audreycat123

Thanks guys! I am always so pleasantly surprised at how much better this forum makes me feel sometimes. I wouldn't know one of you walking down the street, but i have often gotten emotional reading your words of support and encouragement on this forum. The boys can live without the latest Lego kit this season. I hope that they would rather I be able to go on any hiking trail next time we go camping (we had to avoid the step ones this summer), or they want to go to the water park next summer (I couldn't muster the confidence to go this year, and they begged) I have decided to go forward today. I began thinking of all the stupid things i have spent money on already in my life.....this purchase surely can't be as regrettable as those pleather pants I had in college... or that time I called a psychic for four hours...or Hello Kitty car seat covers... or how bout all the money my husband spends on smokes? and that is having the opposite effect, Thursday 9:30 is my day. Here I go. Thanks again to all of you.

Don't have a mandatory pre o diet so I am trying to go low carb to lose se before surgery and get used to a lot of protein. Anyone else trying low carb? I am aiming for under 40 per day but it feels like I am eating a lot of greasy food. How the heck can that work?

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So I started low carbing Monday, and I am doing great. I am down about 7 pounds. Surgery scheduled for next Friday trying to get down as low as possible before then. I was having no major trouble resisting foods, until my kids asked me to make chocolate chip cookies this afternoon. They smell decadent. I have made the kids Mac and cheese and chicken nuggets and even pizza this week and walked away from all of it, even birthday cake and ice cream and fruit snacks. Why are these cookies yelling at me! Tell me not to eat these cookies! I know myself and if I tell myself that I can have a half of one cookie I will be stuffed with at least a dozen cookies by midnight.

Thanks guys!!! I made it. The cookie monster has passed. My kids ate most of them and I sent the rest to my sister's kid next door so they won't be here tonight whispering sweet nothings to me in the dark. I know eventually i will be able to indulge but right now i need more practice at saying no before i even get started. Missy, I told myself that those cookies were laced with arsnic... and then i sprayed some fabreez to get the smell out of the house. This would be easier if i didn't still have to fix food and feed two little boys. I love them to death but i hate having their food around! I can do it. I just gave myself more proof today by not eating a crumb of those temptress cookies. yeah!

My chewable Vitamin leaves a terrible burnt popcorn taste in my mouth for most of the day. Anyone else experiencing this?

HI guys, so I went ahead and got a super awesome pair of size 8 jeans as inspiration. They came in the mail today and they look soo small! Has anybody made it to an eight? Or am I just setting myself up for failure? I am scheduled to be banded next month. I know I will have to work super hard, the band is not a magic pill, it is a tool, It is more important to focus on my health, know I know I swear, but is an eight on the table? I am currently an 18 or 20 in jeans. I haven't worn an eight since my air force days about fifteen years and two c sections ago.

If insurance approves as planned then I am a go for the 26th as well. Whoohoo!

I know I will be doing liquids, then mushiness, then real food, but after the excitement of losing wears off what do you really eat for the rest of your life? I am currently planning out all my calories, protein, fat, and carbs for each day at the beginning of each week, but I know I can't do that forever. Then what? Can you give me an example of your daily diet?

I know there were some others in here with the same date as me. My insurance should be submitted today and now I wait.......

"Ok guys" sorry

My surgery scheduler has told me on two separate occasions that lap band is covered on my policy, once before my initial consult and then when we scheduled all the classes and psych and diet eval. However, today I got the eob back from the insurance concerning the first class I attended six weeks ago. Payment was denied. When I called anthem they said that nutrition classes for the treatment of obesity were not covered. It's through my husbands insurance at rolls Royce. How the heck are they going to pay for a 15 thousand dollar surgery if they won't pay for a 75 dollar nutrition class. I haven't called the doctors office because I do not want to draw attention to myself or convince them they are wrong. But what do you guys think?

I re read these posts every time I look at those jeans and think "there is no freaking way" thanks so much guys! I can do it! I can not wait to post a pic to you all in my 8s! It is going to be soooo much fun to shop for something anything besides shoes!

Thanks guys! I feel so much better. Newme37 you are so right, the place I am going to does so very many lap bands I am sure that they know how to check my insurance before my initial consult (which has already been paid for by anthem) it also looks like from your link that anthem is not the one requiring a three month program, it must be the practice that requires it. Everything you say makes sense and makes me feel better. Thank you.

Thank you I feel better already. I am driving myself nuts waiting to get started with my new life plan! I should have less than a month or so to go. Somehow the closer I get the further away it seems. if this all ends with a denial I think I will pass out till next year from mental anguish! Thanks again.

HA! Auto correct for 40 bmi is 40 BMW! I wish!

Ahhh! My final appointment is on the 15 th too! Then my paperwork will be submitted and hopefully surgery scheduled. I wonder which of us will get to surgery first!

Just did an amazon search for lap band and got like a hundred results. Have you guys found any really helpful books I can get while I'm waiting for surgery next month? Thanks! I'm not allowed to lose any weight before surgery or insurance might deny me. I am right at 40 bmi. I'm trying to keep myself busy while I wait.....ugh!

Oh I love you guys! I just love you! I am so going to post a pic I my awesome size eight jeans as soon as possible! Thanks everyone!

My final consult is not until oct 15. Ugh!!! I can't lose more than ten pounds before then or my bmi will fall below 40. I have spent the last two weeks saying goodbye to binge eating by stuffing myself and now I just want to get started feeling better. I am planing on restarting my workout video to build up some calorie burning muscle. I colored my hair today. I did my nails. I began taking my daily Multivitamin. I am practicing chewing my food more. You guys have any other ideas as to what I could start doing now that would not cause me to dip below required bmi, but would also get me started on my new self?

All good ideas! It would be interesting to see how my food choices hage once I star paying attention to labels. I have only ever really watched fat before. I have no idea how much protein my diet has. And I'm afraid an actual calorie count would blow my mind! I have already been Internet shopping for smaller clothes, maybe I will go ahead and get something. Love the water reminder. What's a good goal for water intake?

Yeah, I asked that already. I won't be submitted for insurance approval until after my final consult, at which they will take my final weight. I'm going to ask again at my next class, but I don't anticipate a different answer.

There is a silicone strip product called scar away. You wear it over the scar like a bandage. I had thirteen stitches on my forehead from a ladder fall and the results from these stripes were amazing. They are kinda pricey but totally worth it. You could prolly start wearing them about two weeks post op.