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Dannon cherry Greek I have not saw that yet, I do have to say it dose take some time to get use to the palin greek. I cant eat it alone I mix some fruit in.

Your insuracne may require you to lose a certin amount of weight in the 6 months. I am starting month two and my insurance dose require that I lose a certin % in that time. I dont know how it works about the bmi they did not say anything to me about that.

I hope you dont mind but I thought I would share this on your thread. I know we all want to get in that protein and eggs are a good way then with the holidays people have problems getting those pretty peeled boild eggs to share and dont know why.. here is a tip or two:Its getting to be that time of year when we boil those eggs. Do you know how to boil a egg? Don't boil them. Put your eggs in the pot of water, add a spoon of salt and bring it to a rolling boil then turn them off and cover then with a lid. Let them set for about 15 minutes. They will be hard boiled and the yellow wont be that green color. For easy to peel eggs used older dated eggs. Just because the date is on them that don't mean they are no longer good past that date. Some a few days to week past that date will peel much easier for you. Cool them then roll the egg on the counter top then it should come right off without tearing the egg all to pices.

I would like to add that if you have not bought clothes from the Dollar stores before beaware that they do NOT hold up that well. I have got some from Freds, Family Dollar and General Dollar before only to find the seams came apart, the color was bad after two washes or there shape just was not holding up. I would go to Goodwill/ect and buy used before I shop at the Dollar stores for clothes. The Goodwill here in my town had a half off sale storewide every first saturday of the month. You may want to check with yours to see if they have this deal also.

walmart has them. I have not got them but I have been wondering what they taste like/ect

You could check with the churches in your area. Most of them have a clothes on hand for people in need. If they dont they may know where to send you to for help with clothes. If you work you may ask a few people you work with if they have any clothes in your size they are wantting to get rid of....

I am not going to tell anyone either. They wont understand and I dont want to explain myself to anyone.

The firstthing you should have asked the Dr is they are on your insurance...If he/she is not you will not get approved for sure. If he/she is on your insurance and you get turned down they will tell you why and what you can do to reaply for the surgery. As for how long it takes to hear back from them it depends on your insurance. I have heard any where from 48hrs to two weeks...

I dont know what to say. It is hard to not eat those things. Your not along on the 10 pound loss only to gain back 15 so many of have dne it to many times. I do have to say that you need to take more responablity for your eating. This reads like you are blaming the world for you eating at arby's. I know it is good but only you can brake the habit of eating there and other places like it. I have not had my surgery yet but I am ready now after thinking it over and reading for over year about it. I know that even with the surgery I am the one that will have to put the right things in my mouth, the band/ect cant do that for me. All any of those things can do is help me not fill hugery all the time and help me not to eat 3 or 4 cups of food at a time because it will only allow me to eat 1 cup, unless I over eat and over eat and over eat until I have the room in my stomach to eat 3 cups of food again............You have to do most of the work even with the band.....Its not like you get the band and then it makes you not stop at arbys that will still all be on you! I look at the surgery as to, that it will give me a new stomach to take care of so I cant eat the amount of food that I should be eating in the first place, all the rest is up to me!

Did your insurance tell you that on the phone? I would talk to the weighloss surgeon. Mine told me that they dont pay for it on the phone for about 10 calls I made to them asking. Then one day I got some one that said yes we do but it has to be medical need for it and you have to meet the guildlines. That person could not tell me the guildline tho. The dr knew them tho.

Drink some apple juice that helps to...you could use a out right ex lax if you need to.. softeners dont make you go they are for making it more easy to go. I knwo that sounds odd but there is a differance,

Greek yogurt, tuna, chciken,fish, and cottage cheese.

what was the exclusion? Is it something guildline you did not meet or something like that.. Or will they just out right now pay?

I just went to one. I was told that most all insurance require the suervised 6 month diet by your Dr. a psychological assessment and a nutritional assessment (these are only good for 6 months). They handed out a list of insurance co and what they require. Some insurance co like mine requires you to lose a % of your weight before they will approve it also.

I am working on smaller bites and chewing things up more. I hope I have that changed by the time i have my surgery done. Plus I am working on NOT drinking when I eat to, that one it really proving to be hard for me.