Tammy wright

Hi All, I too wish I had more restrictions and I wish that sweets and carbs would make me dump! The only thing that I have a problem with now is milk products. I haven't posted because I've been struggling with the idea that I had lost as much as my body had chosen to loose and I didn't like that idea and it set me back... One milestone for me was to get into onderland before the first of the year but had decided it wasn't going to happen but lo and behold... I did it this morning! So I'm going into this Christmas week with a very happy feeling! I've been on a 2.5 month plateau and maybe I've broke that. Merry Christmas and I wish you all the best of holidays... Tammy

I'm so proud of myself... Went to 3 thanksgiving dinners and lost 1.2 pounds. I'm still struggling to break into onderland but I feel good!! Maybe Christmas I can loose more. Lol. My goal is to be down 100 lbs by my surgaversary... Bless you all and let's celebrate this wonderful, healthy holiday season. Tammy

I'm 9 months out and still can't do eggs of any kind. It always comes back up. Guess it's just how my body reacts to certain foods after the surgery.

Hello to everyone, I'm happy to see everyone is doing so well. I can't believe we're not far from out first surgaversary. I had hoped to be close to goal on my 12 month mark but I don't think that's going to happen. I'm down 93 pounds and I feel great. I guess I decided that if this is all I loose I'll be happy with that. I've been on a plateau for the last month and that makes me feel like this is where I'm going to be stuck. Has anyone had a month long plateau then started loosing again? I'm just curious. I've been struggling with that one pound to hit onderland and I just can't get there. I'm pretty sure I will but it's discouraging to struggle a month over 1 pound. Well happy holidays to you all. Enjoy what your tummy can hold... I went to a thanksgiving dinner last weekend and put too much on my plate then felt guilty for wasting food so I tried to eat it... Didn't work out if you know what I mean... Well take care, Tammy

Me too lol

Do you have a Long Tall Sally's! I know they have stores. Just not where I live so I still order on line and hope I like what it get and not have to send it back.

Thank you Claire. I've got that 2 stubborn pounds to be in onderland now and continue to gain and loose... Just can't quite make it yet but I'm sure I will soon...(I hope) ????

eating caramel apple at my heaviest weight then now in October. I'll take some more full shots later and post them.

Ryn2bethin, I've lost lots of inches but I'm at a loss at how that works. Still the same weight but smaller clothes... How does that happen???

Thank you Claire, I was thinking just yesterday that for the first time in 20 years I was able to fit a regular bath towel around me... Not a beach towel! So yes I have a lot of things that has changed weight wise, I bought a size 12 jeans and they fit but really a 14 and a few sixteens is what I can wear now. If only I didn't have this big middle. I told my kids that I look like a apple with stick arms and legs. I was a 22/24 before surgery and like any other clothes depending on the brand it could even be a 26/28. I am really happy with my weight loss but I guess my doctor thinks I could do more and that was discouraging a little. And he is serious about walking 6 miles a day. It's the stupidest thing he could expect under my situation. I guess I get down caring for everyone else's needs and want to be selfish and just work on me. My sister lives almost 4 hours away but will come up every other month and give me a weekend away from here. I guess I'm uptight about a lot of things and probably my 90 pound loss is the least of my complaints. I'm just grumbling to some people who care to listen. I'm blessed to have this place to go when I'm feeling like I do right now. And BTW the size 12 jeans had to be mis marked. lol but that's why I bought them... They made me feel smaller. Lol Tammy

Hello everyone, since this is our February support group I just have to say I'm feeling down in the dumps. All of you have done so well and I feel like I'm far behind. I'm such a slow looser. I wanted to have lost over 100lbs by now but I'm only at 90 lost. I try and follow the plan but sometimes it doesn't work out for me. I take care of 3 invalids in my family have a hard time finding my own time for exercise or just any my time...I only get in 1-2 miles a day if I'm lucky and that's mostly doing all I do at home and the time I can slip away outside but no real cardio involved. I guess I'm being a big cry baby today but I'm just feeling a bit sorry for myself. It'll pass and I'll keep plugging slowly along and have those days when I'm excited to shop in regular stores and check myself out in the mirror but today I just feel down...

My weight loss has slowdown down. I was at 90 lbs but somehow over the last week I gained 4.5 lbs. I'm trying to reevaluate what I could be doing wrong and maybe it's nothing. It's happened before then I take off again. It is discouraging though but my chart is still moving downward ever so slowly. I'm happy with my progress and I get compliments so things must be working.

