Gone23456

South Central Minnesota

Looking through my elementary school pictures you can see it. One year, I'm a normal little girl - the next my face looks like its been inflated... Lucky me it also happened to be the year my mom decided a perm would look nice... :blushing: I was about 11 when I started gaining. I was 198 by the time I hit 7th grade and graduated at 250. Went on birth control, tried three brands- gained 10 lbs. each time, up to 280. Quit smoking for 4 months, picked up a Hardee's Breakfast habit to replace it and gained another 25, up to 305. And over the course of the last three years I gained about 12 from eating lots of cheap noodle based meals (god I love carbs...) :wub:

I am with BCBS of Minnesota as well and have to do the six month diet. I have been doing a combo plan with monthly visits to my dietician and my PCP. My PCP says that the weight you weighed the day you start is the weight they will submit to insurance. It doesn't matter how much you lose, just that you are able to keep on track with the diet and don't miss any appointments. That is the most important - do not miss even one appointment or you have to start over! I have lost 21 pounds so far. I figure the more I lose now - the less I'll have to lose after being banded! :smile2: Good Luck!!