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Here is am finally..... Name********Starting weight*****Current*******Goal******To go 1RockinMom.........254............220.........145.......75 Alleycia...........255............220.........152.......68 ALuv82.............280.5..........269.........200......69 AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............272.........199.......73 Bellaperdente......196............177.........150.......27 Bklyn1984..........317............231.........165.......66 Bostongurl.........190............186.........133.......53 Brandy.............198............181.........166.......15 Cappy..............240............223.5.......130.......93.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............219.........175.......44 CubsGirl17.........147............135.........130.......5 Clarebear08........192............166.........160.......6 Donna113...........183............172.5.......126.......46.5 dublingirl.........224............209.........145.......64 Ebonie.............307............298.8.......200.......98.8 EmmaWang...........241............195.........140.......55 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............364.........300.......64 GratefulHeart......226............187.........135.......52 GuyMontag..........325............276.........200.......76 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 inri09.............287............254.........185.......69 janesays...........225............183.6.......160.......23.6 kaninag............210............208.........170.......38 kimaly.............194............183.........160.......23 Lindar172..........246............218.6.......150.......68.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............178.........169........9 lotzasunshine......270............243.5.......180.......63.5 Loveislovely.......216............180.........175.......5 ltgordon...........284.8..........229.4.......185.......44.4 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 nicolerose.........365............288.........258.......30 Pink...............230............152.........145........7 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Sistergrl25........359............246.5.......170.......76.5 Snow...............227............167.........141.......26 stacy73............285............214.........160.......54 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............217............178.........130.......48 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............147.........125.......22

Finally lost a little more!!!! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight______Goal_________ToGo ****************:thumbup:************************:scared2:* ********* *** AmethystJade.......231.8..........212.........150.......62.0 Babe...............308............286.4.......199.......87.4 Bellaperdente......196............184.........150.......34 Bklyn1984..........317............261.........165.......96 Bostongurl.........190............190.........133.......57 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............231.........130.......105.5 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 CubsGirl17.........147............138.........130.......8 Clarebear08........192............176.5.......160.......16.5 Donna113...........183............176.5.......126.......50.5 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............391.........300.......91 GratefulHeart......226............206.........135.......71 GuyMontag..........325............295.........200.......95 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............214.8.......160.......54.8 kimaly.............194............185.........160.......25 Lindar172..........246............228.........150.......78 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............199.5.......169.......30.5 lotzasunshine......270............262.........180.......82 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........250.5.......185.......65.5 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............222.........140.......83 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Rhea2d.............283............233.........185.......58 Sandra267..........220............220.........165.......55 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............187.5.......130.......57.5 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............161.........125.......36 __________________

Good Luck Everyone!!! Name___________StartWeight___CurrentWeight___Goal______ToGo AmethystJade.......231.8..........214.0.......150.......64.0 Babe...............308............300.2.......199.......101.2 Bellaperdente......196............193.........150.......43 Brandy.............198............189.........166.......21 Cappy..............240............239.........130.......109 Chocolate_Snaps....244............224.........175.......49 Clarebear08........192............181.........160.......21 Donna113...........183............179.........126.......53 Ebonie.............307............307.........200.......107 FalloutGirl........282............278.........165.......112 FeliciaLevy75......200............194.........140.......54 FlordiaPete........413............402.........300.......102 GratefulHeart......226............215.........135.......80 health4life........279............239.........150.......89 janesays...........225............220.4.......160.......60.4 kimaly.............194............191.........160.......31 Lindar172..........246............235.4.......150.......85.4 Linksmom...........234............234.........145.......89 LocomotiveEngineer.311............311.........220.......91 Long2BThin.........216............205.........169.......36 lotzasunshine......270............265.5.......180.......85.5 Loveislovely.......216............210.........175.......35 ltgordon...........284.8..........262.8.......185.......77.2 lucyavery..........205............205.........140.......65 Mair...............231............225.........140.......85 Mamanmidwife.......264............260.........200.......60 mdgarcia31665......220............220.........165.......55 MissNilsa..........180............180.........132.......48 Tabithan...........240............240.........200.......40 Tuger..............192............192.........130.......62 Under200...........242............199.........155.......44 vzghj3.............202............202.........150.......52 Wendy_Wo...........242............218.........142.......76 WOWOX7.............173............163.........125.......38

Well I wish I could say I am doing great but I have lost 3 lbs and gained two back again. I went in for another fill and nothing! I guess just put me down for 1lb lost.

