FatGirlSlim

Yup mom of nine if you count the man and the dog lol!!!! Good luck to you on your journey!!! I am totally through with having kids.... Time to get back to me now (well at least part time). Lol

You look great !!!! Thanks for sharing!! I always love looking at the before, the middle, and the after pictures!!!

Have you suggested that he be sleeved as well??? Either way, just talk to him. And if talking fails to a video log and then one day sit him down and show him exactly how he looks and what he is putting in his mouth. Sometimes you don't know what we do to ourselves until we actually see it...

I'm still pre op but definitely addicted to coffee. I am sorry you went through this and I hope it doesn't happen again! But at least you know ur limitations. I am not sure I want to continue dripping coffee after surgery. I told myself that during the pre op diet I was going to ween myself off.... Since I absolutely hate up chucking I think I will stick to that plan! Feel better soon

Congrats to you both for getting your dates!!!! Now comes more waiting and it sucks. But at least we can see the light at the end of the tunnel !!!!

Hello everyone!!! I have been lurking for a bit and just trying to read up and absorb all the information that is here!!! I am happy to announce that tonight I will go home and pay my deposit with Dr. Garcia! I talked to alma today and she said that the two dates that I am considering are open.... So I will be going to Mexico the week before memorial day. I am a little nervous but it's not too bad since I have had another surgery in Mexico and feel confident that this experience will be just as wonderful as my first experience!!!! Sorry i am so ruse. My name is Kisha and i am a mother of 7 and have been denied two times by my insurance. They say that even though my BMI Is 39 and I have degenerative bone issues I still don't qualify. I was devastated and I think in that process I gained five pounds. But I remembered the last time that my insurance denied me and decided that it's was time to take matters into my own hands ago!!! So here I am.... I wish there was a 'what to expect...' thread because I have a ton of questions. But I will keep going through all of the threads. It's my time now!!! And once I set the official date tonight I will be in countdown mode!!!! I just wanna scream!!! Kisha

I hope that all goes well and that you are able to get that band out, with minimal to no damage, asap. KUP

hope you get the approval soon!!! please keep us posted!!!

Congrats on having a great experience and weight loss so far!!! i know that you have to be very excited about starting your new journey. If you are using ur phone, click the more button and go into your profile. It should be an option to edit and add a picture.

I feel so much better now!!! Thanks !!!

Thanks that's good to know!!!

5'2 and I'm 218 lbs now . Surgery is scheduled for may 21 and I can't wait. My goal weight is 140!!!!

Good luck !!!! And try to relax, everything will be ok.

Wear pants without them being destroyed from thigh rub!! Not have to worry about whether I am going to fit on a ride when I take the kids to the amusement park! Go to a regular store and buy regular clothes and not have to shop at the moo-moo store And just live!!!!!

34 more days for me!!! I know that it will really hit home once I start the pre-op diet!!!!!

Congrats on your approval!!!!!

My reasons are I'm fat.... I have degenerative joint disease and I have no energy whatsoever. I have seven children and would love to be able to interact with them the way I used to be able to!!! I am so looking forward to this surgery!!! I want my old life back...

Hello all!!! Hoping I can join this thread!!! Im a 33 year old mother of seven who cant keep up with the kiddies anymore. I feel like I'm far to young for that. My BMi is 39 and other than joint pain I dont have any other issues, which is why my insurance has denied me twice. I have kaiser and they say that I have to have to comorbidities. Well I feel like the one I have is enough. So off to dr Garcia I go. My surgery is scheduled for 05/22/12 and I am so excited!!!! Kisha

Ok, so here are my stats.... right now I am 218 and 5'2 and a half (yes I count my half) and I am wondering what a realistic goal should be. I can tell myself that I want to be 120-130lbs all day long, but honestly, I am not sure that it is possible. I come from a "big boned" family (on my mother's side) and I have had seven children. Can I make that happen? Or should I shoot for something like 150? Even if I get to 150 I would love that too. At 150, nothing hurt...my knees were good and so were my feet and back... What do you think??? Kisha

I love that restaurant but hate going uptown or downtown..lol I always get them confused!!! But we went there for my sister's dinner and everything was included including liquor, we pigged out that night. Guess that is why I am the way I am now lol. But hey, famous daves is gonna get it on May 7th!!! SexySlim, I didnt realize you were so close to me (based off of your zip code). We are practically neighbors!!!!

I do apologize, my bad.. Thanks lady and gent!!!!

thanks ladies. I just found this http://www.healthchecksystems.com/heightweightchart.htm and figured that I would aim for 140!!! I can do that. Way back yonder, 15 years and six kids ago, I was able to do it...

I am inviting people to go out with me the day before I start my 2 week liquid diet... I think I am going to have my favorite finger food restaurant lol .. Famous daves....gonna pig out on their ribs and chicken...beans and rice and some Co'nbread... then I am going to have some cake or a brownie... That is the plan for now. It may or may not change between now and May 8th. We shall see I said that I was going to pig out in the weeks leading up to my surgery (or the pre op diet), but I have been doing just that... oh well...might as well leave this chapter with a bang right!!!!

You look great!!!!

Glad you are feeling better and that they are taking good care of you there!!!! Take it easy though and enjoy the losers bench!!!