BigThunder

so my employer and its insurance provider has covered more than 25 lap band patients and im the first to be rejected because im too heavy to have weight loss surgery get that lol my benefits coord called me and i can not get a hold of her in the 5 calls i have made and messages i have left i actually found this out by the doctor im dealing with at a lap band seminar that i volunteerily went to to compound matters worse i was going home and hit a curb at 60mph on the highway while going off an exit ramp denting both left side rims severly to warrant me purchasing new tires and rims

That just doesn't make sense, does it. I'm sorry. I was denied the first time, also, but provided additional documentation & received approval 2 days later. Do whatever you have to do to get the approval! Good luck!

Hey Big Thunder, Sorry to hear this. On what grounds did they reject your application? Safety issues related to your current weight or another reason? Don't give up Thunder.
Susannah

This is about choosing a goal weight. Since I've never been "normal" weight for any length of time, I chose my goal weight mathmatically. I'm 5'8" and the healthy BMI range of 18.5-24.9 would have me between 122 lbs and 164 lbs. I put my goal at 143, because it's right smack in the center of that range. (Okay, actually my goal is 140, a nice even number.)
I've noticed that quite a few people here set their goal weight at a point that puts them above the healthy BMI threshhold of 25. Why is that? I'm wondering if this is a weight where they felt comfortable before? Is it because they have a specific size in mind? Is it because they think once you are above a certain age, you'll never be "slim" again? Big bones? I always thought the BMI ranges were so wide in order to accommodate large, medium and small frames, so that wouldn't be the reason...
Or is it because we as fat people believe that no matter what measures we take, we are genetically destined to always be just a little chubbier than everyone else?
Or are we afraid of disappointing ourselves if we set the goal too low?