traceylynn

Most definitely!i have my surgery the 25th of July....wish you the best!

Love this!iv made a whole list but here's a few:dressing in girly clothes!iv been wearing band t-shirts and basketball shorts for years because it's the only way I can hide.being able to walk around the mall without having anxiety that people are judging me based on my weight.being able to fit comfortably in movie theatre seats!being one of the girls when we go out instead of the body guard when they get hit on.being happy,wearing necklaces that I can't now cuz my neck is to fat.i want to be able to jump into a pool,rock-climb,give the finger to the McDonald's drive through,go to the beach during the day,buy a dress....iv never worn one my whole life besides high school prom years ago and I was miserable!so much more!

Chad I am feeling the same way....my surgery date is coming near and the closer it gets the more I'm reliving painful,embarrassing,sad and yet inspirational moments that iv put aside for years and covered up with food.as much as I'm scared to give away my security blanket im excited to start a new.do you have your surgery date?!keep posted and good luck!

Good luck Matt!your gonna do awesome!my surgery date is the 25th,keep us posted!

July25th....JULY 25TH!i start my liquid diet the 11th:)!i can't believe it....I've been up the past week anxious to hear if I was approved or not by cigna,after having complications with them I really thought I was going to be denied.i am so excited,so nervous and so anxious for this major life change.any tips or anything anyone has would be greatly appreciated:)

After over 6months of weigh-ins(thank you Cigna)I finally got the approval for surgery!my date is July 25th,and I start my liquid diet the 11th:)I am way to excited....and nervous of course!i can't keep myself away from this app...love it

Thank you,than you!

Thank you everyone for all your support....those are some great tips and I will definitely look into all of that!what an exciting journey!july 11th huh?!keep us posted on your success!

Thank you so much,greatly appreciated:)

Thanks so much!and yes,that would be awesome!summer is a great time to start up the new lifestyle....I had to do 9months of weigh ins because Cigna was saying I missed a couple but nothing added up,just crazyness....but good luck to you and I hope you get it soon!

Maybe one day we can have a verticle sleeve party haha!the endoscopy was very interesting...I was petrified for mine!glad urs went well:)

Awesome!good for you...I am pre-op but had to do the 6th month weighins with my doctor!just finished my last one and have an appointment with my surgeon the 14th of this month!:)I'm very excited and haven't been nervous at all up untill this point...iv been heavy forever and was never able to loose a significant amount of weight so I'm ready for this,or at least as ready as I could be:)I'm excited for you!

That's not far at all!fallen,do you have a date yet?and ali,how has life been post op?!

Congrats to you....it's very difficult but your motivation is inspiring!goodluck

I am lol

Wow this is very helpful!im 20 and waiting to be approved from my insurance.both of your stories opened my eyes!im an emotional eater and have let that get a little out of controll so iv been anxious about what I'm going to do post op when I can't reach for cookies or McDonald's when I'm stressed out.with the surgery coming soon(hopefully) i know it's going to be waaaayyyy harder then I thought but I'm a strong girl and have a great support system...thanks for sharing your stories!i appreciate it,good luck!

Fingers crossed for you all!

Hi everyone,my name is Tracey I'm from long island,NY...I'm 20 and am waiting for approval from cigna to get the surgery!my journey hasn't been easy so far between insurance being complicated and a bunch of different doctors telling me I'm still young so maybe I should re-evaluate my decision to get the surgery however I am very determined to get it!i know in about a week if I have the ok from cigna and am hoping I am approved!being heavy all of my life,in ready to work hard and start living a more healthy life style.im looking forward to reading more into everyone else's stories,so much inspiration!thank you for reading:)

Big coach,thank you and yes this site is great for motivation and thinspiration....good luck to you with the surgery!keep us updated often please:)

Thanks so much...greatly appreciated!iv waited a long time for this so I'm very nervous but looking forward to it!

I too am waiting to hear from cigna...I had to do the mandatory 6month weigh ins with my primary Doctor,but missed 1 month.not sure if this will be to much of a problem considering I was very consistent with every other month however now im hearing Cigna changed their policy from needing 6months to 3?!regardless,I'm waitin for approval as well...good luck to you

Thank you!goodluck to you as well:)!

Thanks Jenny we are in this together!fat or thin haha