So I got approved for the six-month Weight Watchers program and before my insurance will tell me if I qualify for the surgery I have to complete the entire 6 months, but they won't tell me why I'm going through weight watchers? I don't want to go through it and then do something wrong and then get denied for the surgery. Like am I going through ww to see if I can lose weight on my own before I get the surgery so they feel confident in paying for it? Or if I lose weight by going to ww will they deny me because then it proves I can do it on my own? I've tried to talk to my insurance but it's like a big secret which sucks because I really don't want to mess anything up and just do what I have to do while going through ww to qualify for surgery but they won't tell me what that is. So if you by chance have been through these steps with your insurance and know from experience what I need to do/prove please let me know!!

Thank you!

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WW is in the profitable weight loss industry and keeps switching the programs every couple of years to make you think they discovered something new that finally has the answer to losing weight. When they made fruit 'free' (because no one is overweight from eating fruit) they messed up - it made weight loss come to a screeching halt for so many people and raises insulin response esp when eaten alone. I thought the core program came closest to the best program and had success with it until I stopped being honest about my food intake. WW is lousy at helping break plateaus or even analyzing why you stop losing even if you are following the program, but they are good at selling you products and leaders are pushed into being salesmen. I am sure Jean Nidetch never had all that in mind when she just wanted to help women lose weight. The original program was a lot like the diabetic exchange program and restricted statchy carbs - weight loss was very steady on that system - I remember it well lol, hated hated that required 4oz of liver I had to choke down weekly but 5 fish meals a week was/is still good advice. All in all the long term stats are in line with most other programs. $$$$$$