Alora VSG Begonia

I found sometimes that shortly after surgery extreme hunger feeling at night was actually Acid. Don't know if it's the same for you but in those weeks I needed to take some prilosec every day and having a tums around bedtime seemed to really help with that hunger feeling. sleeping with my upper body slightly inclined helped too but mostly it was the acid-reduction that helped. If it's not the acid maybe a little benedryl to help you sleep a little deeper. I find that helps me too when my cravings are a little stronger during that time of the month.

People were kicked for criticizing other's food choices and it wasn't just that one time. That's a rule in our group. I'm unfollowing this thread now but I hope you guys are able to support each other with people who don't mind having boundaries crossed. If that's the kind of support you are looking for you are correct in seeking it elsewhere. Good luck on your journey to health.

Oh lord. Please start your own group. I'm sure you will be excellent at it. Lol. If anyone wants to join we have four new additional admins to soften my tyrannical rule . I'm not even going to respond to this insane rant but we are still accepting members and have about 43 people currently (about two more joined after the above person left) Everyone is very friendly and you are welcome to join us. Thanks everyone.

We have a secret group on facebook for April 2015 sleevers. Friend me facebook.com/AloraVSGBegonia and PM me if you want to join. The group is designated secret so it will not show up in your list of groups on your profile and will not be searchable on facebook either.

Just in case anyone here didn't see the higher up posts. We have a secret group on facebook for April sleevers. Friend me facebook.com/AloraVSGBegonia and I'll add you if you want to join. The group is designated secret so it will not show up in your list of groups on your profile and will not be searchable on facebook either.

Well because this group is "secret" instead of just closed, it will not show up on your friend's side bars. I'm made a seperate profile so I can join all those public and closed profiles without my family and friends seeing. I TOTALLY understand. so embarrassing. lol

Please friend me on my facebook and I'll add you facebook.com/AloraVSGBegonia you can also find me by searching "Alora VSG Begonia" The group is designated secret. You can unfriend me afterwards if you have any concerns but you have to be my friend at least temporarily for me to add you to the group. :-)

Hey guys Friend me on Facebook at AloraBegonia----- at----- gmail --------- dot --------- com and I'll add you. the facebook profile is Alora VSG Begonia in case you can't find me by email address. I'm using a pseudonym so my family/friends don't know my business. :-) Making the group secret too for your privacy as well.

OK I'm going to start a Facebook group if no one else has. PM me and I'll give you my real name for facebook so I can invite you.

I am so glad I found this post. I was worrying about this with my little one. I was wondering if it was even worth it to keep pumping s little just to keep my supply up while I'm in Mexico. I won't go nuts since he's a little older but we aren't ready to wean just yet. Thanks ladies!

Yeah my doc said only liquid today days before surgery but I'm starting a two shakes and a meal plan right now. I figure whatever I lose between now and April 16th is what I won't have to lose after surgery. Better to get me in the headspace now instead of having food funerals. I've had enough of those over the years during my many dieting stints.

I have a question. What if it WAS the easy way out? It isn't but what if it was? WHO CARES. What does he want you to carry a wooden cross across the public square and pay penance for you sin of being overweight? Give me an effing break. This whole notion that fat people are some sort of moral failures is so messed up. If there WAS an overnight pancea that required no surgery and no work on my part, I'd probably use that too. Why is MY BODY someone elses example for moral failing. Your health issues and decisions are none of anyone's freaking business. I think that's why people love that Biggest Loser show. they just love watching us cry, and puke, and basically get whipped and humiliated in public for just existing in these bodies. It makes me very mad.

Both of the places you are going are famous for their seafood. You're probably going to be fine food wise and will get plenty of exercise because there will be so much to see. The Peruvian ceviches and such and plenty of non breaded fish in Greece. Get some grilled sardines or something for me. I'll be over here green with envy.

I like cron-o-meter it also will connect to Fitbit but I like it because it's less popular and so I don't have to interact with my facebook friends trying to friend me on it all the time lol. I'm kind of a private person. The other thing I like about it, is it tracks all your micronutrients so it's easier to see when there's a glaring deficiency in your diet.

I'm April.

It's the smell your body makes when you are in ketosis. Drink more water (I know easier said than done) and try taking some magnesium too.

I'm scheduled for April 16th.

Wow, this is almost making me rethink my sleeve. At least this might be a good option for my husband. He wants to get the surgery but his BMI isn't high enough for our insurance.

Hi all, there's a chance I might not be living in NY in a few months so instead of chancing it I'm just having the VSG done in mexico on April 16th. I'm sort of relieved because I was just on the border at 40bmi and now I can start my healthy lifestyle right now instead of waiting and worrying about staying at that weight until this summer. I'm still going to do my sleep study and my nutritionist/psychologist meetings because I think it'll be good mental preparation and my insurance covers it anyway, but I don't want to risk having to move and start the process over again with another insurance company in another state with another doctor. Not to mention, I'd rather do the recovery in early spring and actually enjoy my summer. lol!

I have to admit, when I wrote this I was still going through my insurance but I've since decided to do it out of pocket in Mexico. Now I can just start my weight loss program now instead of waiting till July or August and I have a lot more wiggle room with my weight. I was sort of sitting at my holiday season weight when I got weighed in the first time and I just cannot maintain that for 6 months without going insane. My natural weight the rest of the year is like 15 pounds lighter. I can't get much lower than that but that puts me at a 38-39 bmi which is too low for insurance. I just no longer want to fool with it. I'm impatient. Best of luck!

Hi everyone, I have Oxford United Healthcare insurance. I had my first appointment yesterday with weigh-in which the office said would count toward my first month of "supervised weigh-ins" and I'm wondering. The Surgical coordinator told me if I get below 244 pounds before surgery my insurance wouldn't approve it. My apnea isn't severe enough to count as a comorbidity. Has anyone else been told this? My current weight is about 253 and so that means in 6 months I can't lose more than 7 pounds. I honestly sometimes just randomly lose 7 pounds just on a weekend so this makes me really nervous. Obviously it never stays off but do I REALLY need to wait six months to start seriously losing weight? I'm feeling sort of motivated right now to start again, the last time I tried was weight watchers about 3 years ago but I only hung in there for 3 months so it doesn't count for insurance purposes. I actually did paleo for 2 1/2 years at my doctor at the time's suggestion and was really strict with it but we didn't do monthly weigh-ins and I only lost about 15 pounds. Can I really not get under a bmi of 40???!!! That seems ridiculously counter-intuitive. If we weren't so broke right now from moving I'd just go to Mexico but we really can't afford a big credit card payment right now. I don't even know who to ask about this. Will Insurance give me the side eye if I call and ask how much weight I'm allowed to lose? Obviously they WANT me to lose weight on my own so they can skip the surgery but i don't want to lose 30 pounds and STILL be over a bmi of 35 and get rejected. I've been bouncing between 35 and 40 for 8 years. Feeling frustrated.