Tabithan

I would love to join!! I have added taken the very last posted and added my stuff in, using starting weight as what i weight on 1/1. Good luck challengers!!! :-) Name***********Starting****Current******Goal******ToGo Astrasmom.............254...............254...........170..............84 Babe......................265...............265...........199.... .........66 Band_Groupie........172.5...........169.5..........158..............11 .5 BetsyB..................226.6.............226.6.........109...... .......117.6 BobbieND..............224...............224.............175..... ........49 Brigette.................198...............198.............150.... ........48 crzytchr.................217...............217..............180.... ... ....37 DANA36.................233...............233..............160...... .....73 destined4thinness...215.5.............215.5..........150.............6 5.5 ericanda1973..........198.5............198.5...........130......... ...68.5 HummingBird..........204...............202..............150........ ....52 jenibeni.................224...............224..............165....... .......59 Jennih...................232................232..............130.... .......102 KDEE....................240................240...............150...... ......90 Lisa65...................174.5............174.5.............145..... ......29.5 lotzasunshine.........247...............246.2.............175........ ...71.2 newdicarlo.............187...............187................135...... . ...52 ol55andahalf........184.................184................144........ .....40 RandaPanda...........194...............191................150........ ....41 scoutmama............270................270...............180........ ....90 SNDYCNRD.............207...............207................140......... ...67 TARASGIRL.............305...............302................225........ ....77 TeriLu....................215...............215................150.. .... ......65 TIGGER71G.............224...............224................130....... ......94 Tabithan.............244...............234................190....... ......44

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!!! posting my update NAME------------------------START----------------CURRENT---------------GOAL--------------TO GO 1000words..........220............214............210...........4 annjones...........277............264............267..........-3 AuntieGG...........286............278............270...........8 Bandana............165............165............160...........5 BandedCG...........273............236.5..........220........16.5 Barb12590..........185............180............175...........5 Bea1128............190.5..........189............180...........9 Bonnielass.........168............164............159...........5 Brandy.............198............196............190...........6 Charlietuna........163............160............150..........10 crzytchr...........250............243............240...........3 CubsGirl...........150............145............140...........5 Cutiew/booty.......224............222............212..........10 Fordgal88..........274............208............198..........10 Imgoingdown........239............199............189..........10 janesays...........230............225............215..........10 Jodi_620...........160............158............148..........10 karebare714........283............276............265..........18 kikival315.........219.5..........217............210...........7 LauraP.............170............170............155..........15 lcwils01...........227............225............213..........12 Leslie2lose........229............223............219...........4 LilMissDiva........253............243.4..........239.........4.4 littlefroggy.......211............205............195..........10 Long2BThin.........216............210............205...........5 Loveislovely.......223............213............208...........5 ltgordon...........264............262............250..........12 Mair...............231............225............220...........5 Mamanmidwife.......264............260............250..........10 misskitty84........313............263............243..........20 mominlv13..........270.2..........267.2..........260.........7.2 SanDiegoPhotog.....263............191............179..........12<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P> Sistergrl25........359............289............264..........25 Tabithan...........246............238............236...........2 Terilynn112........224............224............200..........24 Tuger..............192............192............185...........7 twinmommie.........207............206............193..........13 wowox7.............173............165............163...........2

I'm staying on track today because it is the small steps that make the successful journey.

Ron, on the biggest loser new season, has had gastric bypass and his stomach is the size of an egg. Howevever, he weighs 430 lbs. How is that POSSIBLE???? supposedly he didnt lose - me thinks he lost and regained...

Since you are in TX, try Dr Alanis in Houston. www.dralanis.com. I use him and he is AWESOME!! Part of His goal is to encourage people who would otherwise go to Mexico, have the surgery done here in the US. Excellent bedside manners - you will LOVE HIM. He is very very affordable as well. I think at the same cost or similar as someone going to Mexico.

I joined the Valentine's day challenge, but I would like in on this AS WELL since this runs through the whole year. Added my name!! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo *****<?xml:namespace prefix = v /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" filled="f" stroked="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe">:cool2:</v:shapetype>************************:tt2:***********:thumbup:********** :wink_smile:*** Brandy.............198............196...........166...........28 Chocolate_Snaps....244............234...........175...........59 Ebonie.............307............307...........200...........107 GratefulHeart......226............223...........135...........88 Lindar172..........246............246...........150...........96 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311...........220...........91 Long2BThin.........216............212...........169...........43 lotzasunshine......270............270...........180...........90 Loveislovely.......216............216...........175...........41 lucyavery..........205............205...........140...........65 Mair...............231............231...........140...........91 Mamanmidwife.......264............264...........200...........64 Tabithan...........240............240...........200...........40 Under200...........242............199...........155...........44 vzghj3.............202............202...........150...........52 WOWOX7.............173............170...........125...........45 Florida Pete.......413............413...........300...........113

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Hi Amy, It's been a couple of days since you posted. How is it going? any movement on the weight loss?

I had United Healthcare with my company. UHC's requirements at the time were a BMI of 40 Minimum (without co-morbidities) or a BMI of 35 with Comorbidities. I had no Co-morbidities but my BMI was right at 40 so it was a breeze approval. From everything I have seen, different policies have different requirements, but a Minimum BMI seems to be in everything I have seen. Good LUCK!!!!!!!!!

I had someone tell me I dressed "too sexy" for my size. Whoever said that big people must wear momoos? Mind you, it was just a short skirt (i'm tall so have longer legs.) She then proceeded to tell me that the reason guys talked to me was because of the way I dressed not because of ME. Can someone say something!!! Anyway, she was and is still bigger than me but I think it bothered her when guys talked to me and not her, given that she considered herself way hotter than me!! (why do we have to compare?? )

LOL Twirl - that was funny. The one thing that I definitely havent gotten around is how little i eat. I am still buying produce and it is going bad because I cant eat it fast enough!!! Everything lasts longer!!

Hi Amy, I am in Houston as well. Which doctor banded you? Did you lose any weight on your pre-op diet? If you are following doctors orders in terms of post-op diet, there is a possibility that you are retaining water from the surgery. How much water are you drinking a day? Hang in there. If you follow dr's orders, the pounds will fall off.

LOOL - I love this thread because I totally relate. I remember sitting on one of those law chairs once and suddenly noticing that I am sitting VERY LOW compared to everyone else - and I am a tall lady. The legs on the chair had BENT because of my weight. I was mortified!!!

Patience, patience, patience and be sure to FOLLOW DR's ORDERS when it comes to eating...

I was 27 and NOT mentally prepared. This resulted in my failing my band. Now I am 29, 5 months away from the big 30 and I am finally (as of a month ago) ready for the band. However, I am still glad I have the band - it has taught me A LOT about myself.