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I havent really had anyone notice the weight i have lost. I do remember a comment that was made to me close to my heaviest weight. A friend of mine said "this girl would have made you look small." I wasn't even in the conversation, but was just plain shocked when they said that. The worst part was, she was only about 15 to…

Thats great. I dont drink water like I did in the summer months, but my weight loss has stalled some so I may have to try to up my water some.

Thanks all. I am getting up in the morning and start my calls again. If the doctors office insurance specialist does not call me back tomorrow, I am complaining to someone, I don't know who, but I am going to make a big stink about it and possibly check out the other hospital, but I don't think that it is as good as this…

I dont' have high blood pressure, but have sleep problems and acid reflux probems. My bmi was I think, 45 or 46 when I started out, but I have lost 50 since march, so it has dropped. I never went to the doctor in the past for some of the problems because I didn't have insurance. But since starting this, I have been treated…

Thanks Mary, I have been so discourgage about this whole thing lately. I have almost given up the whole weight loss all together.

I checked into this hospital and they really seem to have it all together and had went to all their seminars back in march and april. All I had to do was the 6 month doctor supervised diet. This doctor has a bariataric clinic and you have to meet with a nutritionist, mental health doctor, physcial therapist. I have to meet…

Thanks for all the replies. I know that every insurance is different. I think that maybe I am just really nervous because even though they had told me that I would need abother gi before surgery, it is the fact that they lied to me. She had told me that she had submitted it to the insurance in aug. then she said I needed…

I drink vodka with diet sprite or sprite zero or any of those with no calories

Thanks, Im glad that you only had to do a three month weight loss program. What i am realizing is that when I contacted them in Aug. she was suppose to submitted the information to the insurance then. So everytime I called and they said that they had not heard anything and it could take up to six weeks, they must have been…

This is what is making me very angry. I have waited the whole month of September. They could have gotten the upper gi scheduled in this time if they knew it was going to have to be done. We still haven't heard from the insurance because they have not even submitted anything yet, so she made me believe that we were waiting…

thanks, it does make me feel a little bit better that some have had to wait 6 weeeks as well. i Have lost almost 50 pounds since my six month began. This is what makes me nervous. but I told the doc that I can lose it but I can't keep it off. This still is not a healthy weight for me as well

Hi all, thanks for all the comments. I called the doctors office after about two and a half weeks. She told me that it could take up to four weeks. But now we are four weeks today. Unless they didn't submit it when I called them. I just hope it really soon.

good luck and you will do fine with everything, i am so envious. Wish mine was soon

I've only lost about 40 lbs, and I don't see a difference either, only two people have said anything, but I don't see a pound difference then when I weighed a lot more., Hand in there, everyone says it will come. I have always been thin until about 10 years ago and couldn't think of myself as big, now I don't see anything…

I think that I would concentrate on eating healthy and getting some exercise, not hard exercise, but walking. Unless it is a high risk, then I would just do very simple exercises. Maybe you can try and find a doctor a little farther away and ask them advice. Hope everything goes good and I will keep you in my prayers...

yeah, don't worry about ding it for them or having them say a darn thing, You did it for yourself and that is all you should worry about. I think that when you have friends like that, they are jealous. My fiance hasnt noticed either. Makes me feel bad, but I'm going to lose it anyway

I've told eveyone that I pretty much know. I am not ashamed of it. It might be also that I have friends who in a way make fun of my weight and maybe I am proud that someday I will be smaller then them, hopefully. Most of them that have said something are just as big as me or close to it. I've told my family and they are…

Thank you for that website, always good to have more healthy recipes

Wow, you are all lucky to have found someone so great. Gives me hope that the one is out there somewhere. Mine has only made a comment about my weight once, but he likes bigger girls. It is all the other abuse that is hard. He is always eating things that he knows that I can't have infront of me. He buys fattening foods…

Those numbers look so great, congrats and great for keeping it off

Try not to focus on what a guy wants, it will only lead you to be depressed and have problems with your self image. You can find someone great who will love you no matter what size you are. If some guy says that you have to be a certain size or weight, get rid of him, he is not worth it

Ithink that is a really great idea. I think that it will also help you to stay focused and on track. Being able to walk a 5k is awesome.

I am working on my 6 month preop diet for my insurance. In a way, I feel the way that you do. I can lose the weight, but I know that I can't keep it off. I have lost so much weight in the past, just to gain it back. That is why I have made the decision to go ahead with the surgery because I know I will gain the weight back…

What a wonderful story, You are an inspiration, thanks for sharing

My ex sister in law ( who was an awesome workout person) had told me this years ago, she said it is one of the easiest way to build up those stomach muscles. She had a baby and you could not even tell and even to this day she has a flat stomach. I'm going to try this again, thanks for the tip

I totally hate bras. As soon as I walk in the door, mine comes off. They are the most uncomfortable things ever invented!!!!. If I can ever get away without wearing one I do.

it really is sad, you can choose some of the light beer. Bud select is only like 50 calories, but if you are like me, i like my mixed drinks once in awhile

yeah they really do,, My son asks me why I am having surgery, I should just be happy with the way that I am.

I have had the opposite. When I had my yearly physical I was 5'6, I have been 5'5 1/2 my whole life. When I went to the bariatric doctor, I was 5'6 1/2. I made them measure me 3 times, they kept getting the same number. THen I had to go back to my weight loss doctor and they said 5'5 1/2. I told her to try it again, still…

Hi My son was diagnosed with Marfans Syndrome at the age of 9 and he is 19 now. We will be taking him to the mayo clinic on tuesday to find out if his heart can take back surgery and heart surgery and which one to do first