I'm having to do a 3 month supervised diet before surgery & I've only lost 5lbs. August 16 will be my 3 months. What happens if I don't completely lose the 25lbs???

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Hi Backwoodsflgirl. This is the one part of the approval process that worries me the most. I know they want us to be able to maintain the weight loss and make healthy eating changes but there's no way I could lose 25 pounds in 3 months which it sounds like you've been tasked with. If it helps, I asked my surgeon's office if I was supposed to lose weight and they said no, not necessarily. I lost about 20 pounds on Weight Watchers a couple of years ago and it took me a year. In addition I've had to stop smoking so it's been really hard. I've gained about 6-7 pounds just because of that. If I get denied I'll be so depressed.

Has anybody been denied specifically because of the supervised nutrition requirement? If so I'd love to hear your story.

Thanks!

I was told to lose between 12-25 lbs and I lost 30. They really didn't seem to care how much weight I lost.