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04-13-2007, 07:52 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Georgia
Posts: 160
Weight Statistics 8/13/07 Surgery Date:
Height: 255 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
61 lb Weight Loss:
44 lb Lb Left to Lose:
23.9215686275 % % Lost:
December, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42 BMI Start:
35 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  Down and Out I feel like I will never get to have the surgery. Still going thru the process of getting insurance approval. I am so afraid they will deny me. I have only been working on getting it for 4 months but have been yo-yo'd with my weight my whole life. I have been divorced for two years now and re-entered the dating world about a year ago. I found out that if your over weight, no one wants you. If they do, it's only temporary till something better comes along. I am so tired of being alone and feel that the only way I will ever meet that special person is if I lose weight. I know it shouldn't be that way, but it is. Does anyone else ever feel this way? 
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04-13-2007, 08:32 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY
Posts: 6,756
Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date:
Height: 310 lb Start Weight:
167 lb Current Weight:
159 lb Goal Weight:
143 lb Weight Loss:
8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.1290322581 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start:
27 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass    |  (((HUG)))) hang in there isnt not an easy journey! It took me 5 months from the day i started my journey till the day of surgery! GOT my fingers and toes crossed for you that you get approved! ITS a crazy time! ITS stressful and for me was hard as my surgeon requires pre op weight loss so i wasnt able to hide in food and deal i had to stay in control to get the date once insurance approved me! HANG in there and im glad you found the board and look forward to getting to know you thru your posts
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04-13-2007, 08:39 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 3,609
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 10" Height: 363 lb Start Weight:
211 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
152 lb Weight Loss:
46 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.8732782369 % % Lost:
12/31/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.0793877551 BMI Start:
30.2720408163 BMI Current:
23.6724489796 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Oh honey..... Oh yes honey I have. Being overweight can be such a lonely place. But you know what? You know who you are under all of it. The same exact person your gonna be when Its gone.  <This is me! Smile now...... Girly listen..... I have been overweight my entire life. Look at my weight. I am tall yes 5'10" I can stretch it out more but the feelings you have are the same. I went date less for about 15years. But that was my choice. The reason? I had a son to raise. I didnt have time for a man in my life. Now dont get me wrong. It would have been nice. But the struggles I had with men I dated and my sons father were just useless to me. I think you know what I mean. The man I met and married last year I have known for over 9 years total now. It took him 5 to get up the courage to ask if he could meet me. I met him on the internet. I dont suggest that to anyone but that is how I met my hubby. The little rascal persued me. LOL When he asked if he could come meet me I was like .....well yeah but im FAT! He said so.... I have known you for 5 years Vickie. I know you heart and your mind or I think I do. I allowed him to fly in. With the rule of..... We will meet in the airport. If i dont feel comfortable come prepared to fly back home to Texas. After 2 hours in the coffee shop....... I then asked him if he would like to go have dinner. So we did. He stayed in a Hotel for 7 days. I met him daily. When he left I told myself ok.......hes not comming back but it was sure nice to have a adult converstation. I live 1 hour from the airport. Upon arrival at my home I walk in and find a dozen roses that he had delivered. My son who is 17 at the time is smiling from ear to ear. Mom there from Mike. I sure do like him. From there its history. Took a few more years before I married him. I was 40. I have done everything in my life backwards so getting married was last ! LOL. You dont have to be alone honey. You pull support from those around you and us. We are so glad you are here. Im happy to have been able to reply to you. Im pre-op to. I think of it this way. Good things will happen if we are patient enough to make them happen. If a man cant love you the way you are now....... how can you expect him to love you differently when you loose some pounds? Do you see what Im saying? A true fella is one that takes your whole package for the inside of it not the gift wrap. Take a look at the kind of men your attracted to or date or marry. Then think about dating a different type of man. They can be just slightly different. This opens a new can of men for ya! Trust me. My hubby is someone I would have thought I would never date because he wasnt my type. Boy was i wrong. I give HIM a chance with me. Trust is not given Its earned. And boy did he have a job to get it. Im sure you have heard the term.......Be yourself. Well after years of not listening to that advice...... I finally took it. I was ME. Its a good thing to. I missed myself. I dont know what happened to the Knights in Shinning Armour in fairy tales. But I found this old Hippie.......who loves me for me. Not the package Im gift wrapped in still. So take a breath....SMILE . Now if you ever need to talk find me email me..... Im here. You dont have to do any of this alone........ Remember that..... and........... my Motto is a great one...... Have a look. |
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04-13-2007, 08:47 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Georgia
Posts: 160
Weight Statistics 8/13/07 Surgery Date:
Height: 255 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
61 lb Weight Loss:
44 lb Lb Left to Lose:
23.9215686275 % % Lost:
December, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42 BMI Start:
35 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Thank ya'll so much for the support. I really appreciate it. Ms Vickie-you are right. Thanks for the pep talk. It just gets lonely being a single mom. Sometimes you just want someone to come home to or to be your protector. Thanks again.
