Amurillo04

Thank all of you guys for your reply. Sorry for not responding sooner but I believe I broke my stall as of today I lost all I gained and then some and I'm now 196.8. So about 1.6 pounds down from my lowest which I'm super happy about. I believe my problem was the amount of salt I was eating and drinking protein shakes. A typical day for me would be a protein shake that would go right threw me a leave me hungry so then I'd have a salty snack or lil crunchies. Then in the middle of the day I'd have a protein bar and then once I was home I'd have a lean cuisine or healthy choice that had a massive amount of sodium. I was so concerned about how many calories I was eating I negcted the other nutritional aspects of my meals. I am now eating only real foods that I make myself and I see a huge difference in my weight and hydration. Also I do not snack anymore because I feel full on real food. My only problem now is because I avoid sodium filled fake food my calorie intake has gotten way low. I'm going to work on that though. Thanks again guys.

I am extremely disappointed and disheartened by my failure so far. At first everything was great and I went from 220 to 198.4 in 3 weeks. After week 3 however I stalled which I understand is just part of the process. But during week 4 I am steady gaining weight and went from 198.4 to 203.2 on a diet of 700 calories. It should be practically impossible to be gaining weight on that few calories but somehow I'm doing it. I'm so mad that I was in onderland for so little time but now I'm back in the 200s slowly getting back where I started. I truly regret this surgery because all the sickness and discomfort it causes me is for nothing.

Thank you so much can't wait to feel normal again. It is so much better today. thanks so much

You look amazing thanks for the inspiration! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

After my surgery running 5 hours late I finally got it yesterday. It was a tough night for me but I'm finally feeling better. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Congratulations ❤️ Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Honestly it must be so hard to moderate a forum. I've seen both sides of the story, One of the first post I've seen was someone attacking a person for trying to cheer them up by saying "oh don't be down" and then rants about how fat people are allowed to be sad too. I've also seen generally "abrasive" vets on the forum who clearly have a bit of a superiority issue. Unfortunately when you have a forum on the internet these people clash and there's not much that @@Alex Brecher can do besides try to keep them peace on both sides and I think that he's doing a pretty good job with that without being biased towards anyone. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I wouldn't suggest purposely gaining 30 pounds but if further down the line it happens then you will be able to qualify. Have you considered Mexico ? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

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@@loca_lette813 it's best to call you specific insurance provider and coordinator for that information as all people are different however for me my insurance would deny me if I gained weight (net) AND my surgeon would deny me as well even if my insurance approved. However if your surgeon and coordinator didn't make it clear that you cannot gain weight you may be ok. Good luck. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I didn't have to do one. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I am getting sleeved that day too! Time is going so fast I just had my pre op appointment Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

From my experience insurance reps over the phone are extremely untrained in what's needed for each individual plan and that is very frustrating. I'm surprised that your surgical coordinator didn't find out exactly what you needed in the first place. Regardless of that the time will go faster than you think and with a bmi of 50 I doubt you'll be denied once you qualify. Good luck Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Normally at least for my insurance they are looking to see if there is a net gain. My coordinator told me that as long as by the end of my 6 month I didn't weigh more then I did originally I would be ok. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Mine took about 1 business day Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App