btrieger

A 2 or 3 month liquid diet? A 300 calorie diet for 2 months is not a diet, it is starvation and liable to kill you!!! Are you sure this guy knows what he is talking about?

Our bodies get used to the same routines every day and optimize our metabolism. You have to switch things up a little. eat one or two hundred more calories a day and up your exercise regimen to burn off the extra.

#1. Surgery date? Paperwork being submitted to insurance on January 6th. I was told it should be approved and surgery date will probably be in February. #2. State you live in? Texas #3. Doctor/Surgery Center? Dr David Kim #4. Insurance or self pay? Aetna #5. Age and height? 45 / 5'8 #6. Current weight and goal weight? 314 / 170 #7. What was your deciding factor for having this surgery? Midlife crisis and didn't enjoy the heart attack. #7. Do you have the support of family and friends? It is nobody's business but mine. #8. Concerns and questions? The same one everyone has has. Will it actually work. We mostly hear from the successes around here. Are they the majority or minority?

Nutritionists/Dietitians are against fasting. They usually just lead to binging the next day and accomplish nothing more than making you miserable the first day and feeling guilty the second. That being said, everyone is different and it may work for you. I can do without the misery.

I disagree. As many people on this site can tell you; the problem for a lot of us is not losing the weight, it is keeping it off. I've personally lost over 75 pounds 3 times only to gain back more than I lost. The insurance companies are aware of yo-yo dieting and that is why they ask for a diet history.

At least 4 months. If you're lucky you be be banded in late April. But don't fret it. The time flies by. It only takes a week or 2 for the insurance company to approve but most insurance companies require a 3 to 6 month supervised diet period before the paperwork can even be submitted.

How did you get to the doctor? Drive? I'm willing to bet that more people die in automobile accidents than do from Lapband surgery. I went looking for the rate of death from Lapband and couldn't find it. It is next to nil. Use google and do the research yourself. It will definitely put you at ease.

I am not banded yet. So, I can't speak from personal experience but I would not worry about it considering how many people fly to Mexico to get banded and then fly back a day or so later.

If you are worried you will cheat because of the holidays, postpone your surgery for a couple of weeks.

It's vegetarian and even Kosher. There is no real bacon in it. If you have high blood pressure, make sure to get the low sodium types.

Somebody has to be the one to disagree with the majority. Why is it always me? IMHO, weight loss surgery to lose 50 pounds is overkill. What else have you tried? WLS is not a magic pill, it is only a tool and you will still have to work hard at it. I am not saying that you shouldn't have WLS but anybody that is considering it should do a lot of research first.

I'd say get a Bodybugg so that you know exactly how many calories you are burning except I have one and am going through the same thing this week. From what I found online our metabolism gets used to the same routines every day and optimizes the energy our body uses. I am going to try eating 500 more calories a day and burning 200 more than I have been just to switch things up.

I wish her all the luck but those saddle bags are not going to disappear and fast as her upper body (visceral fat) did. I don't think she will lose another 50 pounds by May.

I wouldn't call what anybody has said even being tough on you let alone bashing. Giving you a big hug and whispering in your ear that everything is going to be all right probably will not help you. I'm not big on 12 step programs but the first step is always admitting you have a problem. You've done that and you know what needs to come next. Cut back on your WoW time. How long have you been playing? In that time you must have taken a week or even a few days off. The world did not end. Also, use the support group to your advantage. Don't just sit back, speak up and be honest. Most of the other have their own struggles and may be able to help you (and it's cheaper than therapy.)

OK. I will be blunt. The BMI never made a difference to me. I don't believe in public assistance for the able-minded. If somebody has the ability to chat on the internet and collaborate to scam the American taxpayer, they have the ability to work. I don't care if somebody has a BMI of 99 and pops like a balloon. I shouldn't be unwillingly paying the bill for their elective surgery. We have people in this country unwilling to work because they are depressed and some because they are morbidly obese. I am both, as are most of the members of this site and we all work. Somehow our society has become so liberal that these people not only feel no shame but they are openly trying to cheat us. Anybody concerned about her well-being can send a check. I couldn't have been any more blunt than that.

I thought BaconSalt was the brand I think. I guess it is "J&D" J & D's - Everything Should Taste Like Bacon: Products

You know what you have to do and you know that your obsession with WoW is taking up too much of your time. Try replacing it with a healthier obsession. Or get involved with another group of online friends that only play 10 hours a week instead of 15. You're a CPA so you may be interested in tracking metrics. Get a Bodybugg to tell you how many calories you are burning every day and you can compare that with the food you're going to log.

Come now, are you really informed enough to form and opinion on a country that is half-way around the world's medical system? Our healthcare system is just fine. This taxpayer is willing to take his chances and wait until later. Maybe by then they will have dispatched Medicare or at least closed the loopholes in the disability laws.

Good, old-fashioned suspenders or duct tape under your clothing can help. Fat guys have the same problem with our underwear but thankfully our pants keep them from falling too low.

Kroger and Albertson's carry it in North Texas.

Elfie, You should probably feel flattered to get the instant message. I tend to be extremely opinionated on the board and nobody bothers to try and help me via IM. :scared2:

North Fort Worth here. I am am 2 months into my 3 month waiting period. Paperwork will be submitted to Aetna on January 6ht and I hope to be banded the first week of February. I've had my CPAP for 3+ weeks now and have only been able to keep it on throughout the night twice. I tear it off in the middle of the night. I remember doing it almost every time but can't keep myself from doing it. I am still skeptical about the CPAP making me sleep better.

Patty will get her reprimand in the hereafter. Only God can judge her. :scared2:

Elfiepoo, Screw them! Everybody is entitled to their opinion. We are all very different people. I've openly disagreed with you on a couple of topics and never felt that you were belittling me. Nor have I seen you personally attacking anyone. If they don't like what you say or how you say it, they can skip your posts.

There is a big difference between what they charge for medical assistance depending upon if you are insured or paying out of pocket. There is a lot of bureaucracy and extra work involved when dealing with insurance companies and HMOs. I think this is the first time I have seen the numbers quoted for an insurance covered fill but I bet it is about average. The self pays are paying between $100 and $200 for fills according to what I've read here.