I'm trying to write an extensive diet history...

...but haven't been involved in formal dieting programs like Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, etc. nor have most of my weight loss attempts been physician monitored (although I've heard "you need to lose weight" millions of times-I could self pay if I had a nickel for everytime...). Most of my dieting has been "self prescribed" following fads (low fat, low carb, Dexatrim, Slim Fast). I was considering requesting my middle school, high school, and college "physical" records as well as more recent doctor visit weight doctumentation and then describing the diet and weight lost/gain that accompanies the documents. Do you think that will be neccessary? I don't even know if the schools keep "school physical" records that long. Also will this diet history satisfy the "documented failure X5 years of reasonable medical management and Enrollee compliance" stated in the preauthorization guideline from my doctors office? I also am unclear about challenging the stipulation that "Enrollee must be incapacitated in terms of employability and/or normal activities of daily living." I'm employed and my PCP physical and blood work came back normal. I am not "incapacitiated, but daily living is difficult carrying the extra weight (BMI 53). Any advice/suggestions appreciated!

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