I'm in Southern California and have Kaiser. I'm going to start the 24 week Options classes. I had a couple questions, does anyone know if WW and Nutrisystem count as the supervised diet plans previously tried? Also, I've read that during the classes you need to lose 10% of your weight to be able to get approved for the surgery. Is that correct? It seems like if I can lose 30 pounds in 24 weeks, they'd just tell me to keep doing whatever I was because its working. Any thoughts and/or assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks all!

Nik

Edited May 31, 201511 yr by Nikki_B

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Hello there,

Congrats on your start! I'm pretty much in the same situation as you are. I'm in Southern California Kaiser taking Options classes. I'm taking mine at the Kaiser in Corona and I only have 4 more classes to go (woowhoo) it is only 12 weeks long and we have to lose 10% of our weight as well. I was told that any commercial diet was considered a supervised diet plan previously attempted. As for the weight loss, an amazing success story was told my first day of Options classes. A man attended 24 week options classes and lost 90lbs and still went though with the surgery. Losing the 10% weight is just proving to them that you're committed and willing to make the change to a healthier lifestyle. Remember, all Kaiser's have different requirements. It is dependent on the city, your nutritionist, and ultimately your surgeon. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Maria

Edited May 30, 201511 yr by Mariaaa

Hi Maria,

Thanks so much for replying and the info, I appreciate it

@Nikki_B@Mariaaa wow, hope you guys can share info! Love this site for these connections. Good luck both of you -- it can sometimes seem like a long haul but the time goes by quickly and it's amazing how different things will be a year from now.