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I have been told that I have to go thru a 6 month supervised diet..by united healthcare ....do I need to lose weight at this time to be approved ...I'm afraid of losing too much or gaining not sure what I have to do...HELP!!

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I have been told that I have to go thru a 6 month supervised diet..by united healthcare ....do I need to lose weight at this time to be approved ...I'm afraid of losing too much or gaining not sure what I have to do...HELP!!

If you're insurance is anything like mine you don't have to lose weight I fluctuated. Just make all your appointments.

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Ok....cuz I got scared....have u had the procedure yet?

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Ok....cuz I got scared....have u had the procedure yet?

No I go in jan 24th

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Congrats.....I'm jealous lol

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I've been in the process for almost a year. If you want it bad enough these 6 months will fly just stay on top of you're paperwork and doctors appointments. You can do it! Good luck

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Thanks for the encouragement..I will stay on top of it I guess I came into it thinking it was going to be a fast process.

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I am in the middle of my 3 month supervised diet and I was afraid of losing weight because I'm only 4 points above the minimum BMI. But my doctor told me that the insurance only sees the beginning weight and that's the weight they will use after the supervised diet. The supervised diet is just about lifestyle changes, and to prove that you are able to meet small goals and are committed to changing the lifestyles that caused you to become overweight in the first place. Just ask you nutritionist, it's most likely the same deal for you. Good luck!

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I also have UHC and had to go through the 6 month diet. It goes really fast. I was also afraid of losing too much weight so I did not even try to lose because I was right at the low limit in weight/height. I did go in for a sleep Apnea study and they found that I had sleep apnea so that declared me with having a co-morbidity.

I was banded on Nov 5th, 2012 and have lost 30 lbs without any fill in my band! I wish I would have had this procedure when I was much younger!!!!! I considered it in my younger years but thought that I could do it on my own - wrong!!!

Good Luck to You!!!

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@papajsk was the sleep test required?

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I know that you do have to have 6 months of dieting, which can include weight watchers, as long as you have proof that you tried other options with little success. Good luck in your new life journey. Because I work at the hospital that performed my surgery, I didn't require the 6 months.

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I had to do 6 month diet and was told I had to show weight loss and no weight gain

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I was told I could not lose weight. I'm like you in my 3rd month of supervised plan so I'm confused.

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I lost 40 pounds in 6 months all my paper work is being submitted to the insurance for approval. I too was confused about the 6 month diet.

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I lost 40 pounds in 6 months all my paper work is being submitted to the insurance for approval. I too was confused about the 6 month diet.

Please let me know how things go! I'm a very confused right now :-/

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