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Hi, Bandsters... I am so grateful for this supportive, informative site. Here's my insurance question. I am just beginning to collect all the paperwork I am reading is needed for iins. approval, have a Psyc interview scheduled, go to the seminar tomorrow, etc. Because I have Aetna PPO, I see that they want a 3-month diet... but, last year I did a ONE YEAR medically supervised diet with a nutritionist and pills, and got a letter at the end of it recommending bariatric surgery b/c I only lost 18 pounds even tho I followed their diet for a year. Do you think this will count? And if so, how should I write that up? I really dont' want to wait another three months to get the same answer. Thanks! Newbie..

Hi Dana, I have just begun my journey too. Question: How tall are you??? That will affect your BMI. Have you got approvals yet?

Yes, I do agree with all of you that eating too much of the wrong foods is the most common problem for many of us. HOWEVER, in addition to that, I have a sluggish metabolism and even when I have dieted, I find that in order to actually lose weight, I must eat even less than the diet prescribes... even with exercise. I think that many of us here also are victims of metabolic imbalance -- just like a person with bipolar disease is a victim of chemical imbalance in the brain. For me, to achieve lifelong slimness would be to really starve myself for the rest of my life. That's where the Band will help me.