1SkinnyChick

This may be weird, but hey, I'm gonna throw this out there anyway. I have really soft, pliable, movable, stuffable fat, so I look decent in clothes. Lots of people tell me they don't believe I weigh 256 pounds and I'm only 5'4". Again, it's because I wear tight clothes and position my fat well. I am considering taking nude before pics so I can really see the difference. Has anyone else done this? Or bathing suit befores?:smile2:

I was told a one-a-day vitamin, but a chewable one, since I wuld not be able to swallow a pill after surgery.

The 3month supervised diet is TRUE!!! Thank goodness. I attempted to go through the banding process 2 years ago with bcbs-il, hmo, near impossible. I then switched to PPO and was told to supply very extensive medical/weight history, which I could not do. I got very discouraged and gave up any hopes of being banded until I re-visited the board on a whim and heard about the 3 month supervised diet. I went to Day One Health, and on my first appt 8/3/09 met with the dietician who then scheduled me for two more appt 9/3 and 10/3 with her and the rest is history. Approved 2 1/2 weeks later, pre-op testing 11/23, banding 12/7. Yay!!!:smile2:

:smile2: How exciting!!! I go for pre-op testing November 23rd, same day as I start the 2-week liquid diet. Bummer since Thanksgiving is that week and I'm hosting! But, this will be the first holiday in a whole line of others in my new life. Surgery scheduled for December 7th. I absolutely can not wait. Congratulations December Bandsters. Wishing you all a breezy banding and speedy recovery.