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I have Aetna insurance. I could not have any gains during my 3 month diet or they would have denied me.

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Wow not even a pound or two fluctuation?

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I have united healthcare. There isn't any weight gain/loss rules!

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I have that too...

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@@Mysticpink74 did your surgeon require you to lose weight though? Mine doesn't require weight loss to happen

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@@Mysticpink74 did your surgeon require you to lose weight though? Mine doesn't require weight loss to happen

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Yes required weight loss...but only 5% only have to lose 3more lbs for surgery now....& my last weigh in is on Friday... *fingers crossed I lose it...

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I've been exactly where you are. My insurance changed its requirements literally the day before my surgeons office submitted my paperwork. So when I should have been through I had to prolong the surgery even more and do 3 months with a dietitian.

Now this is just me...I'm weird like this, but every month I went back to the dietitian I had gained weight. It literally made no sense because I was doing what they told me. They said only drink Water, I did. Eat more greens, I did. Exercise, I did. Replace meals with Protein Shakes, I did. Eat three Protein rich meals a day, I did. You get the picture. My last visit and she says to me "what are you doing different? You're gaining" I said I'm doing what you told me...what everyone says you're supposed to do. Needless to say I left that day in a funk, I was sure insurance was going to make me do another 3 months...I worried for nothing. 3 days later I was approved. I know everyone's insurance is not the same, but if I were you I'd just stay positive about it. And don't beat yourself up over gaining. After my last visit I stopped following the way the dietitian told me to eat(meaning I started having juice and eating less than 3 meals ) and I lost pounds...not advocating that everyone, I'm just telling my story.

Anyways good luck to you,I'm sure everything will go through fine.

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Are you tracking EVERYTHING you out in your mouth? Are you keeping your macros under control? My fitness pal is a great, free app to help with this. Ask your nutrition counselor to suggest the proper percentage you need to be at. I believe you when you say you ate struggling....me too! I have literally found and lost the same 2-3 for a month now.

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Are you tracking EVERYTHING you out in your mouth? Are you keeping your macros under control? My fitness pal is a great, free app to help with this. Ask your nutrition counselor to suggest the proper percentage you need to be at. I believe you when you say you ate struggling....me too! I have literally found and lost the same 2-3 for a month now.

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I lost 10 pounds. My nut is super happy. I have been using my fitness pal for a year now and put everything, and I mean everything, down. I'm just not going to stress it.

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I'm waiting on my insurance to approve my surgery I done everything but like you had problems with gaining and taking off weight. Yes they can deny your surgery if you keep gaining they will actually add on another 3 mos. To your 6 mos. Diet and weight loss journey. I see all that you tried and that's good stay away from the sodas but also you must work out and walk I went from 378 to 312 just by doing so. Staying focus the body burns fat so you can do it keep trying and stay the course.

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One thing that helped me is I also suffer from depression my dr put me on Zoloft for it it took away my need to want to eat a lot unfortunately It made me really sick to my stomach so they switched my meds but I know other people who r on Zoloft for depression and have had less of a need to want to eat and lost weight.

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I'm waiting on my insurance to approve my surgery I done everything but like you had problems with gaining and taking off weight. Yes they can deny your surgery if you keep gaining they will actually add on another 3 mos. To your 6 mos. Diet and weight loss journey. I see all that you tried and that's good stay away from the sodas but also you must work out and walk I went from 378 to 312 just by doing so. Staying focus the body burns fat so you can do it keep trying and stay the course.

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Not all insurance deny surgery due to weight gain. That's one thing I've learned during researching. UHC doesn't deny if you have weight gain. Luckily! But I don't drink soda. Haven't in over a year. So I'm pretty excited. My issue is my thyroid. But that's okay. This is going to happen regardless.

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I'm down 15 pounds since I've made this post. Lol I'm not worried or concerned as much. @@emoji1990

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