medicaid reveiwing my case!! i have to lose 20lbs aghhhh

ok I got a problem I gained some weight (14lbs) since I went to doctors office (2 months ago)and have to take it off quick, so I am going to replace 2 of my meals with protein shakes and walk a hell of alot, also, I havent stopped smoking so I'm going cold turkey starting tomorrow morning on the cigs. I will probably go crazy, but I will do what I have to. I'm going to post my progress here when I get a chance. anyone with any advice please respond.

My advice is to stop the cigs like your planing and to walk  alot and try to be around suppourtive people,as much as you can. it may be that vanessa is telling you this and  not really medicaide,not sure,but  do what you can and  call medicaid and verify if what was said was true.

I'm calling medicaid first thing in the morning, I have not picked up a cigarette today!!! I haven't eating any solids but had a cup of decaf coffee with splenda this morning.... Going walking as soon as it cools down a little, probably around 6 or so.

Girl you can do it. The smoking thing is Vanessa not Medicaid.  Have lots of sugar free gum on hand. It will help with the smoking and also the chewing sensation your body wants. Saved me lots. You can loose the 20 pounds fast on the liquids. You will also recieve your letter from medicaid before New Orleans even knows if you are approved or not. Vanessa changes rules everyday. Don't give up. This is the best thing you can do for yourself. Before you know it you will be down 20, 30, 40 pounds and still falling lol. Stay busy will also help but will be hard with the change in your diet. Just stay focused on the end results. Cant wait for you to be on the bench with the rest of us....Sherri

Hey everyone!
I'm doing pretty good. I did manage to drop 9 of those nasty pounds so far. I tried to quit smoking cold turkey, that didnt work but.... I've cut down from a pack a day to 5 cigs a day! It may not be a big deal to some but for me its a milestone.
I called Medicaid yesterday and they told me my applicaion was in review but, get this.... on the 14th when I called they said it was recieved on the 10 and was in review, yesterday they said they recieved it on the 16 and it was in reveiw... I wonder how long they are going to pu**** back.
Last night was bad for me, my blood pressure rocketed. I thought I was going to have to go to the ER. I took my Avapro and it came down to normal within an hour. I think it was do to having too much salt yesterday or the dentist using procain to numb me for a filling because the carbocain wasn't doing it's job. Anyhow, I do feel alot better today. I plan on going walking some this evening when it cools.