Now we sit and wait...

So my first appointment was this morning. I was very impressed. Dr. Bell came in and introduced himself, went over some of the information I filled out. He asked if I had any questions. I didn't because I have been doing my research and know exactly what I am getting into. He said ok lets go make you some appointments. So here are the appointments I am waiting for now..

• Sleep study (apparently I have like a 98% chance of having sleep apnea)
• Psychologist (have to make sure my mental health is good)
• Nutrition Class which I can do on Thursday
• And I have to go to the clinic once a month to get weighed and fill out my progress note for my Dr. supervised diet. 

So this is where I am in my journey. I will keep everyone posted when I find out more...

WOW!! Who Knew?

This is your brain on food...

Thats right. A study that recently came out discovered that food addiction is really true. When you have a food addiction, your brain sends the same signals as if you were addicted to a drug only the drug is food...

Here is the article with the study...

Medical News: Food Addiction Acts in Brain as Drug Addiction Does - in Psychiatry, Addictions from MedPage Today


I kind of always knew I had an addiction to food, but I thought maybe I was just imagining it. Good to know that is really can be an addiction, and gastric bypass is one of the "sobriety" tools used to kick the addiction...