Update: Had a Gastric Bypass!!!!

It has been a LONG time since I last updated this blog.

Since my last update. The following has happened in the proper order.

1. My diet in Summer of 2014 failed miserably. 
2. In October of 2014 I was diagnosed as a type II Diabetic. 
3. Despite my FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, essentially a fancy way to say the type of Kidney disease I was diagnosed with in Summer 2011) my doctor still prescribed me Metformin. Upon research, Metformin was manufactured to be a weight loss pill, but once the effect of a lowered A1C was noticed, they changed their target audience to diabetics to make more money. I was having some gastrointestinal problems (diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea), and after losing 12 lbs I felt great and my blood sugars were more in control. 
4. My doctor took me off of the Metformin due to the GI issues I was having and put me on Glipizide. More research LOL The way Glipizide works is it forces your pancreas to produce more insulin. And if you have diabetes already, your pancreas is already overworked. Most people on Glipizide become Type I diabetics within a year of being on this stuff. I did not want that. 
5. My doctor suggested weight loss surgery. It was drastic, and at the time I figured it was an "easy way out". A simple way to force me to lose weight. I made my decision to do the weight loss surgery after my cousin Maurice passed away December 19th of 2014.
6. I saw Dr. Pohl (my weight loss surgeon) in February of 2015 and started the process to be approved from the Insurance company. 
7. Finally I demanded I be taken off the Glipizide. My doctor refused several times. So I took myself off of it. Dangerous I know. But more dangerous if I stayed on it. I monitored my blood sugars over the next few months. They were good for a couple, then my diet strayed and they shot right back up. 
8. Finally in August 2015 my insurance company approved my surgery and gave me the Date! October 20th 2015 would be the day I would change my life forever! 
9. October 6th 2015 I started my pre-op diet 2 weeks before the surgery! 
10. October 20th came around, and I had my surgery! More on that in future blogs! 
11. Inner skinny girl is on her way out!

I will be writing a weekly blog from now on! So keep checking in!