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I got the job.
My eating was bad again .
HW368
LW 167.4
TW 169.6
Next goal 150
I am not sure about North Carolina, but here in Illinois most of the Medicaid providers have a service called case management. A case manager is a professional who can help you coordinate your medical care. If you call your provider you can request it. If you feel overwhelmed it might be a good idea. They can also make sure you get a surgeon.
If you call your provider you can also get a list of surgeons who will take your case. You will need a referral to one from your primary care doctor first. Medicaid also requires you have surgery at a bariatric center of excellence.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Awesome job, Melinda!! Keep it up!!
Last week was good for me. My school's prom was Saturday night and I was a chaperone. I love dressing up and do not get to very often. It's a big NSV for me to dress up now.
Here are my stats for the week:
- 5'7" tall, 49 years old, 7.66 years out from RNY
- Highest Weight: 339
- Goal Weight: 140
- Last Week: 137
- This Week: 136
Here is a silly selfie of me in my dress 
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I'm 4 weeks post op.
I'm 5ft 8, 41 years old.
HW 351
Surg Weight 331
Last week 314
This week 308.8
Next goal: under 300
Goal weight: Not sure...180? Hard to imagine. I sorta feel like after I get past 275 that I won't get any lower. I have a mental block - Its been so long since I've weighed less than 275, I can't imagine being there again.
I'm walking, and starting to think about more exercise - elliptical and exercise videos are on the list.
I didn't meet my goal last week of doing the elipitcal twice - I have been so exhausted. But, it is my goal again this week. I'm still walking about 3/4 of a mile a day.
I've been back to work for two weeks and I'm super impatient an annoyed, I'm telling myself just to be patient and see how things seem 3-6 months after surgery.
NSV: I did not eat the cupcakes or the donuts in the office last week!
Hope you are all enjoy the rest of your week.
Vsg April 25th 2016 with Benjamin Shadle.
Starting weight 351, surgery weight 331
M1 -22.2 M2 - 14.2 M3 -8.9 M4 - 12.1 M5 - 4.7
8/22/2016 Lost 60.1 since surgery. Lost 78.2 overall.
Goals: 1)Get under 300 - done! Yeah! 2) Get under 280 (Yeah met this on 8/10/16) 3)Get under 268 (stay tuned!)
I am 18 years old and i am interested in gastric surgery but i cant find any surgeons in or around fayetteville NC that accepts medicaid i really need this surgery ive literally been trying on and off to lose weight since 6th grade it never worked for me my BMI is well over 50 could someone please help me find a surgeon.
Happy Monday! Had a big weight loss this week of 4 pounds - this late in the game for me feels amazing. I've been feeling hungrier the last few weeks but I've still been between 600-800 calories a day, trying to cling onto that as long as I can to optimize the weight loss as long as I can lol. Obviously some days I might go over - like for our anniversary we went out to eat and I had 2 pieces of sushi, I haven't had rice since my surgery. It was amazing!! I had other stuff to eat but I've been obsessing over allowing myself to eat those 2 pieces. I'm trying to find that balance between not freaking out that I had 2 pieces of sushi in 14 months and returning to my previous overeating.
High Weight: 377
Last week: 197
This week: 193 - getting to my lowest adult weight that I remember ever being I hit during chemo 9 years ago!
Next goal - 185
Melinda
HW: 377 SW: 362 CW:131
TOTAL LOSS: 249 pounds
Well I'm a little late posting, just finished up a marathon of mids at work so my timing my weight has been a little funky. Bouncy, bouncy 
this week. I got a real peanut butter habit going on, hoping next weeks camaw challenge on the rny board will bring me back to my senses. lol My stats so far:
High weight 366
Last week 173
This week 174 (booo!)
Next goal 150's & in the green of a healthy bmi. 
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
It's been a crazy last two months, and I've been terrible about posting updates. I had my gallbladder out at the end of March and then stalled for 5 weeks! Although it was frustrating, I didn't let it get me down, and I'm back to losing again! Last week I hit a MAJOR goal of being down 150 pounds from my highest!!!
High weight: 378.8
Today's weight: 225.1
Next goal: 213 (150 pounds down from my consult, which was July 13, 2015)
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!
HW: 378 | 1st Consult: 363 | Surgery: 339 | CW: 182
"We all have two lives. The second begins when we realize we only have one."
HW 337
LW 213.5
TW 213.6
next goal onerderland
fitness: on track,4x a week. Since it's sunny early I will get an extra run in in the AMs once the kids are done school. I was able to get one in today and LOVE starting my day with my exercise out of the way.
My weight is moving at a snails pace, I'm definetley being mindful of how I eat as a result. I know I'll get there, I'm just keeping my eyes on the prize.
5'6.5" High weight:337 Lowest weight:193/31 BMI: Goal: 195-205/31-32 BMI
I so feel your pain.
5'6.5" High weight:337 Lowest weight:193/31 BMI: Goal: 195-205/31-32 BMI
