Time to Get Real... Again...

So I've been struggling.  Way too much...  Losing weight should not be this hard.  I know my efforts are nowhere near as committed as they were 5 years ago.  But the more I diet, I lose just a little to gain back even more.  I cannot begin to imagine the damage I have done on my metabolism by trying a new fad diet practically 6 times a year for the last 22 years.  It's just not right.

My body just doesn't work.  It does not process food like it should.  For me to lose weight, I have to be drastic.  Total deprivation of all carbs and limit calories to less than 1000 per day.  Who can live like that?  I know I can't...  From LOADS of experience.

So, I have decided to have a revision to my weight loss surgery.  I currently have the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy and I will be adding the Duodenal Switch component to help my body work right again.  If I knew then what I knew now, I probably would have done this from the beginning.  But I didn't know I was insulin resistant and that I had a metabolic disorder.  But I know these things now and I feel like this is the best choice for me to get healthy and stay healthy once and for all!!!!!!

So I've had a consultation with Dr. Garth Davis in Houston, TX.  Drove 5 hours there and back just to visit with him and his staff (which were fantastic).  Things are moving pretty quickly.  All I need is a letter from my psychiatrist saying that she clears me for surgery and then they can submit the request to insurance for approval.  In the meantime, he wants us eating whole foods and limit processed foods.  That's what we've been doing for the last week.

NOW...  I just have to figure out how to save the money for the deductible, hotel stay, and other expenses.  I figure we need about $2000 for everything.  This is a bit overwhelming as things keep coming up that prevent us from saving like we want to.  Since we got home, I've been siphoning the bank account where I can.  $10 here...  $20 there...  So in the week since we've been back, I've managed to put away almost $50!  Not even close, but every $$$ counts!!!

Weight on 5/23/12 at consult with Dr. Davis: 345
Weight as of this morning 5/28/12: 339.6