First, I’d like to say that your website is a helpful read; I’ve been overweight my whole life, but really obese for about ten years and can never seem to get below about 250, no matter what I try. My weight is usually around 260 (losing nearly ten pounds from a breast reduction seems to be the only significant weight loss I’ve been able to achieve!), and I’m honestly considering looking into weight loss surgery because nothing works and it’s exceedingly frustrating.
Secondly, I was wondering if you could shed some light on the Psych eval you’ve mentioned here?
Thanks!