Question:
Anyone gotten approved without losing much weight on the 6 month diet w/ in last year

I'm on a diet right now. I've lost 13 lbs since Feb 28 this year. I've put on 2lbs (but I think that's because I'm bloated, I'm about 10 days before my period's due). Nonetheless, I don't think that's a big weight loss. Anyways, my insurance say that they don't have a weight loss requirement and that they only want the diet history of all the diets I've been on. Anyway, I've cut out the sugars and am on a 120g carbohydrates a day and now I've lost the 13 lbs, I'm stuck there. I'm doing the slimfast, the Adkins isn't realistic, and I can't afford Weightwatchers and my doc won't prescribe anything. I think he's more estatic about me having the surgery than I am (which is good news). He's telling me that regardless of whether or not I lose more weight, he's recommending me for the surgery anyways, but I still have two mos left on this diet. So, what is one to do? Just don't sweat the weight loss, if I lose I just do but just not regain? Help!! Terri    — tinky471 (posted on June 11, 2003)

June 11, 2003
What I would suggest doing is cut your carb intake and try to do more exercising if you can. Also, I only lost 20 before my surgery so I'm not sure what you mean when you say you have to stay on this diet two more months. Is that the requirment from the ins. company or the doc?
   — Kim J.

June 11, 2003
No you don't HAVE to lose on your requied diet. Just show that you and your doc made an effort. A friend of mine is a diabetic and has actually gained five pounds during her six month doc supervised low-fat/high-carb diet. Geez and most docs know that high-carb is a no-no with diabetics!
   — [Deactivated Member]

June 11, 2003
you say your ins. doesn't require a weight loss. Why the diet? i know some surgeons require it to shrink your liver before surgery. I wouldn't worry too much about losing a lot of weight before my consult if I were you. your weight at the consult is what will go a long way toward getting you approved. If you lose too much weight, your BMI might not be high enough.
   — Delores S.

June 12, 2003
Well, according to the insurance company, it's the doctor's requirement. My surgeon stated that sometimes, my insurance company doesn't even request a diet history let alone one within the last year.
   — tinky471