Liquid diet HMR

Hello I got the go ahead to start my liquid diet tomorrow and it is called HMR.  I had to purchase this from the hospital pharmacy and for a one month supply it cost $279.00 and I will be on it for six weeks.  It is five shakes a day and it is only 500 calorie diet.  This is going to be so hard but if I can do it then I should lose about 25-30 pounds wiithin this time.  My doctor wants me on it for one month after surgery so I may be on it for 2 months.  No more food as of NOW.. Thanks for listening.  This road is a difficult one but I know with all of your support I will get there.

did your insurance pay for it?

No insurance didn't pay because it is consider food.  Anything to get out of paying but if it gets me to my surgery date of June 28 it will be worth it.

I did HMR and onlky HMR for 12 weeks TWICE. It's really not too bad after day three.

That is what most people are telling me that the first three days is the hardest.  Did you lose weight when you did this?

I actually did HMR,  prior to looking into weightloss surgery and it actually worked. I lost like 19 pds, but I didnt have the will power to stick with it. We actually did a shake for breakfast, and some fruit, a shake for lunch and some fruit,  a portion controlled dinner meal, and a shake for snack!!!! A lady who was in my same group lost abt 100 pds, sticking to it......... Maybe I will try them again, they were preety tasty, and has good protein content. I was fourtunate to not have to pay for them, and still have quite a bit of them left!. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did your insurance cover the HMR?

No,I didnt have to pay, i am part of a weight loss study,and that was part of the plan

I did it also several years ago.  I went to the meetings and everything.  I think I lost about 40 lbs, and gainded 80 back!  The meal replacements dinners were nasty!  But the shakes were pretty good, you can mix them with all sorts of different things to add a variety to the taste. Good luck, You should lose alot of weight! Chrissy

Thank you for the support.  I can only have the shakes and nothing to eat for dinner just the shakes.  I also can't add anything to them and I need to be on this for about 2 months.  Not sure how I am going to survive!