I'm new here...

I'm 29 yo, single mother of a 6 yo boy, chef and manager of a large scale dining facility.

I recently had surgery for a herniated disc in my low back. The back surgeon told me after the surgery that he was going to recommend me for bariatric surgery in his surgical report. I was surprised and delighted by his recommendation. I also spoke with my regular physican about it and she also agreed that I was an ideal candidate for the surgery. She did the paperwork and faxed it off to the insurance. I recently received the ore-approval letter from the insurance company. To get final approval I have to lose 5% of my current weight, which is 15.5 pounds. I also have to come up with $1,450 to pay for a mandatory nutritional service that monitors you for 1 year after surgery. Until I meet these to requirements, I cannot get an appointment with a surgeon.

How do I lose 15+ pounds in roughly 5 weeks? Coming up with the $1,450 is also going to be a bit of a challenge, but I am more worried about losing the weight! I would ideally like to have the surgery before the end of July, so i have time to recover before work gets hectic in September.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance!

I'm new here...

I'm 29 yo' date=' single mother of a 6 yo boy, chef and manager of a large scale dining facility.

I recently had surgery for a herniated disc in my low back. The back surgeon told me after the surgery that he was going to recommend me for bariatric surgery in his surgical report. I was surprised and delighted by his recommendation. I also spoke with my regular physican about it and she also agreed that I was an ideal candidate for the surgery. She did the paperwork and faxed it off to the insurance. I recently received the ore-approval letter from the insurance company. To get final approval I have to lose 5% of my current weight, which is 15.5 pounds. I also have to come up with 1,450 to pay for a mandatory nutritional service that monitors you for 1 year after surgery. Until I meet these to requirements, I cannot get an appointment with a surgeon.

How do I lose 15+ pounds in roughly 5 weeks? Coming up with the 1,450 is also going to be a bit of a challenge, but I am more worried about losing the weight! I would ideally like to have the surgery before the end of July, so i have time to recover before work gets hectic in September.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance!

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Hi Drea

Sorry to hear you are having issues with insurance. As for the weightloss, you might try the 2week liquid diet. I know it isn't fun, but I have lost 9 lbs in 8 days.

I agree. That's an awful fast turnaround to lose 15 pounds. Your best shot is going to be either a VERY low (30 gram) carb diet with a calorie cap (probably 1000), or something like Shakeology. The hospital here has a similar "shake-based" diet available. Have you checked to see if there is something similar available to you through the hospital?