I too am in the same boat as everyone else and very frustrated I have had two fills now w/ 6.5cc in a 10cc band. My band was placed w/3cc already in it, 1st fill added 3cc and 2nd added only .5cc. No restriction at all ever, I can eat anything, nothing gets stuck and I am hungry just an hour or two after I have eaten. I try to make the right choices and eat small meals but still no real weight loss. In fact, I just gained back the 3lbs I lost between my first and second fill! My calorie intact is between 1000 and 1200, I exercise with an eliptical machine & free weights 4 - 5 x per wk for at least 1 hour a day. I am scheduled for another fill Feb 16th and I am hoping they will put in at least 1cc or more. Do you think restriction will ever come?

I'll take that challenge as well. I figure by Febraury 14th, @ 1 lb per week I should be able to loose another 7 lbs to put me down to 185. We can do this:thumbup:

Surgery date - November 7th Highest Weight - 217 Preop diet starting weight - 217 Surgery weight (Your weight the day of surgery) - 209 Current weight -196 Goal weight - 130

I am also on the pre-op diet right now and can only have protein shakes that are high in protein ( 20 grms ), low in carbs plus any clear liquids, broths, sf jello and sf popcicles. I have a few more days before my surgery and then I have another week of liquids. My protein intake amount is 100 grms a day which I find easy to accomplish with the low carb slimfast shakes I use and since my protein intake is so high ( 20 grms per drink ), I haven't had a problem with getting hungry. Try to increase your protein intake, if not by adding in a protein shake then get a flavored dry protein powder and mix it with skim milk or unflavored and mix it with your cottage cheese if your allowed to have that. Also, my doc did say never again should I drink carbonated drinks including diet types. Keep pressing and good luck!

I have Tricare Standard, since I live in Missouri I go through TriWest. On the Triwest website there I can login and view my claims, payments and authorizations. I can also email there with questions so it's quite handy. Double check and see if your Tricare website has this feature.

I am not banded yet but will be on November 7th, 2008; however I do have thyroid diease and one of my issues is hair loss when my meds are not working correct. I take 1500 mcg daily of biotin when helps me retain my hair. I agree check with your nutritionist and see if maybe Biotin will work for you.

My surgery date is November 7th! I started this entire process in February 2008 so it's been a long time coming. This Friday, October 24th I start my two week liquid diet. Congrats to everyone and I am glad I am finally starting the rest of my life!!!

I just received my Tricare approval on September 17th. I was first denied because I didn't weigh enough and no co-morbids. After two plus months of medical records, weight gaining, etc., I am now qualified on my weight and have been able to show two co-morbids (Sleep apena and arthritis in knees). Plus I am pre-diabetic, have a heart valve issue, and hypothyroidism. I don't have my surgery date yet, I am hoping to find out today. Good luck to everyone and thank you for your support and a special thanks to Suzanne for her appeal letters.

I am very happy for you; good luck with everything! I have insurance through Tricare and was disapproved in June. It took a little over two months, letters and more medical records but I was just approved on September 17th. I don't have a date yet, but I am hoping to find that out today. God Bless,

Many insurance companies are requiring members to have one sometimes two co-morbids in addition to various weight or BMI requirements. Sleep Apena is a co-morbid for some of the companies, like mine (TRICARE). There are overweight people like myself who do not have high blood pressure or diabetes so other co-morbids need to be researched. Being diagnosed with sleep apena and prescribed a CPAP machine to help me sleep is a good thing. If you do not have some of the normal co-morbids associated with obesity ( high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. then having a sleep test is definately worth a shot.

Way to go, I'm really excited for you. Now your journey is beginning for real!