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Call your insurance and advise them of the situation and have them refer you to a surgeon in your area. This type of thing happens quite often. Or call another WLS surgeon and see if they accept your insurance and how soon they can schedule you, all of the legwork as already been done, you're approved.. it's not that you're approved only for that dr or office, you're approved anywhere. Either way you go, it'll happen much quicker if you handle it yourself. Life lesson #10 - NEVER wait on somebody else. Besides if a Surgeon has lost their privileges at a hospital chances are, you're better off NOT having them operate on you, just sayin'... lol

Of course I'll still be around to cheer you on and encourage. If my plan goes like the way I'm in faith for, I'll be getting deflated for pregnancy right around the time you're getting filled again. So you can be my coach and go to person then lol. If you decide to leave LBT or become inactive due to baby let me know so I can PM you my contact info.

I used to be a gym freak spending 3-5 hours a day back in 2004 through 2006 into 07.. then I got involved with this super jealous idiot and I would put it off, put it off, put it off.. next thing I know two years have gone by and I've packed on 60lbs. So I know I'll do well when I go, it's just getting there. I went on the tour, and here I am day ummm 5 of my free week and let's see how many times have I been??? umm yeah 1 (the first night).. I have to go back before sunday so I can sign up officially. I neglected to say that despite my eating fastfood for a week I still lost 5lbs when I weighed in, I was SURE I had gained... but my weight was down and so were my inches.. SURPRISINGLY! lol I have a workout buddy which HELPS.. but she's not into it either lol.. I need a motivated one lol. We're so funny we're like "we should go to the gym"...then some how never make it there, but sure do have time for dinner or whatever else lol. I'll get there.. I've also been moving so I think that's workout enough... 1 more day and I'll be on track and the house will be completely put together, my valentine's gift to myself lol. And just incase my valentine happens to come over.. that helps too lol. We'll see how it goes.. just gotta find my groove.

So I had my 2nd fill and welp yeah it worked, I'm not hungry AT ALL like never.. I make myself eat only because I know I'm supposed to, but I have that satiated feeling constantly which is great until I actually eat and I/my body/brain has a hard time saying when to stop because I've felt "full" for days now... In other news, I joined the gym.. yeah we'll see how this goes... For $50 bucks a month I BETTER go.. lol

So I had my 2nd fill and welp yeah it worked, I'm not hungry AT ALL like never.. I make myself eat only because I know I'm supposed to, but I have that satiated feeling constantly which is great until I actually eat and I/my body/brain has a hard time saying when to stop because I've felt "full" for days now... In other news, I joined the gym.. yeah we'll see how this goes... For $50 bucks a month I BETTER go.. lol

Congratulations! What a blessing! My dr covered this with me saying you can keep your band inflated til the last trimester without any problem, and it's possible to go through your whole pregnancy with your fill in because just as your dr said, the baby lives off of nutrition not calories. The baby will take everything it needs from you, so it's a matter of making sure YOU get everything YOU need as well. YAY for some reason I'm SO excited for you, I mean babies are always exciting but I don't know I think you getting pregnant just gave me some hope on the situation lol...YAY BABIES!!! and congratulations again!

K... what is snow cream and why would we want to eat it? I live in the desert...never heard of this... INTERESTING lol

Congratulations!

Don't be surprised if you get there today and it's down. My jeans were fitting tight and and I was CERTAIN it was up.. I went in for my fill on monday and got on the scale.. and it was down 5 lbs. Then again I got on the scale at the gym yesterday and it was up 9.8lbs from my dr's office.

get some ankle weights and wear long pants... viola.. 10lbs... once you're qualified there's nothing they can do

We must share parallel weightloss lives LMAO.. I've been SO bad all week, and I was on the phone telling my BFF how scared I am to step on the scale tomorrow at the dr's when I go get my fill..as I read this.. OMGOODNESS.. all I'm gonna say is, spent 450 at dave & buster's today during the super bowl...and I tried EVERYTHING lol...I shouldn't laugh...I should be disgusted with myself, in fact I am.. UGH. I go to the dr's for a fill tomorrow at 10:30...pray for me.

