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Hello all! I am new here but partially into my journey already. I have at one point lost 200 pounds on my own, but have since put back on 125. I have submitted all the requirements to my insurance company so now I am playing the waiting game hoping for a surgery date in mid may. Complicating things is that I am the chef for a major league baseball team and this surgery would be at the beginning of a baseball long season. Nevertheless, I am ready for the challenge.

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I'm hoping for April. I don't have a baseball team to cook for but a 15 year old who's 6.4 and still growing.

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I'm looking at a May surgery date as well, hope all goes smoothly for you! Oh and queendeborahbee, my son is also 6'4 and still growing at 16 so I know how you feel! Definitely see the similarities between feeding him and an entire team lol



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Good for you, chef! If Graham Elliot can do it, so can you! Good luck!

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Have you started planning how you will get your Protein? i have a recipe book for shakes and I have purchased Protein Powder and sugar free Syrup. I also plan to cook some organic chickens so I will have healthy broth to drink after surgery. What are your plans?

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5 hours ago, DaleCruse said:

Good for you, chef! If Graham Elliot can do it, so can you! Good luck!

For sure. He is a friend of mine and actually helped me get started on this journey.

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Usually takes about a week to hear back from the insurance. Then after that you will have a quick surgery date. I say you could probably get one for the beginning or mid of april. Unless you really want May surgery date.


HW: 420 (January 2016)
CW: 273 (March 2017)

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