I haven't started the six month diet cus I don't no if I'm suppose to join a weight program or do it w my pcp ... I want it to count and be able to use it for the insurance company plz help me and tell me how am I suppose to be supervised on this six month diet

I just finished my 6 month supervised diet on May 9. I went to the nurse practitioner every month because I knew he would be able submit the appropriate notes to the insurance company. I would go to your pcp rather than a weight loss program. Your insurance company may require you to have medical supervision. I was approved for surgery last friday and meeting with the surgeon tomorrow to get a date. Good luck on your journey!

Thank you , so tell me what should the doctor notes include

speaking from my experience, mines had to be supervised as in a nutritionist, u go visit once a month, they record ur weight, the calories u ate that month what u ate so on so on.. i had to log in and record everything i ate, n my nut monitored it, after ur done with ur last meeting, by then they will be submitting everything to ur insurance, i had to go to two classes on how to eat post op, n was given a booklet with guided instructions on the vitamins, times ur suppose to eat, calories.. so far so good! i am going to be three month post op on the June 5 n i can say i am half way to goal! yay... so yea check that out. they r there to guide u through the six month, suggesting ur calorie intake which will enable u to lose weight.. personally.. i went on a food funeral thu my six month n was actually gaining 2 to 6 pounds here n there.. but that's because i thought because of my weight n bmi that i wasn't going to get approved.. but if i knew i would of stick to the darn diet my nut put me on! would have been like 30 pounds less post op.. n probably at goal already!..

My surgeon referred me to a weight loss specialist that I saw each month.. I would ask my surgeon...

as far as notes, i think they record ur weight every month, the food you ate everyday so keep a food diary, they write down how many pounds u lost or gained, your activity levels for the month, what did u do, type of exercise if any, your morning schedule, the times u go to sleep,n hours of sleep u get. if u have sleep ap but they still may require u to do a sleep study, i had to do one at the last min.. but my insurance had already approved me without one, my surgeon just wanted to make sure i did not need a machine during surgery n after recovery.

Thanks! u ladies have been very helpful and encouraging

I have to do the 6 month supervised weigh in/diet too. It's so discouraging, because it seems like it'll take forever to actually get the surgery I guess it's good though, because it really helps to take things slow and make sure you're making the right decision. Good luck

Thank you ... I kno it's like u wake up and all I can think about is getting sleeve like its hope for a better me ..I even try to be extra careful not to get hurt in any way at work or public so that it won't be a delay .. Lol