Finally I found my way back to our group!!! Everyone is looking like they're doing great.

Hello all February 2014ers I hope this message gets to all my February pals. I'm not fond of this new update yet and can't figure it all out but I wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing...I'm still slowly moving downward, now at 86lbs lost. It seems I loose 5 lbs and gain 2-3lbs back then loose 5 more and then go back and forth. It's like 5 steps forward and 2-3 steps backwards but it's still going down and I'm not complaining since yesterday I shopped in the 'normal' people side and fit a 14 in slacks and it wasn't 14 women's. It felt so good to get two new outfits from the other side. I hope all are well... Take care, Tammy

I called the insurance company last week and was told that my surgery was approved for January 16th. I waited a few days to hear from the surgeons office but didn't so I e-mailed them and they said they haven't received the paperwork back from the insurance company. How long should it take. We're talking a week n a half now. I got my hopes up and was extreamly excited but since nothing has come back I'm beginning to worry that maybe they gave me someone else's good news.

Cupcake, after talking to the insurance company on the 19th I waited and waited so I began calling the ins co back every couple days. Finally someone there told me there had been a miscommunication. My request has been sent for review, they tell me to call back every couple days, last conversation I had with the ins co was that if I don't hear from them in a letter in a few days, call the surgeons office. I discovered that I can go online to find out about my request so now I check it a few times each day... Lol anyway, it's just been 32 days since it was submitted and the surgeon said they've had some take up to 45 days so I just wait... That's the part that's making me anxious, I think if they were going to approve my surgery they would have done it already but maybe they're just back logged. Either way it's out of my hands so I anxiously wait...

I called the insurance company on Wednesday and was told I was approved!!! Yay!!!! I emailed the doctors office but they haven't been notified as of yet so I don't want to get my hopes up too high until I know the doctors office has the letter if approval in hand. Getting excited!!!:-))

Prayers for you today! Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

I haven't posted in forever even though I check in everyday. I wish I had more time to spend on this forum. This forum has been so helpful with my questions. I met with the surgeon yesterday and only had a handful of questions (the rest have pretty much been answered on here). The main question was if he removed the gallbladder at the same time but he said not unless he sees a problem with it. They submit to the insurance company on Friday and to be on the safe and practical side I anticipate a January surgery. So here's looking forward to a thin new year...:-) Congratulations to all of the 2014'ers... Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

I called the office today for yet another appointment. I'm going to let the doctor know the records are missing. I know him he's my neighbor, I'm not so sure he knows the records aren't up to date because he's always asking if he's done everything so far that's needed to be done. I went to the office but the gal was busy so I hope she was busy finding my records... Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

My PCP faxed my 6 month supervised diet to the Bariatric center but both times they said they didn't receive it. I asked for a copy of the records and I'd drive them the 21/2 hours to deliver in person. I have been in every month since January and they don't show 6 consecutive months of records! 3 random months are missing!!! Now I need two more months before I can even send in my diet and with out that I can't see the surgeon.., I'm sooo irritated! Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

It might sound like whining but I can't seem to get an appointment with the surgeon. I went to the informational seminar, finished 8 months of supervised diet, only 6 were required, EGD, pulmanoligist, cardio clearance, blood work, letter if referral from my doctor and I only have the psych eval left to do later this month... They said to send 4 months of supervised diet records and I'd get my appointment with the surgeon. Well the nurse sent all of the records 2-1/2 weeks ago. I e-mailed them and they said they never received the records so she sent them again both times getting a report that they had been received. I've e-mailed them 3 times in the last week and called twice only getting voice mail. I Can't get any response from these people. Has anyone else had this kind of problem? Any suggestions? Has anyone else used Turning Point Bariatric center out of Topeka Kansas??? Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

I've been doing some more research and more surgeons are now taking kancare than there was at the first of the year. I have lots of phone calls to make on Monday. I did receive a call today from Topeka stating they have not yet received my medical records. They've been faxed twice but they say they still don't have them yet. I double checked the fax number and the one I have is correct so I'm going to scan them and email them and send a set of hard copies n c what happens. However I am checking out other options as well. Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk

I wish I could but I have Kancare from my SSI and Topeka is the only place I've found to take it... Sent from my iPhone using RNYTalk