Has anyone gained weight in the beginning and then started to lose it back to their start out weight? I kinda was careless in the beginning then i got back on track towards the end. My beginning weight was 325 and i ended up gaining and weighing in at 369. I am now 334.

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@@loca_lette813 when I had my first appointment with Dr., I was 271. My insurance requires 90 days supervised weight loss. During my middle appointment I was up to 283. By my last appointment I was down to 276. They just submitted to my insurance (BCBS Federal) yesterday so I don't know yet if I'll be approved because of the weight gain. I'm really nervous, but Drs office thinks it should be okay...

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@@loca_lette813 when I had my first appointment with Dr., I was 271. My insurance requires 90 days supervised weight loss. During my middle appointment I was up to 283. By my last appointment I was down to 276. They just submitted to my insurance (BCBS Federal) yesterday so I don't know yet if I'll be approved because of the weight gain. I'm really nervous, but Drs office thinks it should be okay...

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Im crossing my fingers for you that you're approved!

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@@loca_lette813 I gained weight since my weigh in. I have gained 10 pounds but now I have lost 8 of that. Have you been approved for surgery yet? I have I'm do to have surgery this Friday.

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I've been worried about this myself. Started at 293. Got up to 303. Now down too 300. I have 1 more appt. before my final appt.

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I really felt like I was the only one....

I've gained like 8 pounds during my supervised diet - my last weigh in is August 5. I'm so stressed trying to take it off and it just won't budge

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Me too. My weigh in with the surgeon was 222 then I gained weight I am up to 232 and have only lost 2lbs. I am afraid and disappointed in myself (again)

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@@thatmeanone and @@amyflores Try cutting out all sodas, high calorie drinks. Stick with a high protein/low carb (and only fruits and vegetables for carbs) diet. Drink alot of water or non caloric drinks (no soda). You might want to try replacing a meal with a protein shake. It's really important not to have a gain (you don't need a large loss) - some insurances will deny you if there was a gain. Good luck!!

@@thatmeanone and @@amyflores Try cutting out all sodas, high calorie drinks. Stick with a high protein/low carb (and only fruits and vegetables for carbs) diet. Drink alot of Water or non caloric drinks (no soda). You might want to try replacing a meal with a Protein shake. It's really important not to have a gain (you don't need a large loss) - some insurances will deny you if there was a gain. Good luck!!

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Thanks For sure. I've already given up so many of those naughty things - but I think I am going to try replacing Breakfast and lunch with Protein shakes until my weigh in August 5...

Then I'll have the weekend before I start my pre surgical liquid diet before surgery August 22.

I'm so done with people telling me to have a "last meal" I think that is kind of defeatist at this point but I do plan to go to city island for crab legs with my husband August 7.

He deserves it since he is wholeheartedly supporting the cancellation of his 50th birthday vacation because my surgery got scheduled the week we were supposed to be away.

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@@thatmeanone I lost a lousy 3 lbs in 3 months of my supervised diet. I was ready to scream!

Happy Birthday to your husband; enjoy those crab legs - they're a great source of protein!!! ????

@@thatmeanone I lost a lousy 3 lbs in 3 months of my supervised diet. I was ready to scream!

Happy Birthday to your husband; enjoy those crab legs - they're a great source of protein!!!

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Thank you - he was amazing about cancelling our trip - said my health was the best present... But I've been struggling with feeling bad - keep trying to remind myself that there will be other, presumably better, trips post surgery.

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I've gained 5 lbs since my last weigh in. I go for in for my final one on 8/16/2016. Hopefully by then I'll have lost some weight

I've been approved despite gaining 5 lbs from my initial appointment. I'm so relieved. My surgery is 8/8 and I have BCBS federal.

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I can't say how relieved I am that I found this thread! I have had one helluva ride trying to get ins approval. I started in September and weighed 352, well by the time I found out that I had to do a Dr guided weight loss study (after all of my other appts were finished and send off to ins and they denied me) it was February and I had gained 8 lbs. I proceeded to do the weight loss study and couldn't lose any weight, just yo-yo'd 3 lbs back and forth. I just finished my weight loss study Tuesday, and the NP will get the Dr's signature on everything and then off to the surgeon's office and to ins from there. I'm an absolute nervous wreck that the ins will think that I didn't try to lose the weight, even though I did everything that my Dr told me, and deny me again.....its been such a nightmare trying to get this surgery that I KNOW will save my life. I don't have any co-morbidities but my BMI is above 60....I'm just another "healthy" big girl and it sucks.

Anywho, thanks for reading my little rant. I hope to be very active on this forum as I progress with my journey...its been long so far but I know I'm just beginning.

Edited July 22, 201610 yr by AngelBennett