Anyone wanna be my buddy on the 6 mo "dr supervised diet" program countdown? LOL Gotta love insurance. this is my first month, so I have a way to go. I also have to get my house in order/organized/freezer meals ready for a month at least for my family . I have 3 girls- ages 12, 10 and 8 and a dh, so I need to know that they will be able to handle my responsiblilities while I am down (it hasn't happened in the past), so that means I need to make a schedule or routine for THEM to help out (which they are loathe to do right now).

So, I am looking for anyone who is starting this 6 mo battle of the insurance (LOL) who is looking for support as well (like me) and then beyond.....with either our surgery or more insurance battles! Sign up under here with me and let me get to know you!

I have already been through the 6 month pre op dieting and am now 6 months post banding, but I wanted to wish you good luck. I embraced the 6 month's prior to the banding because I felt that I needed to learn how eat in a healthy way for the rest of my life. Working with a dietician throughout that time really helped me. I was able to lose 40 pounds pre op. That almost made my insurance company deny the surgery since I had lost weight. My doctor fought with them and finally they approved it. Good luck!

thanks Cinderella! My dr told me to be on a 2000 or less calorie diet, and to try to walk 30 min a day. Well, I did 2 days this week and had a fibromyalgia flare on friday where I slept basically the ENTIRE day. I'm pretty good on the eating well thing (I know, doesn't make sense) because I have had food allergies for years, so my diet is pretty clean. What I am using this 6 mo for is to learn how to eat differently. My paperwork I have gotten shows I need to eat Protein first, then veggies, then fruit (or carb) and my dr put me on the south beach diet (or low carb), so I need to work on that, and I am working on slowing down my eating- chewing better- and upping my exercise.

thanks for your well wishes