Women 200lb+, Let's Shine This September!!!

🍁Happy September, ladies!

🍂What are your goals for this month and do you have any big plans for Fall? Is there anything you're looking forward to in the next few months or, conversely, anything you're worried about?

🍁Summer wrap up: How was this summer for you? Did you accomplish what you'd set out to? Were there any great triumphs or any stumbling blocks?

🤎 If you've never been here before, please know you are welcome to join at any point in the month. All you have to do is post something, and then BAM! you're one of us.

🤎 In this group, we post our weekly and monthly goals and provide support and motivation to each other as we share our triumphs and our struggles. This group is all about accountability.

🤎All are welcome and, if you think you belong here, you do! No matter how much you currently weigh or how you measure (or don't measure) your weight, we'd love to hear from you.

🤎 Victories, both scale and non-scale, are great to hear about, but, conversely, we know that weight loss isn't all sunshine and roses. If you're going through a rough patch, please feel free to be honest and vent your heart out. The struggle is real and we're all here to support each other!

🍂Let's all shine on this September!🍂
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  • jazzadesigns
    jazzadesigns Posts: 476 Member
    @Tuddy315 congrats on reaching Onederland! Way to go! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻🍾
  • swanjun
    swanjun Posts: 27 Member
    edited September 2021
    When I had my mammogram, I was told I have dense breasts. That means they're all gland, and not much fat. And that means that no matter how much weight I lose, I'm not going to lose significant cup volume. So a reduction is in order. I'm currently a 34J. My worry is that the insurance company will decide that I have to do physical therapy before they will cover it. I have exercise intolerance as part of a post-viral syndrome, and the last time I had physical therapy they ignored that and I hurt so bad that I spent the rest of the day after therapy in bed and the following day on the couch. So we'll see. There's also the worry that since I need to lose about 80 more pounds, they'll say, "Come back when you've lost the weight." I'm trying to not ruminate too much and get myself in an anxious spiral.

    I'll be interested to hear how the reduction process goes. I'm 50G at present and really hoping to lose significant cup volume myself.
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    @JNettie73 oh believe me, there will be video! I made a thread to chronicle my progress so I could keep all my thoughts about it in one place, it's over in Challenges I believe.

    @swimmom_1 Standing on the threshold to Onederland! Also, that's a great NSV :)

    @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 good luck with the docs - hopefully the mammogram helps your case wrt the reduction getting approved. I also tend to be given a primary diagnosis of "fat" and summarily dismissed from doctor's offices, though, so I feel you there.
  • sandielewis2001
    sandielewis2001 Posts: 318 Member
    @swanjun and @AlexandraFindsHerself1971 - I had reduction surgery back in 2008. At that time my insurance would only cover based on the % removed to your overall body weight. I had a little over 3 lbs removed and was so happy I made that choice (and insurance did cover the procedure). The surgery and recovery was fairly easy too. I hope all goes well with your process!