WorkItOutWoman

Ask your specific surgeon how many leaks deaths their specific practice has had. This is a better Indictator IMO.

APPEAL the insurance companies want you to walk away defeated with the first no. Don't accept it.

They will measure you. Your first weigh in with the surgeon is your official bmi for insurance purposes. They don't expect you to lose a ton of weight and be successful or you wouldn't need surgery. I didn't lose a pound in my 6 month preop and was approved. I did try but I suck at losing. The awesome thing is I didn't gain. Also last year this time I went to my initial wls seminar and learned the requirement for vsg with my insurance was a bmi greater than 50! I didn't lose weight in the beginning because my bmi was "only" 41 and I thought I would have to appeal a denial. Four months into my preop the requirement changed to bmi of 40. I encourage you to start the process now requirements change so get a jump start.

Go to your consultation wear really heavy clothes and your clunkiest boots. Hell stick a few rolls of quarters in your pocket and scrunch down a little when your height is measured. It sounds like a joke but .....

5'10 and 150?

Which of the 12 steps allow beer. ----- great analogy if I weren't so lazy I would add that to my siggie

In the south we said Cold Drink and everyone knew you weren't talking about lemonade

Everyone has big plans for shakes preop. Postop it becomes a matter of what you can choke down on any given day

Can't give up dairy or won't give up dairy?

I am six weeks out would like some pals with similar goals. My username is the same as here workitoutwoman.

Hi all I was sleeved 3/18/2013. Due to weather I missed my 6 week follow up and nutrition appointment this week. I am starting to freak out over how much I should be eating. Nothing has disagreed with my sleeve so far. I have been measuring 2 oz portions at a time. Is anyone eating more? What are you eating? I am on myfitnesspal pal. My name is workitoutwoman there as well. I would love to see what others are doing. I also have created some recipes on my page. Maybe we can share the journey. Please add me.

Call your Insurance and ask what the requirements are. I swear those dietary meetings do not sound like they will be covered by insurance and will have to be paid out of pocket by you.

Why do you need veggies day 6 postop? Is that what your surgeon recommends?

@Lilbearzmom your attempt at sarcasm really does not speak to the true intent of the OP topic. I am on the board for accountability and sound advice. My surgeon did not tell me everything but i did have the good sense to seek out information on my own. Congrats on the 95 lb loss.

Thanks a lot for the info. I started sweating just reading all that

Congrats on the loss. That strength training at home sounds like great advice I am starting cardio at the gym tomorrow but the machines intimidate me. Can you share your at home strength training regimen? Thanks.

I think you have to be pretty f****d up not to pass the psych eval honestly, although on another site I frequent one person could not get surgery because of "failing" the eval. Because I am such a nice person I didn't say "you couldn't pretend to be normal for 45 minutes". *Edited to add there are people with real mental illness concerns and in my attempt at humor I don't want to disparage them. I completely believe you have to be mentally prepared before you remove 80% of your stomach.

Werk hunty! You have done an awesome job!

The truth of the matter is that most people who aren't 100 lbs overweight follow some sort of "diet". It is what it is folks. Being healthy means following a plan and exercise.

I went a week without taking my multi. Ar first I was doing flint stones but could not tolerate the sweet chalkiness. I decided to switch to a pill cut in quarters but when I tried to swallow I felt as though they were going to get stuck in my throat ( scary). I finally took the gummy multi yesterday and had no problems. I'm thinking the gummy is better than nothing.

I would try to maintain the loss you have achieved

I'm so confused by Pinterest I see pics of recipes but when I click there are no recipes just takes me too another page

I worried and fretted 3 days before. I have had no complications thus far and don't plan to. I did it because everything else has failed up to this point. Two days after surgery I allowed myself to feel truly pitiful that I had let myself go to the point of needing a drastic wls. I had a full on woe is me sob session and got it all out. I am now one month post op and 25 lbs down and so glad I had VSG.

It is so awesome to see people who look like me and have shared similar struggles doing so well. I can honestly say that is one of the great things about this site.

I am only a month out and had my first "meal" yesterday. 2 oz Tilapia and 8 edamame pods. I didn't feel full necessarily but towards the end I had a funny feeling that told me that is enough. I see how easy it would be to overheat and make myself sick if I had not measured.