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I just started my supervised diet today. I don't have to have any program, I just have to go check in once a month for three months. She says that it's not about losing weight, it's about showing that you are committed and willing to make life style changes. Just setting goals and making them. Like my goals for this month are to eat more protein in the morning for breakfast and to start working out/swimming once a week for 30 minutes. You might not have to join a group or do a specific diet, you might just have to talk to a nutritionist. I would call your insurance and ask.

They have an awesome app, Iike it more than LBT app.... the LBT app drives me nuts.

Hi Pam! I'm Hoping to get banded around the same time. I am starting my 3 month supervised diet on wednesday! I am switching insurances also at the begining of the year too! Hope we can stay in touch.

Then I don't know what will.... I disgusted.

Of things I want to be able to do on and after my weightloss journey. To sky dive (weight limit is 200lbs for my height) Be able to comfortably fit in an economy airline seat Be able to ride roller coasts with a "no doubt" mind set that I will fit Start training for a triatholon Be back to my high school jean size of 11 and medium top Learn to play violin (not really weightloss related... but whatev, I want to learn) Be able to wear high heels longer than 3 hours with out my feet hurting from 270+lbs crushin my tooties Not have to try on 20 dresses to find 1 that looks ok to wear Be able to walk up the dry-dock stairs at work with out feeling like I'm dying (literally...my leg feel like they're going to fall off and my heart feels like it's going to explode) Not having to crop pictures anymore No more having to retake pictures 20 times to find one where I don't look huge I know I'll come up with more....

When I had my first appointments like that, the surgeon was mostly making sure you are a good canidate for surgery and that you are sure and that you know what is involved. The nutritionist just walks you through what changes you are going to be going through, and why they are needed. It's pretty helpful.

I heard this article once on the radio that no matter how much weight you lose, everyone will always think of you as being overweight, unless they are able to watch you lose weight the whole time. LoL, I guess I'll have to make new friends. Cause I'm not gonna give up looking and feeling better.

I just don't understand why do both?

I meant to write "excuses" Cause I figured you and I wouldn't be the only ones commenting. LoL I have said it for years, there needs to be a sarcastic font.

No excuse.... I feel like it's dangerous to leave her home alone with a 1 year old. I would say something.

Some movies, a facial mask...a face wash...a face steam with peppermint...and then alcohol swabbed onto my face. We shall see if this is the perfect combination treatment or if this will irritate my skin further. ETA of my gorgeous camera is the 29th... a day after my first appointment. So I am planning on recording my first vlog then! I'm so excited to document everything! Hopefully my skin is cleared up by then :wub: It's pretty late (for me) so I'm off to bed. Night!

I very very rarely put alcohol or toners on my face, I have just broken out so much that I was trying to get rid of all the oil. My face seems a but better today. But thank you for the aupport. I wish I could be like my fiancé who doesn't even wash his face, just uses hit water and his face is always clear! Men....

Lol, thanks! I wish I could say that I haven't partied enough... before finding my man that's all I did, So I'm just at home steaming my face.

I can feel good enough about myself... even when something isn't going well. I was invited to go out with some friends and I went to go shower to get ready and after looking in the mirror and staring at my aweful skin (I just went off my birth control and I have broken out like a teenager) so I made up some fib to get out of going out so that I could do a face mask and wallow in my self pitty. I'm normally a confident girl... but that's normally because I have flawless skin that I can rock with awesome eye make up... that over powers my body size. But not tonight. I don't think I have enough makeup or skill to cover up the mess that is my face. So tv, face mask and a fire for me. Cleaning tomorrow and santa on Sunday.

LoL... and now I watch Hairspray... oh my life.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I sure did! It was a little out of my ordinary, but a wonderful holiday and a day off from work. Woke up and watched a bit of tv, waiting for Ty to wake up. Then we had breakfast and went and saw an early movie. We saw Red Dawn.... it was fantastic!!! I couldn't believe it! Then we drove back to Ty's hotel and when we got there we realized we had nothing to do and nothing was really open for us to do anything... so we decided to see another movie! We had lunch then headed back to the theater... to see... Pitch Perfect. Again! Another hit! It was awesome! Then after the movie we laid around the hotel for a bit, then decided to go see my family for a bit and maybe get a free dinner out of it... so we drove over to Seattle and saw a small bit of my family. Dinner was awesome and then we played a few games. I was able to tell my mom that I am about to start my Lap-Band journey, and she is pretty excited for me. Then I said goodbye to Ty (since he is TDY in Everett) and I went and barely caught the ferry home. And now, I am ready for bed and ready to get tomorrow at work out of my way... lol we shall see if I have to work on Saturday. I just want it to be Wednesday soooo bad!! Well, have a great night everyone!

