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Probably because some of us are doing this at work...

I did not have consecutive years of documented weights, but they accepted them as I was able to provide 3 years.

Removing fear from my life. Fear of breaking patio furniture, Fear of not fitting into airline seats, theatre seats, amusement ride seats. Fear of chairs with arms. Fear of whispers that you can always hear. Fear of always being the biggest person in the room.

I asked her why she got the surgery and did she think it was going to be easy...I am hoping that coming from someone who has had the surgery may hit home rather than any comments from people that haven't...who knows? This lady needs more help than I can give her.

I just wrote a comment on Penny's FB...

I taped it and when I got home I watched it twice because I thought maybe there was something there that should have been a red flag. She seemed to say all the right things before surgery - so who would have known she really has this "fantasy land" type of dealing with life as the Dr mentioned. When she finally went back to see the dr and was telling him how much weight she had lost and she had gained 5 lbs...extreme denial I would say or perhaps she really does have a mental issue that has not been addressed. When the NUT came to her house - oh man, she was hateful to say the least. This was truly the saddest case of the series so far.

Sounds very close to the zucchini lasagna recipe I have. YUMMY. I make this at least every other week. Zucchini Lasagna 2 cups (360 grams) zucchini 2 cup fresh spinach 2 cup Spaghetti Saurce 16 oz Ground Turkey (96% lean) 1 Egg 12 oz Cottage cheese (1%) 8 oz Mozzarella (low fat) With a potato peeler, slice zucchini into thin ribbons for "noodles." Brown ground turkey and add sauce. Combine spinach, cottage cheese, and egg in bowl. Layer with turkey and sauce, cottage cheese mixture, and zucchini "noodles" repeat layers. Cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes- enjoy your healthy "lasagna" with the whole family!

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That is completeley normal. The majority of us I would estimate have been through every diet known to man and did really well, until we went off the diet and all those lbs we worked so hard to get off came back so fast! I don't know what I would have been at today if not for the surgery. I had given up on dieting as I could not do another failure. I think mentally the failure is harder than the weight...at least in my case. So, yes, I would think the majority of people have that fear, but each day convinces you that yes you can lose weight, yes you can keep it off. Hang in there!

So sorry to hear you are having such difficulties. I had my surgery at Des Peres with Dr. Scott and could not be happier. I would not give up! This is your life we are talking about. Did you try to see if Dr. Minkin has a contact email / phone on the Des Peres website, its possible. I know Dr. Scott puts his contact info on his literature. If all else fails, switch hospitals. I started out at St. Alexius and switched to Des Peres. Good luck!

The 2nd season began on Tuesday. Should be a good group!

Has anyone been following the series "My 600 lb life" on TLC? WOW, the first season stories were all over the place. One person from the show has passed. The first season followed the heaviest people for 7 years and their struggles. The second season looks like it just follows the next group for 1 year. My comment on the show is BRAVO! Surgery as we know is the ONLY tool that helps in our cases. I just wish the lady from the first episode would not drink diet soda...there is a scene where she goes to the drive-in and orders a large diet dr pepper and says to the camera "this is going to hurt" but drinks it anyway. The dr on the show told her that the diet soda will stretch her stomach, hopefully, she gets a clue and stays away. In short, I hope the show illustrates that surgery is not an easy way out. Its still a struggle, you still have to watch your diet, you still have to exercise. Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now. Joan

Good luck to you too!! My surgery is at 7 am, I need to be there at 5 am.

All - I have my surgery date! WOW, it happened pretty fast. I go for pre-op class and pre-op testing tomorrow. YEAH!!

I would try the insurance company again. The hospitals don't always know and there are sooo many insurance companies. I was told I had to resubmit everything because I changed docs/hospitals. The insurance company told me it wasn't necessary, but the hospital did...So although it wasn't necessary, the hospital would not go forward without the additional approval letter, which I did get last week. So, hopefully, the scheduler will be calling me soon and get me a date.

Congrats! I can't wait till I can say that too...I have a date!! Should be soon, hope its soon...