I am a state employee as well..I downloaded anthems information about coverage and wanted to ask you if your husband had to wait 6 months?  I did not see anything referring to a 6 month wait etc..How was the process for him??



Terry

Hi Heather,

I did called yesterday and they had my referral..I just received my letter to register online, did that last night, and hopeful to hear something soon to schedsule something with the dietician!  I am very excited!!!!

What will you do about fills etc seeing that you live so far away?  I also take classes and currently working on my masters in public adminstration I received my BA from UMA.


How did your dietician appointment work out for you?


Terry

So I had my one year appointments with Dr. Toder and my NUT and it all went well. The weight loss is alot slower than some but they both encouraged me not to focus on everyone else. I'm still losing but it's closer to 2lbs a month instead of 2lbs a week which is where I ideally should be.

At the NUT we did the calometric thingy since I missed it in Feb. They stated that I burn 3400 calaries a day and that I could eat up to 2000 because I am 28% faster than normal on my metabolism, not sure how much I believe that but we will see. the Nut said that I should eat close to 2000 instead of 1200 which is what my aim is because my body might be feeling like it's starving, not sure about this.

At Dr. Toder, she was so excited about the Dempsey and my biking. She agreed that the weight is slow and was concerned about this. She felt that meeting in the middle on the calories and not going for the 2000 but going for about 1500-1600 a day and tracking everything I eat because things can catch up with you and not even realize it, like a handful of nuts and the amount of calories you are really getting. She was very supportive and I felt very encouraged leaving her office.

The big news- She cleared us to have BABIES! She stated that I didn't need to wait for the rest of the weight to come off and that it would come and that she wants us to go ahead and try for our family. She made me agreed to send pictures.

Also, she is sending my for an ultrasound to determine any issues with the gallbladder as i've been having shooting pains in my chest into my shoulder.... hopefully that is okay.

I go to see Dr. Dawson in Portland for Fertility specialist on June 1st, wish me luck!

Miss everyone! It's hard because I have class every time we have support group but I promise some day soon I will be there!

jenn

The happier news is I went digging in my closet last night and found four more pairs of capris that fit, a couple of 18's!!  I haven't seen those for ages.  Now I need to unearth some tops, wouldn't do to go around topless (although it's fine to do in Farmington you know, LOL).

Tami

see im lucky and unlucky , im like one of those people that can eat any sweets for sure , no surgar from fruits hurt me  i live on bananas and peanut butter like everyday , i eat cookies from time too time so nothing hurts me unless beef or chicken , but i do it in moderation these days so it works for me , but as far as dumping what i remember somedays i could eat and somedays i could not eat , so what is fine today might not be fine tommorow