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Tonight is my 9th options class. And I have only lost 8 pounds. Hopefully tonight's weigh in I've lost more well see. Wish me luck I'm scared that I won't lose my 10% and they might deny me :( anybody else have this problem???

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I am having a big issue with this...I need to lose 15 pounds before I can see the surgeons...I have struggled to lose 8 and I've been trying since November....UGH! As soon as the 15 is gone, my surgery can be scheduled. Good luck!!!

Kate

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They are gonna do it; my friend told her doctor she wasn't gonna lose the weight he wanted her to lose before surgery and he said ok

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I did...I've met with the nutritionist, the psychologist, attended the 5 behavior classes, the nurse 3 times and all I need to do is lose the remaining weight and then I can meet the surgeons and have the blood work and the swallow study done, oh, and the physical by my primary. I've already met my insurance requirement...no pre-op liquid diet required so I can't count on that for a loss.

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Thanks for your help guys!!! :) I weighed in tonight and lost another 3 pounds. Hopefully I can keep it up 3 more classes to go. Is your final weigh in at your 12th class or when you see the surgeon?

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Good Luck! I am sure you can do it. My surgeon is requiring a 5 lb loss (Yeah I dunno either) but I was told when I start my 10 day pre surgery non liquid, sometimes liquid, kinda liquid diet, that I would be weighed before and on the last day and if I don't loose, that my surgery would be cancelled.

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That's what I was told if we don't lose the 10% our surgery can be denied. But hello that's why we're there we can't lose weight! I hope all goes well and you lose your 5 lbs :)

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I did...I've met with the nutritionist' date=' the psychologist, attended the 5 behavior classes, the nurse 3 times and all I need to do is lose the remaining weight and then I can meet the surgeons and have the blood work and the swallow study done, oh, and the physical by my primary. I've already met my insurance requirement...no pre-op liquid diet required so I can't count on that for a loss.[/quote']

Try doing the liquid diet anyway. I've lost 7lbs in a week on it. High Protein, very low carb and fat, 800 calories a day.

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I understand your frustration! I went through the entire six-month program and my surgeon submitted to Kaiser and Kaiser denied the surgery contingent upon me losing 2% of my body weight; which is 12 pounds. I'm exercising three times a week and logging my food into My Fitness Pal every day (for 60 days straight so far). I've lost 8 pounds! That includes not losing at all, losing .02 for two weeks in a row, losing 4.4 last week, and regaining 3.4 this week!

It's very frustrating, but when I do the math, it equals out to about one pound a week, and if I keep going like that I'll lose the 12 pounds plus I want to lose a few more for good measure to take care of any discrepancies between my scale and the doctor's office scale. I figure at this rate, I'll be done in about 10 more weeks. Kaiser gave me 6 months to lose it.

Once I lose the weight, my surgeon will re-submit my papers and I pray Kaiser will approve the surgery. I'm getting the gastric sleeve.

All the best to you.

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