So I've figured out my weakness and what I need to stay away from... CARBS.. carbs carbs and more carbs. I already KNEW they were my weakness, but I didn't realize just how bad it was. I've been doing great post op, losing, etc... This week I've been moving and having my kitchen boxed up and unavailable I've been eating out lots, fast food... (I know, I know) I thought oh I'll just eat the meat... Which would have been ok, until I realized I need a FILL (SO glad I'm getting one on Monday) and I'm eating everything in sight blah. Buns, tortillas, rolls, breads... I'd been almost 8 weeks without them and in just one week weight is back in my face.. just one week. That's all it took.. So now that I've seen the other side and how quickly it can come and go.. GONE in the bread and simple carb. GONE GONE GONE and so will my double chin be, hopefully in time for my date.:biggrin: Liquid diet and working out, my chins were the first thing to go, and the first thing to come back.. EEEEEK!! So I've got the next week to get it together! Stupid carbs! lol

So I've figured out my weakness and what I need to stay away from... CARBS.. carbs carbs and more carbs. I already KNEW they were my weakness, but I didn't realize just how bad it was. I've been doing great post op, losing, etc... This week I've been moving and having my kitchen boxed up and unavailable I've been eating out lots, fast food... (I know, I know) I thought oh I'll just eat the meat... Which would have been ok, until I realized I need a FILL (SO glad I'm getting one on Monday) and I'm eating everything in sight blah. Buns, tortillas, rolls, breads... I'd been almost 8 weeks without them and in just one week weight is back in my face.. just one week. That's all it took.. So now that I've seen the other side and how quickly it can come and go.. GONE in the bread and simple carb. GONE GONE GONE and so will my double chin be, hopefully in time for my date.:thumbup: Liquid diet and working out, my chins were the first thing to go, and the first thing to come back.. EEEEEK!! So I've got the next week to get it together! Stupid carbs! lol

So glad that through it all you're STILL encouraged and still celebrating! Inspiring!

Congratulations on the 10lbs that's a great first week! Glad you're healing quickly as well! I have some great protein smoothie recipes in my blog that are HIGH in protein and delicious. I've come up with some new ones over the last month, I need to update them.. my standard is 1/2 apple 1/2 banana 6 strawberries 1 tablespoon of agave nectar 1/2 cup of fage greek yogurt 2 scoops vanilla protein powder 4oz of skim milk (can go up to 8 for a thinner shake) handful of ice and blend... Makes 32 oz and had 54 grams of protein.

LOL you and me both, I got them angles DOWN girl lol... thank you so much for the compliments. It feels SO good to be able to turn my webcam on at pretty much any time and not have to prop it up on boxes and pillows or to just snap a pic with my friends and not have to hide my chins behind my hair or someone's shoulder or hand or or or..gimme a minute I can come up with more lol. As for my ethnicity I'm 1/2 black and 1/2 white (Black Irish and Italian).

Without knowing how and what you eat it would be hard to say or offer any assistance. It's possible you're not taking in enough calories so your body is holding on to what it does get (most common in people who are stalled with the band). It's also possible you're eating slider foods. Or eating like someone maintaining and not someone losing. It's hard to say without knowing more information. Hope you find your sweet spot soon!

LOL no not really... I only dream if it means something usually. But your dream is interesting.... 11 being the number of change and new beginnings it's a master number. 11 lbs... perhaps your worried/feel as if your weight is controlling things right now. And for your dr to be "unavailable" yet passing by with foods you aren't supposed to be eating... shows a desire/craving for those foods. The having to "prove" yourself to him... how you feel about others in your life? As if you know that you're doing everything right but you may feel like others around you are watching everything and questioning like "are you REALLY?!??!?" type of situation.. very very interesting indeed.

WOO HOO!!! The hard part is done...you should be in preop by now I think.. Sending prayers and positive thoughts your way!

lol so true..I've got quite an interesting list of new found weightloss related changes lol some of them are TMI to post openly lol

you'll find your sweet spot again... stay encouraged you'll get there!

Happy Scratching lol

I eat anything and everything just like before. Just smaller portions. Although the difference now is because I'm eating smaller portions I'm hungry because my metabolism is actually working instead of just eating one big meal a day. Red meat, bread, Pasta, rice, etc.. I've had it all with no problem. Portion control is key and I truly believe alot of it is mind over matter. The difference is that I now *THINK* before i put something in my mouth. It's nothing for me to skip bread because I know what it does to my body. And I LOVE bread.. it all seemed so hard before I was doing it, now I wake up in the morning craving a Protein smoothie. The changes in my diet have been delicious and great for me, I'm constantly getting compliments on my "glow" even when I have no make up on (or like yesterday just out of bed lol) and I can only attest that to eating natural and organic foods. So there's an upside to those Protein shakes lol but you'll be fine and you'll do great. The protein shakes and cottage cheese are good for a quick and easy protein fix.

Exactly what Shonette said! You'll do great! Stay encouraged!

I'm 17 days short of 2 months of being banded.. it'll be 2 months on 2/18. I've lost 60lbs so far including pre-op diet weight loss. I'll weigh myself again next monday at the dr's office for an accurate weigh in. Thank you for much for the compliments.. I sometimes forget other people read these LOL ... but thank you again!