http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2fluffy4now's Bloghttp://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/09/10/i-m-with-the-band/Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/09/10/i-m-with-the-band/Sept. 10, 2011<br/><br/>Well, I made it!  My Realize Band surgery was yesterday(Friday).  The worst part was the medical staff trying to get an IV line in me.  My veins are small and they roll.  I had to be stuck 13 times before I finally ended up with the IV in ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/08/29/i-ve-got-a-date---/Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:16:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/08/29/i-ve-got-a-date---/August 29, 2011<br/><br/>Well, a lot had happened since March!  I completed my 6 month supervised diet on July 22, 2011 at exactly the weight I needed to be in order to submit for insurance approval.  I assumed it would go swiftly and be approved.......wrong!!! Health Alliance denied me for "Lack of ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/03/19/oh-my-goodness----/Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:42:00 -0700http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/03/19/oh-my-goodness----/Well, a few days ago, I had my Psych Eval.  Oh my goodness, it was soooo much more nervewracking than I expected!  I had an hour of talk counseling followed by a 299 question written true/false response test......and WOW, some of the questions on that test were really somewhere out ... http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/03/04/here-we-go-/Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:04:00 -0800http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/2fluffy4now/blog/2011/03/04/here-we-go-/This is my first ever blog so here we go!<br/><br/>Hi everyone, my name is Amy, I'm 38, married w/ 3 kids & I live in Central Illinois.  I was always a bit overweight as a kid and thru high school but nothing major.  I have been gaining weight since college and now ...