Well, Chris had his psycho exam earlier this week and all went well. I told him that I am surprised the did not commit him! LOL Anyway, I think he got some good information out of the visit. I found it interesting that she talked to him about things like her wanting him to eat his meals at the table instead of in front of the TV (that will certainly be a change for us), he is to eat with good posture, not with slumped shoulders, put the fork down after each bite. She also told him to find a way in his crazy schedule to work in 10 minutes of exercise two days per week. From there he is to build that up to 30 minutes twice per week, then 30 minutes three times per week, etc. She said 30 minutes is all anyone needs unless they are a professional athlete...I think I like her! :) I think giving up soda will probably be one of his biggest challenges...he has drank diet soda for years but he drinks a whole lot of them. She was going to issue her approval letter and get it over to the surgeon's office by the next morning. We will likely hear from the surgeon's office early next week for an appt. with the dietitian/nutritionist.
The psyco exam was $220, not sure what the next appointment will be. I have been checking into setting up a Health Savings Account (HSA) so that we can at least get some tax advantages out of some of the money for the surgery. I found out that Chris qualifies because his health insurance has a $3,000 deductible. The HSA will have to be set-up for just one individual since we do not qualify for the family limit due to my health insurance deductible being only $1,000. Oh well, we'll take any tax break we can get, every little bit helps.
Interesting that Chris found out yesterday that one of the owners where he works has a cousin that had lapband surgery. They gave him her phone number and he called and talked to her last night. Turns out that her daughter had lapbad surgery too. The daughter has lost more weight but it seems that might be due to her commitment to exercise. I think the more people he talks to about their successes is really helping him a lot. I told him that we have to find something that interests us and let that absorb us rather than our love for food which has absorbed us for way too many years. We have spent this week eating those things that we love and should not eat...I am about to the point of not loving some of these foods anymore after eating way too much...am actually looking forward to starting the pre pre-op diet next week. It is simply reasonable eating with portion control. He will be required to do that until such time that they tell him to start the pre-op diet. Now that is where I think the challenge will begin...protein drinks. Sure hope we can find some that we really like...if anyone has a recommendation please share it!
More to come!
The psyco exam was $220, not sure what the next appointment will be. I have been checking into setting up a Health Savings Account (HSA) so that we can at least get some tax advantages out of some of the money for the surgery. I found out that Chris qualifies because his health insurance has a $3,000 deductible. The HSA will have to be set-up for just one individual since we do not qualify for the family limit due to my health insurance deductible being only $1,000. Oh well, we'll take any tax break we can get, every little bit helps.
Interesting that Chris found out yesterday that one of the owners where he works has a cousin that had lapband surgery. They gave him her phone number and he called and talked to her last night. Turns out that her daughter had lapbad surgery too. The daughter has lost more weight but it seems that might be due to her commitment to exercise. I think the more people he talks to about their successes is really helping him a lot. I told him that we have to find something that interests us and let that absorb us rather than our love for food which has absorbed us for way too many years. We have spent this week eating those things that we love and should not eat...I am about to the point of not loving some of these foods anymore after eating way too much...am actually looking forward to starting the pre pre-op diet next week. It is simply reasonable eating with portion control. He will be required to do that until such time that they tell him to start the pre-op diet. Now that is where I think the challenge will begin...protein drinks. Sure hope we can find some that we really like...if anyone has a recommendation please share it!
More to come!
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