jessiquoi

From Perryville, MD, will be sleeved either 10/21 or 10/28

it's ok to whine here. just stick to your program and read other people's posts about stalls. it will make you feel better when you read through to the end where they say "stall ended!"

me too! submitted to insurance, i checked and they have received it, but it's pending. a whole different kind of nervousness now than before.

you look absolutely AWESOME!

My first goal is to be able to fly to Arizona with my sweetie for Thanksgiving. I've been avoiding airports because it's so hard to walk and I'm so uncomfortable sitting unless I spring for first class. I will be about one month out at that time, and I don't care about not being able to eat the food, I just want to go! We'll be having TG dinner at my cousin, and staying with my sweetie's kids. One lives in Phoenix, one in Tucson, and my cousin is in between.

ok, i would think at 9 days out it is entirely normal for you to be tired after exerting yourself. you're probably not even on "real" food yet!

sorry, thought this was from yesterday. try to relax, you will be fine.

thanks for sharing! congrats on your great progress.

how long ago were you sleeved? how far along are you in your recovery?

how did it go?

wow, @@Bufflehead, you sound like a gourmet cook with those recipe ideas! thanks!

i go to bed now at 8 just to avoid eating at night! serious! lol

this is a common theme, it seems. i suggest you call your insurance company and have them send you their requirements, as every plan is different. i did, and it was very clear and straightforward. good luck!

i have aetna also, and asked them for their requirements, which they promptly emailed me. all they care about is no net gain, which means at the end of your visits. however... i suggest that you also call and ask them to send them to you, as it's possible our employers have different plans with different benefits and different rules.

@@shmily, @@Babbs, i'm very sorry for your losses. i lost my dad and i miss him every day. i'm totally not wishing my mom gone, i'm crazy about her and mostly we have a great relationship. however, i did need to rant and rave, and now i have, and now i move on.

each insurance company has different requirements. call them and ask them to send you their requirements. i did, and they sent me the document via email and it was very clear.

i ordered a bunch of free samples or individual servings to taste them. there was a listing of them at http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/173041-where-to-get-protein-foods-and-samples/?hl=+free +sample ugh, i can't get the link to copy properly... the "+sample" is part of the link. just search here in the forums, or google the web, for Protein powder FREE SAMPLE

oh, she is a drama queen, and she already said "i know you're under a lot of stress, but we all are" as if anyone who is worrying about my surgery is as important as the one who is HAVING the surgery. sigh. it's the cross i bear.

@@spelmanite10, my bday is this friday, and my surgery is either 10/21 or 10/28. my surgeon's requirements are 4 days liquid only before surgery day, so i'm cool for celebrating my bday. pizza! NYC pizza!

22 pounds in one month??? that sounds amazing to me! don't forget when you read posts about people losing much more than that: make sure you look at their starting weight, because the more you weigh the more you lose, but it's all proportional percentage-wise. please try not to compare yourself with anyone else, as we're all different. would you be disappointed if you read the latest best seller in 2 weeks and your friend read it in 1 week? the outcome will be the same. relax and enjoy the journey!

i think it's a good idea to give your stomach a rest. happy birthday!

now i want an oreo. if we tell you it's ok, will you be more likely to do it again? if we tell you it's not ok, will you feel guilty and eat them again out of guilt? you know you slipped, and you know you need to not do it again for as long as you can help it. do your very best, and make yourself proud of you.