Would it be bad if I lost a lot of weight on 6 mo diet???

Do you think my insurance will still think I need the LapBand if I show that I lost 100 pounds on the 6month supervised diet?  I will still have a BMI over 40...  Is it good to do bad, or bad to do good on the 6 mo diet???  lol  O don't have trouble losing, I have trouble keeping it off...I want to lose a lot before surgery.

I too have wondered the same thing. I am now on my 6 month diet for Pacificare HMO. What exactly are they looking for? I would like to hear from anyone that knows. Thanks, Kim B.

From someone who has tried in the past, I will tell you it's not worth fighting.  It's usually iron clad.  The more you loose the lower weight you will end up after the surgery!  Starting out lower might make you reach a lower goal than you thought you could reach! Email me if you need support...this is hard!

I was afraid of this too. (Who thought "only" needing to lose 100 lbs wouldn't be enough! LOL) I asked the question at my dr's office. They said as long as the starting BMI was high enough,  I would still get approved even if I dropped below 40 BMI during the approval process. I really hope so, because if I loose the 10% the dr wants me to drop pre-op, it might take me from 44 BMI to 39 BMI. I would like to hear what others know about this.