I went to my orientation last night. I know my insurance and the group require a 10% weight loss. So I started dieting and exercising to lose the weight. Of the 32 pounds I lost 9 so far. The problem is, they said the 10% weight loss is based on your first appointment and not what I weighed when I saw my primary. Has anyone else been told not to do weight loss until your first appointment? They are booking out 3 weeks and I they require hat you think through the week end and wait till Monday to make the initial appointment

I went to my orientation last night. I know my insurance and the group require a 10% weight loss. So I started dieting and exercising to lose the weight. Of the 32 pounds I lost 9 so far. The problem is, they said the 10% weight loss is based on your first appointment and not what I weighed when I saw my primary. Has anyone else been told not to do weight loss until your first appointment? They are booking out 3 weeks and I they require hat you think through the week end and wait till Monday to make the initial appointment

I did not have this problem but all of these little cheezy rules that we are all posting is so silly. We are a nation of obese people. We are asking for help - help us ! If we were smokers - insurance companies are more than to help ! (stepping off my soapbox).

_{Luckily my insuramce company does cover i...I checked this morning. The doctor's group wanted people to check before they made the first appointment. The doctor requires the 10% weight loss. My insurance comapny as it turns out is a 5% and you have up to 6 months to lose it. I will know better once I get their requirements in the mail.}

Not sure where it initiated from but my dr's office said the 10%. & they said that i have to be at the weight when i go in for my 2 week pre op lectures! Luckily I started cutting back after my initial informational session when they weighed me in. Good Luck! I have about 8 lbs left to loose in 3 weeks!