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Hi~ It only took a few weeks to get approval from UHC. Yes, I had to submit 6 months of supervised weight loss. But you can call UHC and ask them what needs to be submitted for approval. Let me know how it goes...........:mad:

Its good to hear from you Mary.....way to go on yiur weightloss!:whoo:

Hi Cannis1223~ Let us know how you are doing after surgery. You are making a wonderful decision!

WELCOME!!!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE US AS YOUR INSPIRATION.:eek: I HAVE TRULY MET SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE ON THIS LINK. KEEP IN TOUCH.

Hi Mandi78....I ran out of mozzarella cheese on yesterday and tried American. Have not had a problem...just remember to chew,chew,chew atleast 30 times before swallowing. And for starters swallow a little portion at a time and wait a few seconds before you eat more. I'm on the mushy stage also. Let me know how it goes............

What is a "sweet spot"?

Hi Mary~ So glad to hear that you are doing well:whoo:. I went back to work on Monday and sat at my desk and thought of the AWFUL mistake I made by returning soooo soon. I was COMPLETELY drained of energy and wanted to crawl into bed once I got home. :faint:LOL! How are your children adjusting to the "new you"? Take care of yourself...and use this time to get some rest.....CONGRATS on the weightloss!

Hi GracetonHillAng~ I was banded by Dr. Schroeder and I go back for my 2weeks on the 9th also. Coincidence! When I met with him for the first time, he basically went over my paperwork that I hade filled out prior to the appt. Discussed my medical histroy and my reason for choosing the lapband. The weighed me and also gave me the contact information to make an appt. for my nutritionist. If I'm remembering correctly, I went for my psych. eval that same day before seeing him. Hope this helps...have you attended a seminar?

Hi Mary~ How are you getting along?

Welcome Boylesk4! Sounds like everyone is doing great....LET'S KEEP IT UP!

Welcome!!!!

Thanks soo much for your response. It makes me feel alot better...I just felt completely helpless at the moment.

Hi~ I'm not too far from you. I'm in Prince George County. Use to work in Jarratt at Greensville. WELCOME NEIGHBOR! I know from my own experience, I called Joyce several times and left messages concerning if there was anything else I needed to do. She may become somewhat irrated but guess what...THATS HER JOB. She has to expect that people are anxious, nervous and everything else at this point. Please keep me posted:ranger:.

THANKS SO MUCH! It sounds really good...just added it to my grocery list for the week. I go back to work tomorrow and do not want to take food that one could guess that I just had wls. LOL! I just want my coworkers to wonder how in the world I look soooo good! :whoo::girl_hug:THANKS!

So its okay to drink 3 protein shakes plus my three meals? I'm beginning to get saggy after only 28 lbs lost. I was wondering is it because I do not drink the shakes since I began my mushy food.

I NEVER thought to buy this game! Not only am I but my 9year old is overweight as well. Shes already 114 in the 4th grade. My mother-in-law insists that shes not meant to be small, was 10 lbs at birth. To me this is still no excuse. At her age I was extremely skinny but picked up the weight after having children and putting silly things in front of myself instead of exercising. NEVER AGAIN! Was banded on the 20th and have not regretted a moment. I will definitely purchase this game for her...it will be great exercisefor the both of us and she won't realize it. THANKS LADIES!!!:rose:

Hello Everyone~ MaryWalker~ Glad to know that your surgery went well:). Welcome to the world of lapband (smile). You are going to do great...believe me. Please keep me informed. Ja9va~ Thanks for your concern. I started my mushy diet on last Thursday. I fixed some eggs and felt warm and fuzzy all over! LOL! I was told to use eggbeaters which doesn't taste soo bad but way better than chicken broth. LOL! I've lost only 10lbs since surgery but still glad to see the scale go down and not up.:rose:

Hello all~ Since Sept 5 I have lost a total of 28 lbs....10 of those were postop. I was banded on 9/20. However, now I'm started to realize that I'm getting flabby loose skin.:help: I was told that I should not go to the gym until after my doctor has seen me for the first time since surgery. My appt. is Oct.9...scared I'm really going to be just skin walking around by then! Even though I was overweight, my skin appeared to be tight opposed to now. I'm just totally confused...happy about the weightloss but sad about the loose skin. Is it that I'm not getting enough Protein? I know during my liquid stage I felt like I could hardly get anything down...so I didn't drink as many Protein shakes as I should have. Could this be? :rose: I'm really ready to begin exercising....open to all suggestions. Signing out, "Trying to BRING SEXY BACK"

Hello Ladies~ I'm 10 days postop and after reading and seeing these posts I am truly ENCOURAGED!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your weight loss. Jachut~ Wow! You look GREAT! If thats what 40 looks like I will welcome it with open arms in 5 years LOL! I have one question though...with all the weightloss, did anyone have to get plastic surgery? I've only lost 28lbs since Sept 5 but have noticed alot of loose skin. This scares the HELL outta me!!! Am I not getting enough protein or should I start exercising?

I COMPLETELY understand!!!!! LOL! I was starving on the liquids but through the support of my new weight loss family I made it through.YEAHHHHH! I drunk chicken broth from the 98% fat free chicken noodle soup...this counts as a liquid so you can drink as much as you like...I would eat sugar free popsicles, drink your protein shakes to make sure that you get in your protein. Please do not try to cheat...it is sooo not worth it. You can get through this.

That's AWESOME!!!! Keep up the good work...its paying off.:whoo:

WELCOME!:rose: Congrats on your weight loss:whoo:. Keep in touch.

LOL!!!! I REALLY NEEDED THAT LAUGH! But that is definitely true....temptation is really hard to conquer. I'm like the Little engine that could. "I think I can...I think I can" HaHa!!

OMG YES!!!!! LOL! I've now learned to drink more Water and eat sugar free popsicles. This should help some. Let me know........

Hi Mamato3~ I had to show previous efforts of weightloss...it was my insurance requirement (UHC). Each insurance is different though. Just check with them to find out exactly what you need. This will help speed up the process. So far so good with me. For some odd reason, I want a piece of chocolate cake from Ukrop's!!! LOL! I'm still somewhat sore in my port area. But pretty much okay. I need to work on drinking more water...have lost 23 lbs. since pre-op though.