Hi. It absolutely makes no sense to put you through all of that stuff. If you could lose the weight on your own then you wouldn't need the surgery. Have you really been trying since last June? That is a long wait. If they're gonna approve you, they need to approve you. If they see you are overweight, why not put you in and get it done. I really hope you get approved and I hope that all goes well for ya. You are very lucky that you're close to your goals and dreams. You are SO close and I am excited for you. :D

Hey everyone, I hardly ever post but I just wanted to share that I have lost 75 lbs since surgery December 17th, including the 8 lbs I lost the week before surgery. I hope this gives anyone who is having doubts about having surgery or going through a rough patch that you will lose weight and it is a great feeling! Also, I just wanted to share a few secrets about my diet in case you are looking for a change in pace with your diet. Let see, I do NOT eat Bread, pastas, melted cheese (unfortunately), condiments such as mustard, ketchup, etc, nor do I eat peanut butter or red meat. I also dont drink carbonated beverages or consume sugar. My favorite things to eat are the PowerCrunch protein bars from www bariatriceating.com, triple chocolate is the best and I absolutely live off of sugar free Kool-aid, Minute Maid Light Raspberry Passion or Mango drinks which do not have any sugar, and only 5-10 calories, plus Crystal Light and water. Also, I have found in the frozen food section the Jose Ole mini tacos and mini quesadillas are great. They can be found in a bright yellow box and these are great meals. Hope this helped anyone looking for a change or some answers. ~*Megan*~ 278/203

Hey everyone. I've been coming to ObesityHelp for like a year and never knew there was a teens board, so I'm happy to have found it. My name is Stephanie, I'm 19 years old, 5'6'', and about bouncing back and forth between 312 and 318. I'm very close to approval, I think. My hospital, Kaiser in Santa Rosa, CA, has this whole long long long process that we have to go through before surgery. I had to do an overview class which is a whole day long, which I did last June. Things got put off for a while, but i got back into it this year. Another requirement is a 14-week healthy weight and lifestyle class that is required before you can apply for approval. I started that in February, and my 13 week is next week. I've had to do lots of stuff inbetween the beginning and end of class, gets sleep apnea tests, psychiatry appointments, ekgs, blood work, all that, and, the biggest and ****tiest requirement of all is that it's required to lose 10% of your body weight before they will schedule your surgery. I can apply for approval as soon as my 14-week class ends (and my doctor told me that I'm almost guaranteed approval, which made me feel a whole lot better), but they won't schedule my surgery until I've taken off that 10%. That's what the 14 week class is all about, and i have yet to lose any significant amount of weight despite the fact that I've made so many changes and I'm so frsutrated because I have all the other requirements completely done. Sorry, didn't mean to splurge off my whole story, but I don't know anyone even close to my age who is going through this, so I thought it would be nice to come here and maybe make some friends who are. Toodles... I'll be back soon. -Stephanie

congrats sweetie i was pulling for ya with the man upstairs let me know how it goes my thought s and prayers are always with ya love mandy

Yup, I had the Lap Band done in July of last year