I would love some meal prep ideas and tips too. looking forward to the responses

In 2003 I got a care credit loan for lapband surgery in Mexico. I just put down weight loss surgery and had no problems being approved. Honestly not sure how much the medical loan company looks at what it is being used for rather if you can afford to pay the loan back.

I've had a couple growing up obese. Once we were doing measurements in 4th grade in math. The prettiest girl in the school, who I had a major crush on, was measuring everyone's wrist, calf, and stomach. When Lindsey came to me, the shirt tape didn't fit around my belly. She yells, "Ms. K the tape is to small for Will's belly!" Ms K told Lindsey she needed to use two tapes. By this point evetone was watching Lindsey and her freinds try and measure my big gut with two tapes. I wanted to to die. Later that day I was eating my snack my mom packed which happen to be a cookie and Ms K asked me to walk outside with her. I don't know why, but I decided to bring my cookie. She looked at me and said "maybe we shouldn't have this cookie. That's why you can't fit into one tape" what a ***** I gave her the cookie with tears in my eyes and she said "I'm not greedy so I don't need this cookie. I'll let you have it this time because you want it so bad. Here comes the airplane!" And she dropped it in my mouth and went inside.

Running the mile in gym. I was so out of shape I wasn't able to fini****

Hello Dominique,

Here is a link to an article you might find helpful:

https://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/complications-happen-my -struggle-with-a-stricture/

they just stretch it back to the width it's supposed to be (i.e., the size of the stoma minus the stricture) - so it's not going to make you gain weight. I had two of them - at four weeks out and again at eight weeks out. I went on to lose over 200 lbs.

plus it's not an option not to fix them. If you allow them to continue, at some point, you won't be able to keep fluids down, either - which means you'll be dead in a few days.