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I have both a Polar Heart Rate Monitor F7 and the Body Bugg. The Body Bugg calculates total calories (at rest and active) the entire time you have on the arm band. It also tracks your steps and how much activity you do during a day. The HRM by Polar just calculates your bpm and how many calories you burn while you have it on. I wear them both during workouts but I usually have my body bugg on all day. I got the body bugg as a christmas present to myself. :-) My workout buddy bought me the HRM.

So glad it worked out for you!!!

You look great! Congratulations!

Like the other posters have said—get a massage, or maybe by some jewelry would be a great idea. I also love new purses. I have to wait for shoes because as I lose weight my feet drop sizes too.

Congratulations! That's awesome!

Congratulations!!! I have Empire BCBS, I hope it will be ask quick for me too. I am so excited for you!

Congratulations! So glad everything went well. Good suggestion to take 3 sips and stop.

Wow, I don't have endo but I have fibroids. I had 13 removed from me in 2003, one the size of a grapefruit and several little golf balls--which weighed 8.6 lbs. Yep, the equivalent of a baby. Since then, I have had a reoccurrence and I just deal with the pain. No pain medicine, Vicodin, Tylenol 3, etc, seems to help. I sure hope having the sleeve will give me a least half of the benefits it has give you all. Thanks so much for sharing.

My Pysch Eval is today. I hope I pass. :-) Seriously, I had to reschedule my EGD---we have a big project going on here and I will not be able to take off on my birthday. UGH! So far I have 13 days vacation accumulated and I get 12 more before the end of the year. I had been reading on here and other blogs that some people took off a week or 2--and some took the entire 3 weeks. I will just need to see how I feel. I don't want to take short-term disability because the amount you get is so small it isn't 2 days salary for me after taxes. I figure I can get help around the office and rest in the mother's room. (a room set aside here for nursing mothers.) :-)

Congrats!!! That's wonderful! 6 months out!

OMG!!! I am so sorry. I have Empire BCBS. Which BCBS do you have? Which doctor are you using? I sure hope this isn't the case for me.

So glad you two are okay and everyone else. Keep walking and sipping.

Getting frustrated. I have to reschedule my EGD that I scheduled on my birthday. UGH! It's a work schedule issue. My plan was to have the surgery in July. Wishful thinking on my part. L Well, I guess this will give me time to save some money for the "white scan/body scan"—I hear that test is $200 and not covered by the insurance plus I will need to save for my co-pay for the hospital and anesthesiologist.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!!!!! I have Empire BCBS, I sure hope it is that easy for me once they submit my paperwork. Congratulations again! Good choice on who you have told.

Congratulations! So good to hear from someone that everything went well.

Congrats to you all that will be sleeved tomorrow and was sleeved this week. Praying for you all!!! Keep us posted!

I went to the doctor yesterday and nutritionist. The dr seemed very nice. Pretty cut and dry....although, I am not 5'5" like I thought just barely 64 inches so not quite 5'5". :-( My goal weight for surgery is 230. Realistic goal is 160-170. I did do blood work and I am expecting to be put on iron supplements. BP was down to 148/82. Which is really good considering I just took the bp meds 20 minutes before my appointment.

1. Be able to look in the mirror at myself and not see a Water buffalo 2. Not have to shop at full-figured stores exclusively 3. Be able to handle stress better and not revert to food 4. Not run away from cameras 5. Be able to run a 5k marathon and not just walk 6. Be able to run without my lower stomach flapping up and down (making "that sound") 7. Not to get tired from back fatigued from holding my breasts up 8. Not feel like people are staring at me saying she is cute but she is so big 9. Be able to go on a cruise and actually enjoy all the activities and not be sidelined 10. To get on an airplane and not be "pouring" out of the seat 11. To be able to sit in a chair at a hair salon 12. To be able to get a massage and not be told can you move over please.

Congratulations! Keep us updated

FYI: I have an allergic reaction to soy as well. Not as severe as yours though. I have had great success with the Amplify shakes. You can only get them from GNC though and from personal experience--not all GNC stores carry them. I like both the vanilla and Strawberry/Banana. 120 calories 4 carbs and 21 grams of Protein. I used this all last year.

This may have already been asked and answered but I thought about it today, what are the best compression garments to get? The reason I ask is I had a myomectomy in 2003 and left the binder at the hospital--stupid me--I didn't think to wear it and or a girdle while I was at home healing so I would have this big flap at the bottom. I usually wear spanx. Anyone have any suggestions, while I am waiting, I want to get whatever I may need now so I don't have to worry about extra expenses later.

A year from now, realistically I would like to be 70-80 lbs lighter if not 100. I will like to be able to deal with my insecurities and "love" for food at times. I want to go zip lining in the Hill Country and not be concerned that I am too big to enjoy myself. I do not want to be self conscience sitting in the movies, airplane seat, or any where. I want to be happy with me!

Like everyone else said You look GREAT!!!! Congratulations!

Okay, I think I am getting a little excited. I have my initial appointment scheduled with the doctor on Wednesday, nutrition consult/eval and mammogram. I read one person’s posting that they were approved with Empire BCBS in 9 days. I am so hoping, it will be the same for me. I would love to have the surgery right after my birthday. I sent an authorization to my internalist so that she can send it to the doctor’s office. Hopefully, since she has been treating me with adipex for the last year and half, the insurance company will see that I have been trying with limited success. I know I will have to do pysch evaluation, cardio and maybe another test. Thanks to everyone for their posts and candidness. It really helps us newbies out.