endless80

Sleeved in July 2010 - down 140 pounds. It gave me the courage to get back into dating after 5+ years alone - and just last week I moved in with my boyfriend here in Jacksonville. Best decision I ever made.

LMAO! Yes, and I hear there is a small meteor flying towards the Earth. I am more than positive that it will hit RJ, while she's driving in her car, going 75 miles per hour, under a bridge while the train is going over it above her.
RJ hun, bless your heart. Give it time, this too shall pass. *hugs* (I know you're not a hugger but that makes me want to hug you more! lol)

Brain tumors are over rated. They wouldn't even let me have mine after they removed it. Jerks.

RJ, if it can happen twice, you should expect it!
Ugh.

I prefer the word "accident" as in "I accidentally slept with my boss" or "my first born was an accident" it's much more universal like "I ate a whole chocolate cake accidentally thinking it was sugar free"

Oh to be pre op again with all the fortitude of a brick wall...and all the knowledge to back it up....I was even so bold as to come on here and tell others how they should do it....Naive..
Then the surgery happened and I ran as fast as I could into the wild blue wonder to get this show on the road....Nothing and I mean nothing has gone the way I expected it to...
I have slipped, hit walls, fallen off ledges and cried for mercy over this decision I made and every other emotion I can think of I am sure I felt it or worse..will!!!!
What was I thinking? I too had it all figured out and was on my way to capture the castle and take no prisoners...
What I have learned is that it is a good idea to have a plan to go into this with as much strength as you can muster..Because there is one thing to read about it and another thing to live it.....
Everyone is human and we do things every day that we thought we would never do...We make mistakes! We chose poorly and pay for our mistakes by either beating ourselves up over it or denying the entire incident..
Every day brings new challenges and things learned about ourselves and this life long change we are all making...Every day!!! Every single day!!!!
So worth it though, because you may just learn somethings about yourself that can change your life for the better and help that inner you to shine true.....
Ode to WLS....

Endless80, watch the ice cream because it is a slider you could fall since it's frozen. I know, don't quit your day job.

LMFAO Beautifully put!

I'm slipping into a bowl of ice cream sprinkled with cinnamon right now.

Sorry but if my eyes could roll any further they would pop out of my head.

I'm slipping into a bowl of ice cream sprinkled with cinnamon right now.

Umm... I'm not sure about everything you are trying to say.
But glad you got it all figured out.

This happens to me EVERY.SINGLE.TIME! I was stuck at 301, 302, 301, 303 for weeks and my next goal which was below 280 and I was stuck at 281, 282, 280 for what seemed like forever. My body has always done this. But then one day I'll wake up and be WHOOSH I'll blow right by it.

Thank you for your advice. My copay's are 20$ and 35$ for specialists visits. What visits did your insurance not cover if I may ask? I will need the ECG, Psych eval, Dietitian, sleep study, endoscopy etc.

Plus you also need to consider all of the co-payments and prescription fills. That was probably an additional couple hundred through this whole process.
I have Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

My surgeon office told me no. I had to pay 20% of the surgeons fee's upfront (about $500) and my deductible ($1100). They told me they had a contract with the insurance companies and required that. I got a bill from the hospital after the surgery for about $500 (which I haven't paid yet but will with my FLEX spending in 2014).
But considering when all was said and done it was almost $30,000 to get this done. I'm not complaining that much. lol

Isn't it amazing what people think it's okay to say to each other? You're right, no one told me I was getting too fat. In fact, I sometimes wish someone had sat me down and said, "GG, whatever you think you're doing, it ain't working". But no, they told me I was beautiful no matter what size I was. Liars

gah isn't that frustrating?! Just as you get to a significant milestone, your body decides to stop and smell the roses. I wanted to get below 175 as that would have been my weight 19 years ago. My body decided to take a 3 week stall for no apparent reason. Finally got there but I was ready to tear my already-thinning hair out.
hang in there. It has no choice but to surrender those pounds.

LOL..You made me laugh!!!!!
Skim milk eh!!! I wonder if we could just bathe in it......would that help? No just kidding...If it works....that would be amazing!

I ate 4 chocolate chip Cookies yesterday. haha. And on Monday I had an entire bag of Doritos (it was the small bag from a vending machine). I'm only 3 1/2 months out so give it time folks. You'll be able to eat it all in no time.
But that doesn't mean we should encourage it. Some people around these parts have serious health issues related to consuming bad foods and/or food addictions. These boards are a safe place. I always support balance as much as possible instead of elimination.

I ate 4 chocolate chip Cookies yesterday. haha. And on Monday I had an entire bag of Doritos (it was the small bag from a vending machine). I'm only 3 1/2 months out so give it time folks. You'll be able to eat it all in no time.
But that doesn't mean we should encourage it. Some people around these parts have serious health issues related to consuming bad foods and/or food addictions. These boards are a safe place. I always support balance as much as possible instead of elimination.

Actually your stomach will allow you to eat a bag of Doritos because it's a slider food. Or any chips for that matter.
It does seem like you started this thread just to be confrontational. But hey, to each his own. Sounds like you have it all figured out.
Happy New Year!

Actually your stomach will allow you to eat a bag of Doritos because it's a slider food. Or any chips for that matter.
It does seem like you started this thread just to be confrontational. But hey, to each his own. Sounds like you have it all figured out.
Happy New Year!

I ate 4 chocolate chip Cookies yesterday. haha. And on Monday I had an entire bag of Doritos (it was the small bag from a vending machine). I'm only 3 1/2 months out so give it time folks. You'll be able to eat it all in no time.
But that doesn't mean we should encourage it. Some people around these parts have serious health issues related to consuming bad foods and/or food addictions. These boards are a safe place. I always support balance as much as possible instead of elimination.

Actually your stomach will allow you to eat a bag of Doritos because it's a slider food. Or any chips for that matter.
It does seem like you started this thread just to be confrontational. But hey, to each his own. Sounds like you have it all figured out.
Happy New Year!