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i am 22 years old i am employed but on a small wage my dads just been made redundant from his job and my mums retired most or all of my monthly wage goes into my parents house to keep them in their home and i am struggling with my own health i need a weight loss operation which the nhs is not willing to cover as i dont have heart disease or diabetes even though i am 12stone overweight and i am short so its already started affecting my back (aches and pains) and i cant afford the surgery myself and thats what i need help with i need £11,000 to pay for the operation supporting my parents is my thing but i need help to get the operation if anyone could help it would be most appreciated i am so tired of living my life the way it is diets dont work with me i got told of my GP i have a extremely low metabolism which makes it difficult for me to lose weight and the only option i have is this operation he said i could lose the weight i need to in one year and it would greatly improve my life socially work wise and generally so please if you can help please e-mail me ap.5@live.co.uk please get in touch if you can help  

I hear about right size smoothies all the time and I found some information that I thought some might find interesting.

Right size smothies 

two of the main ingredients are 50mg caffeine and Guarana (a caffeine containing plant that shows up frequently in weight loss products)

To get an idea what 50mg caffeine is equivelent to, here is a list of drinks which contain caffeine.

As with any diet always consult a doctor. 

How many of you out there (men and women) have tried every diet out there and lose a few pounds and then it stops?  That is the story of my life.  I am 47 years old and have battled my weight all my life.  With the start of a new job last Oct 08 I was on my feet 8 hrs a day walking up and and down a hallway and notice that I was getting stronger and feeling better had a little more energy and started to notice my clothes getting lose.  The Holidays where fast approaching and I know it was not a good time to really start a life style change.  Holidays came and went.  In Feb 09 I wrote down my weight and started my new diet or as I would like to call it a life style change!  It has been 2 months going on 3 and I have lost 35 pounds and feel great. 

If any one is out there who would like to know how I finally started losing weight let me know and I can tell you how I did it.

Where should I begin? I am a mother of 6 kids who has been married for 8 years. Everything in my life was perfect in my eyes until August 2006. At which that time our home burned to the ground, we lost everything but we were all okay. In January 2007 I lost my mother who just celebrated her 42nd bday. She passed b/c of her obesity and cirosis of the liver. Due to the stress of losing my mother I went into labor and had a 2lb son on Feb 7th 2007 who has as of now been through 13 surgerys and came very close to death a few times. In April 2007 my stepfather passed away at the age of 46 due to a heart attack, In may of 2007 my father passed away at the age of 48 due to a heart attack. The year rounded out losing my great uncle, uncle, great aunt then Grandma in December of 2007. Between all the funerals and the house burning down my family has not yet been able to financially recover. We have been living in a small trailer with holes in it for two years now. I was told if I didnt lose weight I would be down the same road my family was. I do not have any insurance and no way to afford the surgery that doctors say is the only way going to get me where I need to be. I do not have the transportation to be able to haul all of my children around with me. My wishes for my family are to be able to get them in a home that they dont have to worry about getting rained on every time it rains, being able to have the transportation to haul them around, and being able to afford to buy them something nice. I also wish that I would be able to get the weight loss surgery so I can be around for many more years.

I am a 31 year old woman who is in desperate need of weight loss that works. I have a beautiful 2 year old baby boy whom I gained 60 pounds during and after my pregnancy with. I have tried every diet out there and have been unsuccessful. I work 3rd shift so its hard to stay focused. I have developed high blood pressure due to this weight gain. Anyone have a plan or diet that worked well and can share it with me? 

I have come across a lot of people seeking money for Gastric Bypass or Lap Band surgery. As a recipient of this surgery, please let me put it straight and not sugar coat it.

At my time of surgery in December of 2004, I weighed 315lbs. I had heart problems, was pre-diabetic and couldn't walk without gasping for air. I was unemployed at the time but luckily I still had the insurance from my previous job that was covered by COBRA payments they made for me as part of my severence package.

It was not easy. I almost died. I got an infection in February of 2005 that literally had me with a draining tube sticking out of my stomach for 6 months to clean out the infection.

But now it's August 2008 and I can say, that now I am at 130lbs. I still can not eat certain things, but health wise I get very tired because of the Anemia. I take my viatmins & B12 religiously, because if not I will collapse.

Lab band patients make sure you eat correctly, because the weight will come back trust me. That's why I had full on Gastric Bypass, I know myself. But even with that, you can gain the weight back. I eat foods that I like but once I'm full (and believe me you'll know..it feels horrible). I don't eat. I eat small meals throughout the day.

As for funding I know that Medicaid is now covering the surgery so long as you are 100 lbs and over in weight, tried other diet / weight loss programs for a period of 6 months and have undergone psychiatric evaluation. Check your state medicaid eligibilty and if they offer it and make sure you know what you are getting yourself into. Research, make sure you have the time to recover (i.e if you are working will it interfere, children, etc) and resources available to get by. It's not easy..

I am in need of some financial help to pay for one of the diet programs that people seem to have success on. I want to try nutrisystem, but can't afford it. It's about 300 dollars a month. I am an insulin dependent diabetic. My diabetes is well controlled, but unfortunately all the insulin I have to take to acheive that has made me gain so much weight. I am thankful that right now my medical needs are taken care of and I have insurance to cover my numerous prescriptions, but insurance will not pay for the diet program which I believe could really help me. I have lost some weight using the medifast program but it just got too expensive for me. I would really like to try nutrisystem. I work full time on my feet all day and in quite a bit of pain with knee problems, and plantar fascitis in my foot. I still believe in working though. I always have. I try my best. I weigh about 250 pounds at 5'3". Lately my arms are going to sleep at night from something. Not sure why, but I feel it must be related to the excess weight, because it didn't happen before when I was thinner. Could somebody possibly help me, and donate the 300 a month I need to get nutrisystem? I would be so thankful if someone could help me.

  Hello. I'm a 28 year old woman who has a serious dental problem, and acne, and been so depressed I gained an extra sixty pounds. I. m very tall so I don't look over weight yet. I a single mother of three kids, who had many obtascle in my life that have set me back. I always  worked, but have found myself in a financial bind lately, plus new health issues. My teeth are uneven, discolored (milkteeth), and have cavities, and wisdom tooth that needs to be taken out. When I was younger I didn't have a acne problem, but now I do, I have acne so bad, it get in my nose, around my lips, eyebrows, inner ears, and chin,plus it left a lot of dark spots in my face. My weight is still well porpotioned, but not like it use to be, in which I'm afraid. I don't make alot of money, and the little I do make is tied up in bills. I often can't sleep because of the pain in my mouth, I'll be in pain all days sometimes. I have acne so bad sometimes people just stare. Last I checked to get my mouth fixed it was about seven thousand and some change. The procedure was My jaw bone had to be broken, teeth knock out, align with my bottom . If anyone knows how to help me, in any way, I'll surely be grateful. If you are a dentist, and want to help me, please free to call me at 757-962-3823, and ask for Ressa. The same goes for a dermatologist, or you can recommend something on my post board. Last but not least, for those who know about healthy dishes, please send me recipes. I'll take advice, donations, and support from anyone.