I am a first time poster so I hope I do this correctly. I just finished my 6 month Supervised Weight Mgmt Program. I have Cigna insurance and during that 6 months I lost 39 lbs. My PCP tells me not to worry about the amount of weight that I have lost. That is not what they are looking for. I have lost the same 39lbs so many times. I am so worried that since I lost 39 lbs then they will assume that I can just continue to lose. I know me. I will fall off eventually and gain all the 39 lbs back and then some.

I am really excited about this process and am really worried about this weight loss period. Am I worrying when I don't need to be. Has anyone had Cigna and been turned down because of to much weight loss during the 6 month period. I have been on such a roller coaster I will have a hard time bouncing back if I am denied. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Jani

Good question, I too have CIGNA will be starting with my nutritionist as well, I hope someone out there has an answer for us. :biggrin:)

Wish I knew the answer for your insurance. I have United Health Care and I too wondered if I could have lost too much weight during my six month supervised diet. I was so afraid I might not be approved my my insurance. :biggrin: I lost 47 pounds and was still approved. My surgeon thought as long as my BMI was still as morbidly obese after the weight loss that I would probably be approved. Also, I have heard that they go by your pre-diet weight. But still, I was concerned about the approval after being told those things. It's so easy to imagine the worst.

I hope someone has the answer for you.

Hang in there and I'll be crossing my fingers for you.

I have cigna and I lost 21 pounds on the 6 month diet. I was told that it doesn't really matter how much you lose as long as you don't gain any weight. As I understand it they are just making sure that you can change your eating habbits after the surgery. I was told though also not to lose an extreme amount of weight. As long as your bmi is still over 40 (or 35 w/ 2 co-morbidities) you should be fine.

Thanks everyone for your help. That makes me feel better! I'm looking forward to working with a nutritionist again and get prepared for this life change.