annieway2lose

I had to do a metabolic test. It was really easy. I just had to sit comfortably in a chair and breathe into a machine for about 15 minutes. It measured how many calories my body burns just to stay alive. It actually was really interesting. For my height and weight my body should be using about 2500 calories, but the test showed that I am only using 1400. So my metabolism is pretty slow. I was able to adjust my calories for the day on my fitness pal app and hopefully will be able to see more weight loss. My insurance wants me to lose 10 pounds this month. So for me that test was really helpful!
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My insurance requires that I be enrolled in their weight loss program for 6 consecutive months prior to surgery. It was my coach with that program that set the goal to lose 10 pounds in 30 days. I talked to my patient advocate at the Dr's office and she advised me not to worry about it. She said that I should try to lose the weight but if I don't it shouldn't be a problem. She said the main thing is to lose weight and not gain. So I feel a little better about that.
They are also trying to submit everything to my insurance now because I do have a large hiatal hernia that needs to be repaired. She said that most times in a case like mine the insurance will waive the entire waiting period. So here's to hoping!!
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