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I was told it was OK, but that you may not want to go WAY below.

I got approved with BCBS Federal. They did go back and look at my BMI for the last two years, but they did not look at every single appointment. The doctor submitted the highest weight from each year. Hope that helps.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I was really ok until the surgery date was set. Now it seems so real.

Well I've been fat for 19 years do I've never kept it off long term. I feel like something's wrong with me for not being able to do it the traditional way. My hubby had surgery in Dec and he has no regrets. He looks and feels fantastic. He was diabetic and now is free of all his meds. It felt like he had a legit reason for the sleeve, but it feels like I'm having to do it because I'm lazy. My surgery is 3 weeks away and I'm getting cold feet.

My husband had a successful surgery back in Dec. in the nutrition class they said if you can't handle all liquids try replacing 2 meals and having a TV for the third meal. This seemed to work well. I'm replacing two meals and eating a reasonable meal for the dinner. So far so good, but it's hard not to snack like I did before.

So I'm on my third day of the preop diet. It's not easy but I'm sticking with it, excercising and losing weight. My question is, if I can stick to a preop diet shouldn't I be able to stick with a diet without surgery? I'm really nervous about whether I'm jumping the gun. Help!