I started the procees this week Im going to a nutritionist , i need to see her 6 times. I heard from other people that in order to be approved for the surgery. You cant loose no weight while your seen the nutrionist. Becuase you will be denied for the procedure Is this true ??

Not according to my plan. They are there to educate you and get you focused on what you are getting into with the changes you need to make to be successful.

Oh ok thanks i heard diffrent version. That if i loose the weight with the diet the nutrionist gives me. I wont be approve

How long ago they you get yours done?

Actually, it is usually the opposite. They want to see you lose weight to show you are committed and can stick to a diet afterwards. I would follow the diet from your surgeon/nutritionist as they know what they are doing and who you should trust. Best of luck to you!

Each office may be different. I did not have a specific diet for the six months. I say the NUT and learned a lot and changed a few things on my own. Lost a little, but nothing to write home about. Agree that you should follow what ever your program tells you to do.

Each surgeon has their own rules, so none of us can answer that. You'll have to ask your surgeon to be sure.

I started the procees this week Im going to a nutritionist , i need to see her 6 times. I heard from other people that in order to be approved for the surgery. You cant loose no weight while your seen the nutrionist. Becuase you will be denied for the procedure Is this true ??

I also had to do this to qualify by *** of Illinois. I have apointment number 6 on Monday...YEA!

I did change some habits during these apointments but I wasn't able to drop any weight. Even though I have a qualifying BMI of 43, I didn't wan't to drop below the 40 mark so I kinda half-assed it. The good news is that during the past 6 months I also didn't gain any weight so I'm happy about that too.

After Monday I can FINALLY make my surgeon apointment!! Can't wait!!

Good luck!

The only time people usually get denied is if they fall below the BMI threshold defined by their insurance (usually 35-39.9 BMI with two comorbidities or 40+ BMI with no comorbidities). I would ask whoever will be submitting your paperwork if they will be using the initial weigh-in or the last weight for submission to insurance. Don't be afraid to ask these questions, they are actually really important!