Ok I'm going to be completely honest with all of you out there in hopes of getting some guidance or something.

I'm really failing at this pre-op diet. It's the six month supervised diet where I am not required to lose weight, but it's encouraged not to gain. Mine has gone like this:

Month 1- 272

Month 2- 271

Month 3- 275

Month 4- 273 (mostly bc I had just had a colonoscopy with a fast!)

Month 5- 279 ( my weigh in is in 2 days and I'm trying to juice cleanse, but I won't make it. I can make arrangements to get weighed in later, but it just means another failure.)

I don't want to get denied by insurance for my inability to do this. Part of the struggle is my unregulated thyroid ( working on it wih endo) and I have a letter from my PCP saying its unregulated, but mostly it's my food addiction. I just can't diet.

I feel so disgusting and worthless. I can't even diet for six months for the greater good of my life. I don't deserve the surgery.

Will i be denied? Does his mean I will fail post op if I DO manage to get approved? Ugh.

I actually asked why I had to do a 6month diet and I was told ... some insurance companies want to make sure that you are dedicated and also ...the main reason.... a lot of people want to get surgery right away and if they have to wait 6months they'll either say I'm just going to do it on my own or become self.pay. I was told it doesn't matter if I lose weight. Its just an insurance requirement and that's it

Yes, I was told the same thing. I was lucky and only had to do a 3-month diet. I was also told that if I lost too much weight on that diet, my insurance wouldn't cover the surgery. I made sure to drink a large glass of Water before weigh-in. =)

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Don't feel bad..I had my 5th appointment with my primary dr today. I had gained a pound! So within 5 months..I have lost a whole 2 pounds. I have never paid attention to numbers I just always measured my weight loss or gain based on how I fit in my clothes. Now that I have to look at numbers its like I am obsessed. I weigh myself all the time and its stressing me out. I am trying not to worry and relax..for I am almost positive my surgeon wouldn't have took me on if he didn't think insurance will cover it. At least I hope so..I work for the hospital that he works in..so he knows this insurance. Good luck to you.

Don't feel bad..I had my 5th appointment with my primary dr today. I had gained a pound! So within 5 months..I have lost a whole 2 pounds. I have never paid attention to numbers I just always measured my weight loss or gain based on how I fit in my clothes. Now that I have to look at numbers its like I am obsessed. I weigh myself all the time and its stressing me out. I am trying not to worry and relax..for I am almost positive my surgeon wouldn't have took me on if he didn't think insurance will cover it. At least I hope so..I work for the hospital that he works in..so he knows this insurance. Good luck to you.

I feel the same way about the scale. I hate weighing. It's rarely an accurate weight for me anyway, as I retain Water and go through thyroid level changes. But yeah, ever since this started I am a slave to the scale lol

I also gained on my 6 month weight loss, about 10 lbs. I was approved for surgery by my insurance this week.

I also gained on my 6 month weight loss' date=' about 10 lbs. I was approved for surgery by my insurance this week.[/quote']

Congratulations on getting approved!! That's awesome!

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I also gained on my 6 month weight loss' date=' about 10 lbs. I was approved for surgery by my insurance this week.[/quote']

I second that congratulations!!!

I gained weight pre-op. I think psychologically it is very hard. Whenever I went on a diet before surgery I would lose a little and gain a lot. The minute I denied myself I would just end up becoming even more obsessed with food so I gained back what I lost plus more! I had a terrible time with the pre-op diet as well. SO many go through this so it doesn't make you a failure nor does it predict your future success after surgery. I know you will get there and get on the other side of this!! You are going to do great!

I gained weight pre-op. I think psychologically it is very hard. Whenever I went on a diet before surgery I would lose a little and gain a lot. The minute I denied myself I would just end up becoming even more obsessed with food so I gained back what I lost plus more! I had a terrible time with the pre-op diet as well. SO many go through this so it doesn't make you a failure nor does it predict your future success after surgery. I know you will get there and get on the other side of this!! You are going to do great!

Thank you! It sure is good to hear that. Oh, and 300 pounds down? Wow! Good work!