Question:
help!!!!

Well I got my first denial letter today. I need your help!!!!. I have Cigna Ins. They based it on diet history. I told them about the last three diets I have been on over the last year. maybe I should of gone back further??? since last year I have been on Atkins, WW and Tops which I am still going to. Please help me if you can. Thanks    — Bev L. (posted on June 28, 2001)

June 28, 2001
go back as far as you can remember, include approximate years/date loss and gain after each try. include evry singl;e diet, diet group, personnal attemp, natural product and over the counter stuff that you have try ! go for it ! you will get approval !
   — carou1313

June 28, 2001
I am only 23 years old, but I went back to age 10 when my mom tried to help me lose weight...I listed things like like counting calories, low fat, and many other diets including slim fast, water pills, atkins, grapefruit, etc. I listed the year and how many times I tried them and how much weight I lost and how much I regained. Also, I listed the various exercise programs I used/joined to try and lose weight. LOL....then I went to the extreme and gave them a 3-day sample menu of what I currently eat including snacks and drinks...I don't know how much all of that helped, but my Dr faxed it along with his papers to the ins company. I was approved in 8 days with NO Dr supervised diets. E-mail me if you want to chat with me more.
   — imano1momy

June 28, 2001
i went back as far as i could remember...& thats a long time lol. i have been overweight/obese ALL my life. i remember being 5 years old & my mom buying me 6X dresses or chubbies. (isnt that an awful thing child clothes manuf. do to a child?) my first formal attempt at dieting was at age 12 when my mom made the dr put me on diet pills. & it followed thru the years. i had to estimate the years, dates & weight lost & regained. who can keep track of how many weight watcher meetings i attended & the dates. i associated my attempts with landmarks in my life. eg: my sweet 16, my 18th birthday & appendectomy. my wedding, the birth of my children etc. take ur time & sit in a nice comfortable chair. i know the memories of the 'yo-yo years' r painful but im sure this is the information ur insurance company is looking for. good luck!
   — sheryl titone