2 month check up!

Yesterday was hubby's 2 month check up. He has lost a total of 32lbs so far! Way to go, honey! So far daddy 32 mommy 0! Ouch. I gotta quit cheating. The doctors said all he needs to do is get the psychiatric evaluation then they will submit it to the insurance and get him set up for a surgery date. The closer we get to it the scarier it becomes. I try to act like I am not scared because as tough a guy as he is I know that he is scared!

He still needs to see the cardiologist to get cleared for surgery. He had an appointment last week but the doctor had an emergency. They rescheduled for this coming Tuesday, but called yesterday and said the doctor won't be in that day. We have to reschedule again. We are waiting the results of the sleep study too! They can take up to a month, according to our family doctor!

That is basically it. Once we get all that done he will have the surgery! He has an appointment in one month. So hopefully we can get everything done before then so at that appointment they can get him set up!

Cardiologist appt

Hubby has to get cleared by his Cardiologist before he can have surgery. I made sure all his test results were faxed over and ready. He had to take off work for the appointment. Then when he got there the doctor had en emergency, and wasn't there. They told him to come back in a hour. He did. The doctor had just finished and was on his way back. Some one needed a pace maker I think. So anyways he had to reschedule because they were so backed up now, that they didn't think they would even get to see him that day. His new appointment is in 2 weeks, never mind he had already waited a month for this appointment. It is just frustrating because we want to get things going as soon as possible. Plus, the Cardiologist could order more tests! We will see!

Latest development

At his physical my hubby found out he has a fatty liver. It is actually called Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and it can lead to cirrhosis of the liver if not treated. Which is kind of scary. Hopefully this will aid us in getting the insurance to cover the surgery. Unless they consider it medically necessary they won't help pay for it. I don't know how it couldn't be medically necessary for anyone who is obese!

Appointments and more appointments.

Over the past month on top of being seen at the bariatric clinic we have had none stop appointments. A Chest Xray, Abdominal Ultrasound, sleep study (done last night by the way), a complete history and physical (done today by our family doctor), and two appointments next week as well. He will see his cardiologist next week to be cleared for surgery. He will also see a gastroenterologist to get set up for a upper endoscopy. I think that is what they called it. It will be considered a minor surgery. He will be put under anesthesia and they will stick a tube down his throat because of his GERD. AKA acid reflux. What fun. The worst part is that his schedule is being changed at work so now he will be working days (good for us we get to see daddy, bad for appointments he will have to use vacation time). They have also done tons of blood work. He has been seen at the bariatric place by the doctor twice now. As well as a dietitian and exercise guy (I don't know his technical name sorry!). He will be seen monthly until we have everything ready for the surgery!

Positive note weight loss now totals 22 lbs! All this was accomplished by just changing what we eat and how! I still cheat! So no loss here. Or at least I don't think their is so I haven't weighed myself! I can't stop craving sweets! Pop and chocolate are my weaknesses! I want to do better I have no will power!

I know a good part of my problem is that the kids keep me so busy sometimes that I go without eating only to over eat at dinner time. I really need to start planning the entire days meals! I have no idea how to do that! I'm not a idiot! I just never had to think about food at all before. For most of my life I was to skinny! Not for lack of eating!

What's on the menu?

I am not the world's greatest cook. In fact I am lost in the kitchen most of the time. If I don't have a recipe I don't know what or how to do it. That is the problem. The few things I know how to make are getting old and boring. It is at the point that I hate meal times. I don't know what to do! We are sick of eating the same things all the time. I need help. My problem is amplified by the fact that I can only cook healthy meals. We try to eat low calorie high protein. That isn't always possible. I just try to buy low fat foods as much as possible. I'm currently searching for easy recipes that meet my husbands needs! I am at a loss, and overwhelmed by the massive amount of websites that have offered little to no help! I don't want to purchase a program that will only help for a while. I would love one that provides recipes, weekly menus, and shopping lists. It would also need to be one that has Internet connection to for updates. The only one I found was ridiculously expensive. So I'm still searching. It has to be easy and quick to. I got 2 kids I'm chasing around, and when I'm not chasing them around they are chasing me! So time is a rare commodity here!

No money no food!

Okay this sucks big time. We are supposed to eat healthy right. Well all the healthy foods cost so much more. No wonder Americans are getting obese! We can't afford to eat the good stuff. I bet most of us don't even realize it either. I know I didn't. I didn't and still really don't get reading all these food labels. Whole wheat, whole grain on the packaging, but check and make sure it could be a slight exaggeration on the part of the seller! What the heck is that all about is that even legal? I can't stand it. In a family of 4 with only one income money is tight! Things are not right! I don't know what to do about it, but it still sucks!