I would love if we could share our journeys ..

Hello everyone,

I've been overweight most of my married life, but now I am so obese, I can barely walk. My knees are extremely painful because they can't support my weight. Add to this, I developed Type 2 Diabetes. I tried to get Bariatric surgery 10 years ago, but my insurance would not cover it. I decided to try again. I just got the phone call today that I have been approved by my new insurance company. WooHoo!!!

In the meantime I started on the MyFitnessPal diet, five weeks ago. So far I have lost 19 pounds and I am so proud and happy. I have kept my diary faithfully and this plan really works. I cannot thank the developers enough for this wonderful program. My next appointment is with the Bariatric surgeon in about 3 weeks. At that time he will schedule my surgery. I have no idea what his schedule looks like, so it may be fairly soon, or months away. In the meantime, I want to peel off as many pounds with this program as I can .. which will really put me in better condition for the upcoming surgery.

I have to tell you, when I got the phone call this morning that I had been approved .. I got chicken. All of a sudden it got REAL!!!! It didn't last long .. but I admit that instant of fear, came as a surprise. When I told my husband I had been approved he was so happy and excited for me.

Let me tell you something that is really meaningful and important to me. My husband has been so supportive of me through all of this. He encourages me every chance he gets and he always has something positive to say to me. I am so lucky to have this support system and I truly love that man. We have been married for 51 years and have 3 children, and 8 grandchildren.

My only regret is that I couldn't get this done 10 years ago .. before my knees went out. I went into see a knee surgeon in Nov. to see about having knee replacement surgery done. After the exam and Xrays were done .. he said I certainly needed it. But he also told me I had to lose weight first. I am entirely too obese to do it now. He suggested Bariatric surgery and that's really what started all of this. I have a lot of hope for success with this diet plan and later with the surgery.

This old grandma from Omaha would like to find some friends here so we can share our journeys . . and I wholeheartedly want to wish all of you great success on yours.

Sincerely,
OmahaRocks

P.S. My nickname comes from the fact that my husband and I love to collect rocks and its a hobby we share with our Grandchildren. I've managed to get all eight of them interested in rocks. We took our 10 year old grandson down along the Missouri river to the loose limestone beds we discovered. This whole area was an ocean at one time, so we find lots of fossils, shells etc. My sweet grandson found a sharks tooth and you would have thought he found a gold nugget. hehe