BeccasFreeLife

Dearest LipstickLady,
You are my HERO!!!!!!!!!
I read your signature on another post and loved how candid and funny you are. Now after reading this post it just sinched the deal, I think you're spectacular!!! LOL
PLEASE keep us posted, I would love to hear how your Thanksgiving goes!!
The only people I can't wait to see my success is my ex husband and his wife! Like your SIL my ex's wife never ceases to drop her not so subtle innuendos. They don't know I'm having surgery and it's non of their business. I will see them in June when they come down for my daughter's graduation. I should be 6 months Post Op.

Dearest LipstickLady,
You are my HERO!!!!!!!!!
I read your signature on another post and loved how candid and funny you are. Now after reading this post it just sinched the deal, I think you're spectacular!!! LOL
PLEASE keep us posted, I would love to hear how your Thanksgiving goes!!
The only people I can't wait to see my success is my ex husband and his wife! Like your SIL my ex's wife never ceases to drop her not so subtle innuendos. They don't know I'm having surgery and it's non of their business. I will see them in June when they come down for my daughter's graduation. I should be 6 months Post Op.

Dearest LipstickLady,
You are my HERO!!!!!!!!!
I read your signature on another post and loved how candid and funny you are. Now after reading this post it just sinched the deal, I think you're spectacular!!! LOL
PLEASE keep us posted, I would love to hear how your Thanksgiving goes!!
The only people I can't wait to see my success is my ex husband and his wife! Like your SIL my ex's wife never ceases to drop her not so subtle innuendos. They don't know I'm having surgery and it's non of their business. I will see them in June when they come down for my daughter's graduation. I should be 6 months Post Op.

Dearest LipstickLady,
You are my HERO!!!!!!!!!
I read your signature on another post and loved how candid and funny you are. Now after reading this post it just sinched the deal, I think you're spectacular!!! LOL
PLEASE keep us posted, I would love to hear how your Thanksgiving goes!!
The only people I can't wait to see my success is my ex husband and his wife! Like your SIL my ex's wife never ceases to drop her not so subtle innuendos. They don't know I'm having surgery and it's non of their business. I will see them in June when they come down for my daughter's graduation. I should be 6 months Post Op.

Wow I had no idea that was even an option!!! Congratulations!!

Dearest LipstickLady,
You are my HERO!!!!!!!!!
I read your signature on another post and loved how candid and funny you are. Now after reading this post it just sinched the deal, I think you're spectacular!!! LOL
PLEASE keep us posted, I would love to hear how your Thanksgiving goes!!
The only people I can't wait to see my success is my ex husband and his wife! Like your SIL my ex's wife never ceases to drop her not so subtle innuendos. They don't know I'm having surgery and it's non of their business. I will see them in June when they come down for my daughter's graduation. I should be 6 months Post Op.

How exciting for you!!!!!!! Congratulations!!! I can't wait till I get my surgery date!!!

Alls fair in love and war. She started it so its on fair that she eat crow! I wish I was the fly on your wall come Thanksgiving Day. The look on her face should be priceless. Make sure to gift her some clothing that are way to big for you or give her some of her own clothing back.

Yes, your Eveeeeeeeeeeel- little pinky to the corner of your mouth! Then enjoy every second of your Thanksgiving with a smile and a lil giggle. Then I agree with everyone, have a family photo taken and please post it. There is nothing better then having a great and healthy life ahead of you as the best revenge.. Make sure to go shopping and Celebrate your fabulas new you!!

None of my in laws know of my surgery and they never will.

Ugh I understand completely. Anytime I would go on a new diet whether my decision or one my doctor put me on, my mom would follow do the same. The only difference… I would lose five, maybe 10 pounds my mom would lose 20 to 30. I was always the healthy eater in the house and I was one of the heaviest ones, my mom is a baker and she would eat donuts galore Cookies all kinds of junk (she still does) and she is the "small one". Now when she comes to my house sometime she will say something like I'm chilly and she will open my closet and pull out a sweater and then say oh, that's too big for me that won't fit. Or if I go over her house she'll say I got this really cute shirt or these really cute pants they would look so great on you… But they didn't have them in your size.
I love my mom… But the competition thing has got to go! healthy competition is one thing if you are both encouraging each other but to put someone down is just plain wrong and mean, especially when you have other issues affecting your lack of weight loss and the other person is only overweight because they make poor food choices or choose not to work out.
So the answer to your question, is my mom! LOL (and I cannot wait to be skinnier than her! Haha)

Make sure you bring some small hand me downs to return the favor. Some people just have it coming! ( I guess this makes me evil, too)

First of all congrats on your awesome loss!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to here what happens when she sees you ........keep us posted ... does she know you have a sleeve ????

