chillie

my goal is to hit 85 lbs lost and to increase my exercise from 3 days a week to 5 or 6 and to increase my water

i have the 14 cc APL band with 8 ccs total so far and working great :tongue:

would you believe this....i had a 12 day liquid pre op diet and lost 34 lbs!!! he kinda looked at me like why did i need the sugery but darnit i got my band!! :tongue:

i voted it is... i just reached my sweet spot and 3 oz usually does it for me 4 times a day and im stuffed

had my surgery on 12/20/08 and down 72 and counting :tongue:

im convinced they do i wore an 11w and now a 10 reg lol one more size would be totally awsome!!

it can totally be done.... i know a few people from another site that have lost at least 270....its just a matter of how bad you want it and how well you stick to the rules. Im in the same boat as you so you arent alone. I started at 455 on dec 1st of last year and today was my 4th fill and im down to 388 in 3 months. My goal is 230 and im bound determind to get there lol. So the band really does work if you work it..... good luck :teeth_smile:

the same exact thing happened to me with the same insurance... the only documentation i had was when i was 2,12, and 17 ( mind now that i am 22) but they denied me twice. My Dr said they worked with some law advacates stationed out of California. They had a site too called Obesitylaw.com, my dr sent my case to them and 1 month later i was approved. You could check to see if your dr offers anything like that or check the site and file your own case . It didnt cost me anything. Hope this helps

im offically in love with my band :thumbup: following all the rules and working it as hard as i can and so far - 67!!! woohoo

had mine done dec 20th

ahh! crazy lol and yes i was