Prioritize...take care of yourself first...don't focus on the free trial implant.  Eat sensibly, focus on losing weight - there is no guarantee you will be accepted in April even if your BMI is dead on.   If you are on track in April, you won't need an artificial implant...you will be taking care of yourself in the healthy way.

Star4Liberty,

I am so glad that you have made the decision to get rejected from the study because your BMI will be too low.  That is a great attitude, and I know you can do it.  It is wonderful that you have joined a Support Group as well. 

In terms of the Slim-Fast program, if you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me.  You can either post your questions here, send us an email (under "contact us"), or call us at 1-800-SLIMFAST (754-6327).

Sincerely,

Ali Auerbach, MS, RD

Registered Dietitian

November - I interviewed to be a participant in a Weight Control Group in a Medical Research Group.   One group will have a medical device intalled in their stomach and work with a dietician while the other group simply works with the dietician.    The unrelated Adlut Male that I currently cohabitate with decided to interview too.   They chose him and rejected me.   He really needs to be in that group.   He is having health issues that I've already resolved because of the weight I've already lost.   I lost 30 pounds just by going to work for Wal-Mart and the exercise I get from the work I do.   Who says Cashiers don't get any exercise.  Ha!  Nevertheless,  I seem to be stuck at 132 BMI.  It won't budge.    Needless to say,  I am still ticked...............................

The Study Group  needed more males .   Does this mean that females have less value or at least according to them.   So - Plan B - It is.    Wednesday,  I will start going to attending a 12 Step Group Support and the Slim Fast Program.    Perhaps in the 12 Step Groups,  I might even find some girlfriends who want to go to Monticello with me.

The Dietician for the Study Group called me today.   She told me that I am on the waiting list and I MAY qualify to be in to group by April.    Dang, what am I suppose to do.   Keep eating junkfood until April and end up getting rejectd  AGAIN!    They want people with a BMI betweem 130 and 139.    My alternative is to lose twenty pounds by April and get rejected because my MBI is too low or keep eating junk food until April and get rejected because my BMI is too High.    I think I'll get rejected because it's too low.   :))