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Things are going o.k. on my end. Hit my 80 pound weight loss on Monday and looking forward to meeting my new year goal. I go in for my second fill on the 18th and to meet with my nutritionist as well. Started exercising more and it's helping tone my thighs up. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

A similar issue happened to me. The difference was, my benefits were changing to no longer cover surgery. I was cutting it close by a month. I was able to work with the insurance and doctor and get approved earlier than anticipated. I was one appointment short of that required by insurance. I called my insurance over and over and over to finally talk with one person that said "yea just go ahead and submit early"..........Keep on top of it! Don't give up.........it's a life event that's worth fighting for!

good to know, i hit my 80 pound mark on monday! I texted a close friend to let her know and she texted back that i'd lost the equivalent of her 12 year old daughter! Congrats!

Same thing happened to me last week. We had a luncheon with a pharmaceutical company we were starting up a new project with. Our administrative assistant ordered Italian food. A huge pan of Pasta loaded with alfredo garlic sauce, italian bread, brownies, and salad. I picked out the chicken from the pasta and had some salad. I was so sad though, they rarely order Italian and when it was my project assignment.........BAM pasta! You did great though, you avoided all the bad stuff :frown:

my poor co-workers are dealing with the fact that I may not agree with chili these days. The gas is Horrible! I usually get the burps or hiccups but today it's been gas. It must be the chili right? I share a room with two other ladies broken up into four cubicles, i'm so thankful the girls are understanding but I think I may need to keep some air freshner around.............so embarrasing!

I feel like i read this everyday too............

My brain is struggling to catch up. My initial weight loss has been rather quick. I'm nearly three months out and down 80 pounds. I look in the mirror and I know i'm smaller but I still see the bigger girl! My clothes are HUGE. I waited to go shopping and when I did was shocked my true size was now a 20 and not a 26/28. On Sunday, I was buying a dress for my wedding anniversary dinner date. I found myself grabbing 24's from the racks because it was almost like I didn't believe myself in size 20 clothing. I thought it had to be a fluke those other size 20 items fit me. I stood in the store contemplating which sizes to grab, I was so afraid to grab the smaller ones and what if they didn't fit! It's such a strange feeling. I tried on those 24's and I was floating in them. The 20 ended up working out just fine. I had a long talk with my nutritionist about this. She said take lots of pictures, it's definately helped me visualize that it's actually happening! I remain hopeful that my brain will somewhat catch up with my body eventually, until then..........i'm keeping that digital camera stocked with batteries!

Didn't know there was a conference? Exactly what is it?

I am freezing as I read this. I've been cold everyday. I work in a room with four cubicles. We have our own thermostat, I'm always making it warmer. The other girls are always hot, one even keeps a fan running at her desk at alllllllll times! I find myself drinking more hot tea to keep warm and taking extra walks in the building to warm up!

I have blue cross blue shield also in texas. Mine was covered. It was covered as long as I followed proper guidelines they set forth. 6 month nutritional counseling, and a handful of other things. You may want to find a doctor and have them contact the insurance for you and inquire using the proper billing code. I wouldn't throw in the towel so easily. The band will help you with consuming mass quantities of food when you have proper restriction.You will have to do your part to control what you put into your mouth and your emotional binges. It's no easy solution, but it's not impossible and it can be done! Good luck!

UDPATE: I've hit my 1/3 of my goal! 10 pounds down, 20 to go :thumbup: Good luck everyone!

I didn't start getting questions until about the 50 pound mark. More recently, my husband told me that the neighbor was asking him questions :thumbup: Good to see that even from across the street, people notice! I get the compliments more frequently as people are very excited about my journey. They seem to notice more, perhaps because they are paying more attention to my progress now!

I would definately get that bloodwork checked out just to be sure all your levels are okay. I know when i'm fatigued, my Iron is usually the culprit :thumbup: I hope everything perks up for you! Good luck!

I was craving sweets. I attributed it to the mashed potatoes that had come back into my diet during the mushy food stage and the small amount of bread creeping back in. I decided to go cold turkey again with those carbs and it's gotten a lot better!

That is fantastic :laugh: Good luck with your new year goal! You can do it!