KCbigguy

299???? WOW !!!! Awesome :thumbup:

Sorry things are going so rough.... Glad to hear the SMMC folks are so responsive. Will check back here for an update. Best wishes - John

Hey - Like most people on this forum, I was surprised and disappointed to hear this too. Specifically my program says that most people will lose and keep off 55% - 65% of their excess weight. Let's say you were starting at 400 and your "ideal weight" was 200. You would have 200 lbs of excess weight and would lose about 120 of that and keep it off on average. For me, that the averages say I will end up at 280. Does that suck? Well yes, kind of, but would my life (Mobility, health, energy) be 100% better than it is today? YES! It is true that this is an average. That means some people who are motivated and work hard will beat it. In fact, we have some of those inspirational people here to prove it. But it also means, some people will not make it that far. I don't say this to discourage anyone. On the contrary, I see it as a rally cry. I know each and every one of us is above average and can do better than 60%. With that being said, I think it makes sense to ask yourself if 60% is enough improvement to go through with this lifestyle change. For me it is... but I still expect to do better than average :huh2: John

Hi - There are some great suggestions here. I am a big fan of walking because you don't to buy much to do it :huh2: If you do want to buy a treadmill, you may want to consider buying a re-manufactured one. I got a great one with a 400 lb capacity at from horizon fitness. (Website below) I got mine for under 1/2 the price and it works like a charm. I would have bought one new, but could not afford the high capacity model new. I started 60 lbs over that capacity and have had not problems walking 30 lbs away so far. The good news is, as you lose, you will have even more options! See you on the road to fitness. Horizon PST6 Treadmill

Wow - that is tough! What is the hangup, insurance? I am starting to make steady progress, I have 2 out of 5 approvals so far and am slated to have most of the approvals wrapped up in early May. It does seem like this process is designed to weed out those who really are not committed. Keep plugging away! John

Glad to hear it is going well Teri - I will be there tonight as well. Keep us posted on your progress

Good luck :thumbup: Keep us all posted! Lots of good news happening in this group recently. John

:thumbup: I'll say a prayer for you tonight and look forward to hearing how it went :Dancing_shocked: John

Chris - Great work :drool: Thanks for taking the time to give us details. I am going through preop screening now and hope to make the same kind of progress you are some day soon :tongue2: John

Thanks for the great tips :smile: I will probably check them all out. I need all the help I can get. J

SMMC is a center of excellence so I imagine it gets more than it's share of business. This is part of why I picked them, then again, that is probably also why I have been waiting for so loooooooong. :smile: John

Hi all :blushing: I finally have appointments set up for my 1st 3 pre-surgery items. Can anyone give me an idea of what to expect from Dr. Sabapathy and the 1st meeting with a dietitian? I am excited, but nervous to finally be moving on this. John

All, Hey - I wanted to let you know that moved on to step 2 of the process at SMMC. I got the list of all of the appointments I need to make. I do not have insurance approval yet, but at least I can finally get the ball rolling. I have been waiting for almost 2 months, so I am jazzed to be heading the right way. John