Love it! I can't wait to hear what her reaction, make sure to come back and update. I think at the dinner table you should announce that you want to take a family picture!
I didn't really have anyone that I couldn't wait to see. I actually hated the attention I received while I was losing weight. I couldn't stand people cooing all over me, it was really uncomfortable for me.

I cannot wait to see my SIL on turkey day. We have not spoken nor have we seen each other since January. At the time, she was about 35 pounds lighter than me and LOVED to gloat about it in a not so subtle manner.
She would give me her clothing rejects with a casual, "These may be too small for you, but you are dieting, right?". She loved to commiserate with me about our mutual attempts to follow whatever diet we were on but loved to point out that her points/calories/units were lower than mine because she was lighter.
Our last conversation was her snickering about another overweight acquaintance's failed weigh-in, laughing that she did SO MUCH better and me asking if she talked about me as nastily as she did everyone else.
She didn't like that. My bad...
Fast forward to Thanksgiving and me being at least 90 pounds down from our last visit. I would bet any amount of money she is up at least 10 or 20.
I can't wait!!!!!
Who do you look forward to seeing during this journey?

Good luck!!

Okay it's 199, but the first time I have seen a number lower than 200 in like 25 years. In the past I would get down to the 220s then start back up.
So that's 58 pounds in 5.5 months. Granted most of that was in the beginning, and my weight loss has slowed to about a pound a week. But at least that's in the right direction.
Oh, and off all diabetes and high blood pressure meds. That was my original goal. Now my goal is WORLD DOMINATION! No, seriously, now my goal is 25 more pounds to get to "normal."

I believe all insurance companies are like this. When I got the lap band I had to have a ton of things done.
-2 nutritionist appointments
-2 surgeons appointments
-Psych evaluation
-Chest X-ray
-Lab draws
-Upper GI
I forget if there was more but that was most of it. They really want to make sure you are serious about this. I have Preferred One out of MN.

Way to go!! Once those tears are dried the resolve sets in and I think you will get some results!!

Thank you for the words of encouragement girls. I have just begun the fight. I will find out why the Bariatric Center did not check with my insurance 6 months ago. They took all of my insurance information before I even got my first appointment. What did the insurance say at that time? Why did BCBS pay for all of the appointments if my policy has an exclusion? Why did BCBS send me a list of what I have to do?
I will seek reimbursement of the $1500.00 out of pocket expense (Deductible), or I will request a discount to make this surgery happen. They need to make this affordable or me. If this office does not rectify this situation I will get a Personal Injury Attorney involved. This entire 6 months has been a scam if they don't fix the situation. They do not know who they are dealing with. I am not a passive, poor me, kind of gal. I am assertive and have tried my tears and am ready to fight. The problem I am having is being let down by people I trusted.

take a deep breath and remember that you do have a medical necessity with your hip. what is your BMI? Do you have any medical issues such as diabetes and/or sleep apnea, high blood pressure? Talk to your PCP and see how he/she could help you.....

I would contact them again and ask them when they stopped covering bariatric surgery. Maybe you can get "grandfathered in" if it was after the date of your letter to them. Be the squeaky wheel and don't let them off the hook!

Finished everything yesterday...just have to wait for 5:30 AM November 19th!! Every doctor is different....I had to lose 10 lbs before my surgery date & I did....My doctor doesn't do liquid diets, I just have to keep those 10lbs off....I was so scared of what everyone was saying about there liquids & how hard it was....I am eating correctly so hoping to be down another pound or 2 by surgery...wish me luck..

I'm an 18 year old boy getting the sleeve, my advocate just called me and said I'm approved and going to get scheduled... I STARTED CRYING IN THE STORE!!! I am beyond happy and excited!!! Can I get some support and stories please?! Thank you all in advance!!!♥

So true. I have a girlfriend that went to Mexico, so did her mother and brother with wonderful results. I just chose not to. Mexico leaves me with horrible concerns.