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04-13-2007, 11:21 PM
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| Big Loser | Oh MsVickie you are sooo sweet. I needed to hear that and I have been married for almost 24 years and he is the greatest. You are such a nice lady we are glad you are here. Hang in there knm things will look up soon. I am waiting to hear from my insurance company as well. They tell me I will know something by May 5th if I have been approved or not. How about you ? |
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04-14-2007, 02:44 AM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Georgia
Posts: 160
Weight Statistics 8/13/07 Surgery Date:
Height: 255 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
61 lb Weight Loss:
44 lb Lb Left to Lose:
23.9215686275 % % Lost:
December, 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42 BMI Start:
35 BMI Current:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I am still gathering the info to send to insurance......weight history, etc. Hope to have all that by the end of next week.
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04-14-2007, 03:34 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 3,852
Blog Entries: 9 Weight Statistics 07/23/2007 Start Date:
July 23, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 2" Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
120 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
-5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.8260869565 % % Lost:
June 23 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 42.0629552549 BMI Start:
21.9458896982 BMI Current:
22.860301769 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  I agree with what MsVickie said |
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04-14-2007, 05:48 AM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: i live in wisconsin
Posts: 585
5' 5" Height: 30 BMI Goal:
| Agree also! Don't get discouraged Vicki. Your day will come for the surgery. I do agree with you though. I have been taught to believe there is someone for everyone out there, no matter if you are big or small. I find that hard to believe though. People as a whole, do not look at heavy people, or give them a second look. We all know how that feels. Now that I have lost the weight, people actually give me a second look these days. I really love that, for the record, eventhough I am very much married, and wouldn't change that, for a few good looks at me. I don't mean to sound conceited by saying that. I am just trying to make my point. The point is, still love yourself, no matter what. We all here, love each other for who they are. Come here as often as you like to vent. It helps alot. Still, I know what you must feel like. Your day with happiness will come. I assure you, and there is someone very special, somewhere waiting for you. In a nutshell, I do then, I guess, believe that their is someone out there for you as well. Keep us posted. We all like to hear the happy endings.  mike |
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04-14-2007, 08:07 AM
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| Super Moderator  | knm, everything will turn out for the best in the end, never doubt it. Be patient, persevere. Truthfully, it may take more than one or two tries with the insurance, many have had to go through multiple appeals before getting the approval, so, just go doggedly on down your chosen path, and get all your is dotted and ts crossed, and you will get there one day for sure. ((((((((HUGS)))))))
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04-14-2007, 08:23 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC the best place in the world to live!
Posts: 2,983
Weight Statistics Halloween 2005 Start Date:
4' 11" Height: 212 lb Start Weight:
127 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
-3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.0943396226 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 42.8141338696 BMI Start:
25.6480896294 BMI Current:
26.2539500144 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Hi there. I will praying for you that your insurance approval comes soon and you can start your new life. It is totally unfortunate how the world judges us when we are overweight. While i do enjoy the way i am treated these days i do also remember the way i was treated because i was overweight and it saddens me a bit. However for myself i know that i tried to put up a front when i was heavier that iwas happy and it was ok that my body ached and my clothes didnt fit and and and.....and the problem is people sense how we are feeling. If people around us sense that we dont like ourselves or we are miserable they treat us in a differnt way. These days i am so much happier, so much more outgoing and when i am around people i think i let off a different feeling about me. Positive thinking can go a long way. You will get your insurance approval, you will have surgery , you will start a new life and you will find someone that will treat you the way you deserve to be treated and YOU WILL BE HAPPY. Again you are in my thoughts and prayers for a positive outcome. LittleLisaMarie
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