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Thats not all either, I also opened my own pet grooming salon May 25th, and my husband & I bought an acreage this month, that has to totally be developed, we started making a driveway last week. So the sx was just a drop in the bucket, i figured I might as well get every stressfull thing imaginable done at the same time! ha ha

Hey, you are a busy gal!

You have a terrific attitude. Bring it on! CAN DO!! I like that! Be sure to post updates.

I guess I have a quite a lot on my plate (excuse the pun) as well. My hubby and I are moving (he was offered a position in Rosemount)to the Twin Cities area and I have started applying for work there. We have a house in northern MN that we need to sell and so we have been "camping" in our 5th wheel for several months. Never a dull moment, right?

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I am new to the boards. I have an appointment with my doctor, just for a formality so I have my weight complaint recorded and ask a couple of questions. I have my seminar scheduled for August. I am glad i did alot of reading here, I had no idea the process took so long- I am glad for the headz-up. I have health Partners and i am preparing for a fight. My BMI is 42. I have tried all the same weight loss tactics as everone plus a hypnotist- very interesting at $100 per hour.

I will only have the band if insurance covers it, I can not affor to pay for it. I have also ordered copies of my medical records for the past couple of years so I am prepared for anything they throw at me.

I am wondering how someone proves they were enrolled in the weight programs. Would I just call and ask for copies? Didn't know they kept them.

Question: Does anyone know if they are required to have 3-6 months of diet programs under thier belt if it has to a six mont hconsecutive period, or it you could have been enrolled in 3 programs but only stayed on for two months each???:kiss2:

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Hey, you are a busy gal!

You have a terrific attitude. Bring it on! CAN DO!! I like that! Be sure to post updates.

I guess I have a quite a lot on my plate (excuse the pun) as well. My hubby and I are moving (he was offered a position in Rosemount)to the Twin Cities area and I have started applying for work there. We have a house in northern MN that we need to sell and so we have been "camping" in our 5th wheel for several months. Never a dull moment, right?

I am glad to here from all you "kids" I to am 53. Wish me luck- I hope the doc says we can start planing the surgery when I see him on Thursday!

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I am glad to here from all you "kids" I to am 53. Wish me luck- I hope the doc says we can start planing the surgery when I see him on Thursday!

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stay in touch! i might not be a spring chicken but i still have a lot of cluck left in me!

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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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      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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