Nikki613

My mom is skitso. ooops should have proof read

great topic. Seems I am not alone in the bad childhood department. To keep it short, my was diagnosed skitso when I was a baby. Dad was a drug addict, alcoholic grandparents raised me, Dad wasnt really around. I started gaining weight after quitting smoking pot 6 years ago. It was my medication. I replaced it with food and now here I am 100 lbs later. Time to do some work, mentally and physically.

HAHAHA I didnt even realize how that sounded at first!

Ok so this is a WAY fun topic. Secretly hoping to get down to 135 pounds. I could care less what my ex thinks about how I look. With the exception of my weight gain, my life has FAR surpased his pathetic existance, I am happily married, have a nice car, home, and a good job. Here goes my secret fantasy....my husband has a friend, well she has become a friend of mine as well, but lets just say she is fabulous! Gorgeous, rich family, so whitty and charming, ....and Australian to boot . Even her name is cool. I imagine meetign up with her and not feeling so out of place!!!! I want to fit in with her! LOL

Im a month away from surgery. It just cant come soon enough as far as I am concerned. To add some to this topic here are my thoughts as of now. I will be fine. More sex and attention at home will be welcomed with enthusiasm. When I posted this I was hurt and mad. It was after a night out. After 5 hours of standing I needed to sit down and rather than coming with me my husband let me go alone. He didnt notice I was gone for an hour. I was upset to say the least.

we submitted to Cigna 11 days ago. I called a couple days after and was informed that they had received my paperwork, should know in 5 days. Called on day 5, they dont have my paperwork? When I informed them a few days prior they did have it they put me on hold forever.they found it in the wrong department and so they faxed to the correct department. They said 2-3days i should know unless they required more information. Called again 2 days later. Again, they couldnt find it in the system so I explained the previous situations. After they called the precertification department, they said it was opened that day and they had everything they needed. They said it would be about 5 days. lol ok. The next morning my insurance coordinator called from my surgeons office to explain that I may get a rejection letter but ignore it. when sbe called to check on the paperwork that morning they needed something she had already faxed so she faxed again. She said she believed I would be approved this week. Fingers crossed. Cigna has been making me a nervous wreck Praying for good news this week. love to all

Iqm sorry you guys are going through this. Maybe have your Doctor talk to him. Tell your Dr. his concerns and ask if he can talk to your husband. Praying for you.

A Lot of peopel had problems with cigna but still got approved. Just stay on top of them and try and be patient!!!

im so sorry to hear you are struggling. Forgive yourself and move on. tomorriw is a new day girl!

I am so sorry! I know your frustration. I had a very hard time with Cigna. I was denied once for the same thing (needing a recoomendation/clerance from a different Doctor besides surgeon). It was submitted twice and finally went through. My coordinator says Cigna is the worst to deal with and they like to take their whole 30 days. Im praying for you to have approval soon!!!

Also my surgeons office said Cigna is by far the most difficult to deal with. She said they like to take thier full 30 days. On the other hand I have heard people say they are trying to streamline the process. BEST OF LUCK to anyone still waiting..

My expirience with Cigna was horrible, but I did get approved after being denied at first. Total process too 19 days. I called a couple days after and was informed that they had received my paperwork, should know in 5 days. Called on day 5, they dont have my paperwork? When I informed them a few days prior they did have it they put me on hold forever.they found it in the wrong department and so they faxed to the correct department. They said 2-3days i should know unless they required more information. Called again 2 days later. Again, they couldnt find it in the system so I explained the previous situations. After they called the precertification department, they said it was opened that day and they had everything they needed. They said it would be about 5 days. lol ok. The next morning my insurance coordinator called from my surgeons office to explain that I may get a rejection letter but ignore it. when sbe called to check on the paperwork that morning they needed something she had already faxed so she faxed again. She said she believed I would be approved this week. Following week they still hadnt reviewed my case. They kept saying 24-48 hours. I called every few days. No news Then one day I called and they said APPROVED! I was so happy! I called surgeons office. The coordinator called and said Cigna said it was not approved and still pending. So I called again and was told I was approved but they wouldnt email or fax me my approval. So my insurance coordinator called again and they still said pending. UGH I almost pulled my hair out! About 2 days later my Surgeons office called and they had my approval letter in hand! THANK GOD! So my advice is also to keep on top of them!!! Be pleasant and nice but keep calling.

i was approved on day 19. tgey kept telling me approved and my surgeon it was pending still. but finally the surgeon was faxed my approval. Surgery is August 21st

see this is what I was worried about. i talked it over with my husband and told him how this was a concern, he said it made him angry that I could be upset with more attention but we both agree that its not fair but Im at fault as well. I definately do not act as sexy in or out of the bedroom as I once did. lol

Would love to hear some inspirational stories or aee some inspiration pictures of sleevers approx. one year out. Im getting my sleeve in about 5 weeks!!!!

My first reward after hitting goal will be double chin lipo after I am at goal (always had one even when I was in shape) Then eventually hoping for a tummy tuck and breast lift

Ok now I HATE Ranch dressing with a passion, but I saw this while looking for healthy receipes and decided to share it. Healthy Ranch Dressing 1 cup Dannon Oikos plain nonfat greek yogurt 1 packet hidden valley ranch (dressing, not dip) 1/2 cup 1% milk Whisk together in bowl and chill for 1 hour before serving. As you can see below this filled my canning jar. There is a lot of talk about HOW much milk to use, to get the right consistency and I found this dead on for 'regular' ranch or any other creamy dressing. Protein. That calculates to 8pts on the new points plus system. For an entire jar of dressing. I would hazard a guess that this would yield about 20-24 servings. The best part for ME, is my husband LOVES it! Go me! ****UPDATE**** Some of you are accidentally buying the DIP mix instead of the DRESSING mix with pretty horrid results, so I wanted to post the below for you. They are both in little packets, and looks fairly alike, especially if like me, you walk past and grab it as you go. But there is a difference and I'll post the photos below. It usually looks like there are a lot of those little cardboard holders, but really they are all different. I'll post the two below so you know what to look for. This is what you want. The dressing mix. Can also be used for ranch chicken and in hamburgers. This is what you do NOT want. This is JUST to make the dip that you use for veggies, like they sell pre-made in the dairy section. I hope that helps!!

I know this is an important dressing/dip for many people. LOL I copied and pasted the whole thing from someone's pintrest board

Anyone here from Texas? Fort Worth here! I am also having my surgery with Dr. Scott Stowers, anyone else?

Thank you! I am so excited!!! I am trying to plan everything out. I have spent the 6-8 months researching and reading these boards! I will be very excited to join all of you on the Losers bench!

Scheduled my surgery today! August 21st!!! WOOOOHOOOOO

I seriously have the biggest double chin. I seem to carry a ton of weight in my face. Even when I was thin in high school I had one. Anyone get face lipo done after surgery? What was the cost?Is it completely gone now?

I was born on June 13th and 13 is also my lucky number Best wishes to you!