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My inc. Co. requires a 6 mnth diet Im on mnth 1.....Is anyone else on the diet....I already have my labs done,my phych eval......Now Im waiting on the nut. dr. I have also done the seminar.... My starting weight was 255 really 260 but I lost some weight before I got weighed.....anyways now Im 8 lbs lighter since the Nov.15th.....I weight 248 want the Onelander soooooo BAD.....

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I had a 6 month wait, it was kinda nice sometimes to not feel rushed to get my appointments done. At times it seemed to drag but the last month flew by. Good Luck!

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I had the 6mth diet too. I spent every day of that 6mths here on this forum learning from the best. The time went by really fast and it was a good feeling going into it knowing you've done everything possible to succeed. Read a couple books on LBS too.lol

Also during that 6mths I put into practice the LB rules and I truly believe it gave me a head start on success.

Wishing you the best on your journey.

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.

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My inc. Co. requires a 6 mnth diet Im on mnth 1.....Is anyone else on the diet....I already have my labs done' date='my phych eval......Now Im waiting on the nut. dr. I have also done the seminar.... My starting weight was 255 really 260 but I lost some weight before I got weighed.....anyways now Im 8 lbs lighter since the Nov.15th.....I weight 248 want the Onelander soooooo BAD.....[/quote']

Hello my insurance company required that I have a 3 month supervised died just started on Friday. So we will keep in touch

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Hello my insurance company required that I have a 3 month supervised died just started on Friday. So we will keep in touch

Angela, Welcome to the forum! Your three months will go by really quick. Hope to see you around here a lot.

Like I told OP, you learn a lot her that Drs. forget to tell you.

Best Wishes on your journey to great health!

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Try out some different Protein Shakes prior to having to use them. Get your diet started early and shrink your stomach now. Best wishes and Keep the Faith.

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I wanna the steps u take to get started.

1st call your inc. to see if they require a diet 3/6 mnth mine is called a PILOT PROGRAM some secondary's are paying for wls now...2nd go to a seminar,get ur labwork done,PHYCH EVAL IF YOU NEED ONE some inc. require it...nutrienist probley a must,or a phone call aka diet call some require a support group meeting...check with your surgeon preop diet at least 10 days probley...their maybe more stuff that I dont know abt but I think this should cover most of everything....

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  1. I had to do the 6 mnth weight loss too. My last appointment was on Nov 29th and I got approved Monday. Good luck to you and read..read...read..I love this forum..Its not all good stuff, people tell the rough side too..and thats what we need. Keep in touch!

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Hello wish the best I also had to do 6months diet too I was 224lbs when I started and got band on 11/2/12 and I'm at 203lbs not losing to much but I'm geting there but I won't change this for no reason best luck to u

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I am currently in the 6 month weight management class. I graduate feb 14th 2013. I started out in aug weighing in at 295 and now I'm 262 pounds. I love the classes. Good luck

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I'm currently in the 6-month diet phase as well. My bariatric doc wants me to lose 20lbs before surgery so i decided toput the two requirements together. I have to say, I'm worried I won't lose enough by the end of the 6mo. I've lost more than 20 in the past (& gained it back) but this feels like my whole life depends on it! I'm determined to do it though. :)

Good luck to you & ill be looking out for your updates!

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I had a 6 month diet too high protien low carb lost 60 lb before surgery was worried I would put it all back on before my surgery that used to be my problem lucky wad approved in feb and surgery march 12 been great since 9 month from surgery down another 104lb feel like a new woman hang in there with the 6 month diet x x

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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