So I have set up the first 4 appointments needed to start everything! And I'm so happy about it! 1st appointment: Novemeber 28th (nutritionist) 2nd appointment: Novemeber 30th (doctor for recommendation letter) 3rd appointment: Decemeber 20th (nutritionist <--- this one is tentative because of work, but I'm surveillance be able to go) 4th appointment: January 25th (nutritionist) I may have another appointment after that, but I won't know until my first appointment on Wednesday, I have already seen this nutritionist, but it was in July and the person I was talking to to make all these appointments wasn't able to tell me if it would count. I hope it does. If it were to count then I could possibly be banded at the end of February, if not.... Then march. Which I'm ok with, because this is all happening about a month and a half faster than I though it would happen. Eeep! Well I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Even though Ty is staying 2 hours away from me, he couldn't have been a better fiance' than today! After I called him with our amazing news about being able to start the process, he went and bought my Christmas present so I could have it early! A brand new Canon camera!! So that I can take photos of my journey and start recording a continuous vlog of everything! I'm soooo happy today! Nothing could bring me down! (Except this sad episode of Catfish ) I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving eve!

I found out that I can start my process now!! I can start the 3 month supervisied diet now! And it will still count when I actually get the new insurance! I'm so happy!! So it's just less time until I get banded!!

I just can't believe the 180 from yesterday to today!

congrats!!!!

It's kinda cheesy, but I kinda set myself up for success this morning. I set my alarm so that it would play "A New Day Has Come" By:Celine Dion. I feel like it's just the good juju that I'm going need to undo yesterday. TODAY is the day that I change health insurances! Then I just have to wait until January. Which is fine since I've already waited 6 months already. So now I'm off to work. Easy day today. Then just work tomorrow, then Thursday off. So really an easy week. Have a great day everyone!

I live in the great state of Washington, the state of evergreen trees, Starbucks, Vampires and Native American Werewolves. I also live in a state that rains so much you don't have to refresh your dog's outside waterbowl during the fall/winter/spring. It rained so much last week that some how my chimney got clogged with wet soot. It rained so much last night that my roof couldn't handle life anymore and crapped out and started leaking into my ceiling and about 3 inches away from my 70 flat screen. Chimney sweep came today. Fireplace good. Ty had to come home early from work and grab a friend to tarp the roof. That lasted all of an hour before it got so windy that the cinderblocks that were holding the tarp down started sliding off the roof in a death fall. One of them crashed onto a fish tank that was out side to be cleaned and sold. Not anymore... now there are shards of glass in the grass. While listening to the cinderblocks side across my roof in a sound that can only be compared to a giant sledding down my roof, I ran out to the livingroom with a book and my iPhone to see what it was. I stepped in dog pee because my dumb mutt dogs refuse to go to the bathroom outside because it's wet. So in a fit of rage I slammed down my book which also included my phone. I'm not a weak person... I threw it with some force. And well.... long story short, I broke my phone.I call Ty (who went with his friend to the driving range) and inform him of the cinderblock storm that is rainging around our house.... he tells me it's not a big deal. BAAAAHHHGGGG!! I then was contacted by someone at work to inform me that I will be sent on a tdy trip for a few months. So I go look for my government credit card... can't find it. ANYWHERE. So I call and cancel it and order a new one that will be expidited and be here by tomorrow afternoon. Call work back and tell them.... well that isn't good enough. The trip is emergant and I was to be leaving tomorrow. So now they go to the next person on the list... who might that be? Ty. So now he is leaving tomorrow on MY trip because I am so unorganized I can't handle life. But no worries, work said there is a possibility that I could be going on the trip, just on the 3rd of December. Which is fine. I just can't handle today.... and it's not even 1:30 yet.

look into crossfit. it's pretty expensive but well worth it. or this is a great workout plan. http://michaelashcroft.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/2-week-beginner-cf-program.pdf you can youtube any of the activities that you don't know and everything can be done from home and for free.

It seems that harrassment is the only way to get things done with insurance companies. Keep pushing. Good Luck!