Alright December Sleevers, I'm hoping that this title brings more people in so we can follow and encourage each other through our journeys.

I am 40. I'm 5'4" and about 308 right now. I'd like to get to a healthy BMI which would be around 145. I'm hoping for a December 4th or 5th date with Dr. William Johnson.

Everyone introduce yourselves!


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Welcome to the group! So you don't know your date yet?

Welcome to the group! So you don't know your date yet?

No, I'm not sure if my date yet but, going off of the discussion with the staff that are super familiar with the process for my particular insurance they tell me it will definitely be in December. My job is self-insured so it's extremely predictable.

Ok! I will add you to the bottom list of people with no date yet (me included!)

Makes me happy to see so many December sleevers. Sucks it seems so far away though. Anyways I didn't introduce myself. My name is Ashlie and I'm 21, I live in Oregon and started gaining weight when I was 10 when I was put on some meds. Just kept gaining and haven't been able to get it off since. My start weight was 260 and I'm at 239 and my hight is 5'2". I think I'm going to keep losing till I hit a BMI of 40 cause I have nothing else to do till my last appointment lol.

I love that we have so many!

I think I'm the biggest female in here! Ugh... Oh well...we'll take care of that soon enough, I guess!

I love that we have so many!

I think I'm the biggest female in here! Ugh... Oh well...we'll take care of that soon enough' date=' I guess![/quote']

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I am.

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I am.

Well, you'll be taking care of that soon enough too! Can't wait to start our new lives on the losers bench!

Please move me from dec 5 to dec 9 surgery..got a call today y that dr will be out of town. Thanks,,,

You don't have to tell anyone. Tell your HR rep that you're having surgery and provide him/her with the paperwork from your doctor's office. That's it. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Hmmm thx so much for the info. So if I tell my hr director will she tell my supervisor I'm having surgery? So I wonder if I even just take 2-3 weeks it can still be std??

Ok! I will add you to the bottom list of people with no date yet (me included!)

Yaaaaaay! Thanks so much. I'll know more after my appointment tomorrow so I'll post an update as soon as I leave.

I know right now I am super excited and want it done but once November comes' date=' I'll have 2 more tests/appts to do and then I'll host Thanksgiving, so I'll be busy with that. I'll also want to decorate for Christmas because decorations make me happy![/quote']

That's good you'll be busy !! I don't really have anything to do besides school and I guess ima have to get deep into the books so I can take it off my mind for a while

I love that we have so many!

I think I'm the biggest female in here! Ugh... Oh well...we'll take care of that soon enough' date=' I guess![/quote']

How do you know you are the biggest ?! And do you mean in weight , or height, or both?

I love that we have so many!

I think I'm the biggest female in here! Ugh... Oh well...we'll take care of that soon enough' date=' I guess![/quote']

How do you know you are the biggest ?! And do you mean in weight , or height, or both?

Thanks AtlantaRed for helping me find this topic! Just to kind of recap for everyone - I've got my date - Dec. 2! I have my EGD done in a couple of weeks, but that is the only test that I still need. My bmi isn't as high as some, but I've got T2 diabetes, sleep apnea, high bp and colitis. It's just too much! I can't seem to get the diet down to manage both the diabetes and the colitis AND lose weight so my goal is to get down to only having the one health issue (colitis) that I can then manage. I get so overwhelmed trying to figure it all out right now...

Just gotta keep moving forward...

How do you know you are the biggest ?! And do you mean in weight ' date=' or height, or both?[/quote']

Well, I know that not all 50 people have posted their stats but those who have been posting more recently, I look forward to getting down to their starting weights!

I'm 5'4" and starting around 308 as of now.