Nessa

How did your NUT appt go?  Waiting on a report!

oh I posted on my thread about gaining...

but here it is:

I did gain.  about 4 pounds.  deserved.  I know what to do.  I'm just not doing it enough.  ugh.

Brian lost 12!  he was so happy he literally jumped for joy!   

i'll just keep on plugging along.  of course now Sloane is recommending i not have surgery if I understood her properly.  hopefully Ranesa can override that concern since she feels I'm still a good candidate.  Of course Sloane did reinforce my choice of RNY over lapband.

Do you have to see the NUT again?

Keep plugging along, eventually the goal will be met!  Who is Ranesa?  PCP?  Confused... as usual!

I just wonder if the NUT knows how hard it is to do what we KNOW we should do!!  This is the whole problem - I think most of us in our head and heart know what needs to be done, it is just the stomach that controls our habits!

Good luck!!  Keep walking, and eating healthy, you will get there!

Btw, I lost only the same 3-4 lbs during my entire six month diet, I just kept going up and down and couldn't budge :(  During the liquid phase I only lost about 8 lbs total from my own calculations...

yes we have to see her at least ONE more time.  and not for our insurance.  the doc requires it.  GOOD FOR HIM!  seriously... I'd love to see his stats as opposed to doctors that don't require you to do more than what your insurance requires.  if we did that, we'd be done..... I've seen folks with BC/BS FEP  apply for surgery and have it within TWO WEEKS!  


Ranesa is the LCSW  the psych part.  I have another appointment with her in 2 weeks.  I think i'll be working with her a while before they let me have surgery.  

I didn't feel like I got much from my NUT other than after surgery stuff... BUT that was enough for me!  I had the six month weight loss diet before I seen the NUT...  I learned a lot more from my PCP during that six months than I had expected to!  I, of course thought I knew it all!

I only had to see the Psych once to get my approval, but sometimes I wonder if I should have made more appointments or found someone my insurance would cover.  I mean I got myself into the place where I was, maybe I should see someone to fix my mood swings, emotional eating, etc.

It all came down to time management for me... I can't keep taking off work for appointments if I don't have too...  I don't get comp time, flex time, etc.  and I only get two weeks of vacation a year - and I have now used 8 out 10 days for surgery...

Can I come work with you???  LOL in all seriousness, I would love to be up there, but I don't have any tech skills!

we have other jobs in the government here on campus.   

what would you like to do... I can see what's available.   or you can go to www.usajobs.gov and do a search....

I would love to have you here.

as frustrated as I am about the delays i know they are in my best interest.  I mean i did healthy eating for 2.5 years... and i had lost nearly 80 pounds...  WHAT in the world made me stop?

who knows...

What would I like to do...

More like, what can I do... I have been doing customer service and such my entire life... I like people most of the time!  I could not work in a job without contact with people, however with as many people as work up there, I can't imagine not talking to people!

Sometimes here I feel like I see the same handful of people all the time!  And I do! 

I have checked on usajobs.com a few times, but it seems like everything needs a qualification that I don't have...  Will have to do some research after everyone leaves this afternoon...  Once it is quiet here and I can think! LOL

Delays make your more prepared for the after WLS in my opinion... Everything was hurry up and wait!  But so far it has been worth it... even if I am not yet at 100% I can see progress!!

WHEN YOU  (or anyone here) finds a job on USAJOBS they want.  CALL ME and we can walk through the application.  once you do one you learn what they are looking for.


for example  if you are a thief you don't say   "i steal things"  you say  "i'm currently involved with asset allocation"

I love that analogy!

And here I was thinking it was safe to talk to and entertain anyone up there since they all passed a background clearance *Grins*

There seems to be only one posting for SSA at all... Nothing in the  NCC at all!