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Hello Everyone I'm New
Hi Hun ! Welcome keep us updated ! I am scheduled for surgery with the next week and a half ! We'll be almost partners !
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Where Is Everyone From?
- Surgery Date! *july 11*
Congrats Hun !- Approved And July 24Th Surgery
Congrats !- Submitting To Insurance !
Thanks Hun- Submitting To Insurance !
Thank you ! My pcp is sooooo slow so I have been blowing up there phones ! Thank you for your support !- Submitting To Insurance !
***100 lbs over weight !- Submitting To Insurance !
Monday I will be submitting all my paperwork to insurance and could possible have my surgery in the next two weeks ! I'm super nervous but I know that if I don't get control over myself while I am young ... I will regret it when I'm much older ! I no longer want border diabetes , sleep apnea , bursitis , etc ! I want to be back to this and smaller ! Which was last year ... And it might not look like it but I am over 100 lbs in this picture ! I need you guys support more than ever- You Arent That Big Expression !
I too have a large Frame but my Dr. Told me that I'd I went anything below 140, I'd look sickly . Lol and my goal is 147 !- You Arent That Big Expression !
Thank you ...- You Arent That Big Expression !
If I hear this one more time , I am going to scream ! I get this everyday of my life and I am so sick of it ! " your such a pretty thick big girl" or what not ... People ... I am 5"1 ! 248.6 pounds and I feel every bit of it ! We all carry our weight differently ! Geez ... Ugh ... Anyone else feel like this ???- Weight Loss Has Picked Up! 10 Lbs This Week!
Congrats ! Keep up the good work !- Did Not Notice Weight Gain ?
When did you guys realize that you had gained a lot of weight ? Lol I didn't recognize mine until I went into a store and tried on my normal size clothes (14/15 or (15/16) and realized they were 1 sneeze from the seams bursting lol ?- Tenatibe Surgery Date!
I'm also hoping for my date to be between July 16 - July 26 !- Tenatibe Surgery Date!
Lol I told you ! It is super fast ! Good luck- What Are You Going To Miss Most?
I'm from the south so I love comfort food lol ... But honestly... I think my clothes :/ I invested a lot of money in them and I don't know what to do with them ! Lol it's bitter sweet but I can't wait to go into regular size people stores !- Finally Sent To Insurance!
Congrats !!!- Done !
Today was my EGD ! Throat's a little soar but in excited ! Ready to fax my papers into insurance and prepare for Approval !!!! Anyone else have tricare south ?- Last Week Of Appointments... Getting Nervous
I am like freaking out ! Lol ... Omg ... Congrats on your date !- Last Week Of Appointments... Getting Nervous
Everything seems to be moving fast ... Anyone else ever felt nervousness or regret ? HELP !- Any One Else In There Late Teens, Early Twenties ?
Greetings ! My name is Princess and I am 19 years old as well as a sophomore in college ! I would really like to meet other people who have embarked on this journey OR who are going through the pre-op stages any help or advice will be greatly appreciated ! Thank you !- You Know You Could Die Right?
I'm 19 , 5'1 , and 248 lbs. I wear a size 16/18 :/ people don't realize honestly that by me being over weight , that I am slowly dying ! What's the difference ??? Lol were all dying you know !- Tacky Comments!
I completely understand . I've Always been thick ( I like to think of my size as size sexy lol) but people still say to me ... Your young and just quit eating and your not even that big .. NEWSFLASH PEOPLE... It doesn't matter what it looks like because I feel every pound that I am carrying ! It's not about them ! It's about becoming healthier and we will soon see who our real supporters are once the pounds start falling off ! - Surgery Date! *july 11*