SouthernSleever

Wow, your arms look fantastic now. Please tell us what you do. My arms look like the first pic and I'd love to get them toned up like yours are.

Hey! What are you trying to say? :001_tongue:

Soy is in everything (read a few labels) and is pretty bad for you. Most ppl think of it as a natural food but it's highly processed and can really mess with estrogen and vit absorbtion. I wonder if he is saying no cow's milk because it can be hard on a human's stomach even without surgery. cheese doesn't have as much whey and is easier on digestion. If that's the reason check out skim Goat's milk, very good for you, easy to digest.

Thank you for your fantastic info and guidance along all of our ways. I cannot wait to be where you are and where you are looks fantastic! Baby wishes coming your way :sad0:

From what I've read Dollar General and Lowes both offer Atena coverage but I'm not sure if that's just for full time. If I did get a part time job it would barely cover my costs for childcare so it would really just be for the insurance portion. Too bad you can't get a loan due only after income tax comes in hehe. I'm determined to get this surgery, oh how my life would change. Just need to think think think. Thanks for responses so far.

Fantastic! Congrats!

I thought of another one last night. I want to be a pretty arm accessory for my hubby who is fantastic and has always gotten the bad end of everything. I also want to beable to borrow from my sister-in-law's HUGE wardrobe. She used to be a model and still shops like one.

I am thinking of getting a job that offers Aetna. I have UHC but the plan we have doesn't cover obesity services. I'd hate to get a job only to find out they don't cover VSG also. Anythoughts?

Wouldn't that turn into "Hot geeky biker." ?

Hahahaha :lol0::lol0: I love Zumba, I go on mondays to the local church where they use it for an outreach service. It's 2 bucks Wewt! I also love bellydancing though I do those DvDs at home instead of a class.

You look fantastic and by your pictures you know it! Your confidence makes me want my sleeve NOW!

That absolutly counts!

This is one of the things I'm struggling with now. I have a 5 and 2 1/2 year old. I can leave the 5 year old fine and he understands that I'll be back but it really is hard on my 2 1/2 year old even when I am gone for several hours. The thoughts running through my head are, "Does he think I'm dead? Does he start greiving?" Hubby says after more than 8 hours he gets really quiet and withdrawls :thumbup: I think I am taking him and my Mom with me to have the surgery done.

I don't think it's any of his business right now. I'm sure you guys haven't told each other everything yet and until you have a solid commitment it really doesn't need to be told if you don't feel comfortable. There is a stigma that goes along with over weight people and WLS and if you can't be sure he will keep his mouth shut then I just would keep it to myself.

I'm 5'6" and 270 when my husband and I decided to have kids I lost 40lbs before our first. The pregnancy went fine and I watched what I ate at that time. The biggest issue was not my weight it was health care worker's perception of my weight. Because I was overweight they didn't ajust their measurements for my belly, they pushed for ultrasounds to see how big the baby was, they estimated him to be at least 11lbs at the least at 40 weeks(look at you and your husband, you are both big people). They assumed I wasn't active and ate poorly. With that pregnancy I had a lot of stress and ended in a c-section. My at least 11lb baby was born before he was ready to come on his own at 8lbs 12oz two weeks after that U/S. They said the reason he wouldn't deliever is my pelvis was too narrow (from the fat apparently). With my second baby I had kept on about 10lbs more so I was at 240. With this child though, I had a midwife and had my baby at home. I ate well and stayed active. That pregnancy and birth was a breeze. He came out at 42weeks on his own at 9lbs 12oz. I nursed both of them and the little one is still nursing at 2. Those are my experiences. If you were to have a child and are in good shape (acitve, no other issues) I would say to do it now so that you can eat enough for you to keep your teeth and health because the baby WILL get what he needs you will be the one to suffer. Also so you can nurse your babies. Nursing alone consumes around 500 calories it's self. The only reason you might go ahead with the surgery is that having the surgery would be terribly hard with a young baby and life in general is a lot harder once you have kids so you wouldn't have the ability to recoup after the surgery like you would w/o kids. Depending on when you had the baby you may have to wean him or her early and if something was to happen to you, you would leave behind a baby or not beable to be with your baby for an extended amount of time. I wouldn't worry about the baby getting enough nutrition though, it will be you and your body who suffers not him as long as you don't use any calories for junk food.

As far as the PCP I don't know but that's a question I also have. If you went into the ER I don't see how they could turn you away but other than that I'll be curious to find out as well.

I've not been here long but it all sounds shady to me. People who worked for a Dr usually know what is actually going on. I think adults can sort through the BS themselves.

I seriously don't think any guy would care or think that far in the future. If you look good at the very moment you tell them you have had the surgery then you are in like sin.

Same :001_tt2:

We could say the same about some of the post in the Mens Room :001_tt2:

I've been nursing for the last 5 years, not that they have gotten any saggier from that but from walking around w/o a bra so much. And I'm a 44 DDD. I imagine icing bags :svengo: