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Hi every one I am a single mother of 3 & @ my biggest weight. I always been over weight but now @ 30 I'm Ready 4 a Change I'm on month 4 & I know it's close but it seems so far lol. I dream about the day when I wake up a smaller size lol

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Once you submit for approval and get approved everything goes so fast. I'm a little over 3 months postop and it seems time has just flown by. Good luck and hang in there!

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Submissions to insurance is nerve racking, please be warned. Try to busy yourself during that time. Next is pre op diet, which wasn't too bad for me because of the excitement of having the surgery. Post op was really easy. I had a couple of days of nausea and that's it. I started working out 2 weeks post op and I'm glad I did! It gave me energy. This is the best gift you can give yourself and your kids. This will give you your life back and so much more.

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You've taken the first step and that's the hardest. Depending on your insurance you'll probably have some hurdles to jump on your way to approval, and the waiting can be tough, I won't lie.

But just keep reminding yourself of the reasons why you made this choice in the first place. Research as much as possible, so you're very clear on what is all involved.

Surround yourself with as much support as you can, which you'll find here in abundance. And allow patience to become your new best friend, and you'll be fine.

I promise it will all be worth it in the end! Welcome!

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I too am 30 & a mom of 3 girls. I have finished all my requirements and I got a date of August 13th just to be told my insurance only allows certain drs that are part of a center of excellence. I have to wait again until July 31st for my appt with the new dr. Talk about impatient but it will all be worth it in the end.

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I know the feeling. I still have 5 nutrition classes to go. Plus pulmonary and cardiologist. Seems like a long process but I just keep thinking about the skinny me! It helps!

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Just like the labor with having your kids, the approval process is such a small part of the whole journey.

And just like having kids, the real work starts once you actually have the surgery ;)

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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    • KimBaxleyWilson

      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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