My insurance company requires the 6 months medically supervised diet for approval. One of the criteria for approval is that I must not be able to lose more than 10% of my body weight and maintain for that period. So, I don't want to lose more than 26 lbs or I will not qualify. I really need to keep my loss under 20 lbs so I will also be at 40 BMI or more. If I fall under 40 BMI, I have to have two other medical conditions to qualify (which I don't.) I don't want to just stay at this weight and really want to start working out and losing.

My plan is to start eating healthier, drinking Protein shakes (hopefully find one I like for post-surgery), and begin working out primarily building muscle. I'm curious to know if anyone else has gone through this and/or what you think about this plan. I am thinking if I start with some small weights and bands and do more resistance training, this will build my muscles and prepare my body for post surgery when I really start a more intense workout plan.

Any suggestions? Remember, I want to keep my loss under 20 lbs for the next 5 months. In the past, I have tried diets and exercise programs for up to 3 months and lost 25 lbs at the most.

Thanks!

Ditch the bands and small weight, they will do little for muscle hypertrophy, get some real weight. if you don't want to lose too much weight enjoy all the delicious fatty food every time your weight drops too low. Must be good trying not to lose to much weight

I got denied my first go around because I had lost some weight and fell below 40 bmi. I would work on starting a strength training but do not try to lose maybe a 1lb a month.