UPDATE

Well my doctor didn't tell me my Referral had to go to a specialist in the hospital first so I have been sitting around waiting on Tricare come to find out on the 21st they bounced it back to my DR asking for specific answers and no one called me.  So I have an APPT on the 1st and then hopefully a week after that (at most) I will have an answer. :D

I hope I get this.  I need it. <3

A New Beginnings

So today I had an appointment with my Primary Doctor about how I am at a dead end. I have been doing my research on the Lap Band and both of us (my husband and myself) believe that this would be the best thing for me to do.  So the doctor has agreed and sent out my referral now it is in Tri-Cares court.  I pray that I get approved.  She said if I get approved I should have the surgery by Dec :D Then of course she said worst case is they Deny it and we have to re push paperwork to show them the many different reasons why you need it.  So everybody please help me pray :D

--JJ

Food for the Soul

You know when you start a journey like this to better your health you think things will be so much more different than they actually are.  I find myself missing so many things, like biscuits I never knew how good they really tasted until I could not have them anymore.  Sweet Tea one of my many life altering forfeits, yes I said forfeit...I love Sweet Tea uh DUH HELLO I am from South Mississippi it's kind of a religious thing LOL I didn't ever really care for fast food so that is not really being missed at all, but pizza, brownies, chips...gah the wonders.  Funny enough but I have been in to my kitchen 16 times today just to look in the pantry.  If I wanted to give up I could I have brownies, muffins, cookie, you name it I can make it right now and just eat it; But I can't at the same time.  I want to be healthy, I want to go for a late afternoon run with my husband and dogs.  I just want to be normal, and here in good ole America obese is not normal, nor is it accepted.

On a side note, thank you all for being supportive.

Today was a bad day

I totally lost track today and ate at Arby's.  I cheated. :[  I need to better focus on my goal and what is better for me.  Today's blog wont be long for it has been a stressful day check out my daily blog to see why..  http://southernbellesouthernliving.blogspot.com/2011/09/today.html

Reasoning Behind this Journey

This was me on July 5th, 2011.  GROSS Right.  Besides the fact that it doesn't look attractive to have rolls, I am choosing to do this mainly for my health.  I am 22 and the doctors already telling me I have high cholesterol, and my liver is showing slight problems.  22 Y'all not 77... I tend to be asking myself how did I allow myself to get this way..well honestly the only answer I have come up with is I stopped letting what my mother and everyone else had to say about my appearance matter.  I used to look so good, and I just dropped the ball. Now I have to do this for myself, I made myself this way, so now I have to change for the better.  I had started this journey originally on Jan 1 2011 but in April we moved to Kansas and I have gained all of it back and then some.  So if you aren't with me on this journey to help see yourself to the door.  I am not letting anything stand in my way.  Any questions please feel free to email me at SouthernBelleLiving@live.com or just want to follow my every move follow me on Twitter @SouthernBelleJJ

New Weight Start: 273.4 lb
Goal Weight: 155 lb (what the DR. says I should weigh)
Hopeful loss: 118.4

Now I do know it will take sometime but I hope to do this in 365 days time :D

have a good day y'all

weight loss beginning again

So earlier this year I had taken a vow to lose 50 pounds this year, and I was so close.  Then we moved to Kansas and I just sort of lost touch with my energetic side, So a couple of weeks ago I started P90X AGAIN!  Well let me just say it was so much easier before LOL.  This weekend I did so well though I actually cleaned the entire house and FINISHED it in one day :D  I have to say I am pretty proud of myself.  I have made a list of daily activities that need to get done EVERYDAY so I have been waking up at 7am.  I have to say I feel so refreshed now.  The only thing that becomes hard is when I start to get bored during the day while my husband is at work, so every time I catch my self drifting away thinking about what I am going to eat next I Drink a glass of water.

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