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Now I Need To Gain Weight?!

jen_1381

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After meeting with the dietician and endocrinologist and being medically cleared for the lap band, I was told to start the Bariatric Surgery diet. Not the big, scary, 2-4 weeks of skim milk that is the Pre-Op Diet, but this is basically a low calorie, high protien, very balanced plan. I'm following it to a T and only mildly cheated once last week. I've lost 8 lbs and am feeling great so far. This morning, just for fun, I re-calculated my BMI and it's 35.2. I went into a little bit of a panic spin since my insurance requires a BMI of 35. I remember reading on here that some programs submit the inital weight, and my BMI was 38.6 so I would be good. Just to reassure myself, I emailed the program director.

 

The surgeon, whom I will be setting up an appointment with on Monday, is the one who makes the final decision and THAT is the information that is submitted to insurance for approval. The dietician emailed me back and said to NOT go below my current weight, and I may need to put on just a pound or two to ensure my BMI is stable before it's submitted.

 

So here I was, completely focus, in the ZONE, and now I have to gain a few pounds?! I don't like the sound of that at ALL!! I was feeling so great, really on a roll.

 

I talked it over with my husband, and he said for me to give in tonight to my one craving, something I've talked about since I've been on this strict eating plan, so I had a Five Guys burger and fries. I feel SO SICK afterwards now!! I think it's a combination of mentally knowing I shouldn't have done it, and physically I haven't had a meal that heavy in a few weeks. I think now I will just add in some fruit or veggies to my mid-day snacks....



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Sometimes it amazes me the hoops that insurance companies make us go through to get approved for a surgery that will save them money in the long run because with lower BMI we will have less health problems and cost them less money. It really drives me crazy. Before I decided on the band I did Jenny Craig, some insurance companies will pay for weight loss programs but mine would not. At that time I had not hit the point where I was ready to commit to surgery. I wanted to try on my own one more time, when I spoke with my insurance company, she said, "Honey your BMI is high enough you should just go ahead and have the surgery." Sadly we live in a society where what is best medically for the patient is dictated by the rules of the government and insurance boards which usually are business people not medical people. So gain the few pounds so you can get your surgery, just look at it as a way to get what you know you need to be successful. If you have been exercising cut back until after your surgery, if you do not burn more than your body takes in than you should not lose anymore before surgery and may gain a few pounds. I do not know what your BMI is or how much your body burns daily but i know with out any exercise at all my body requires around 1600-1700 calories a day just to maintain my weight and anything I eat less than that will result in weight loss. Remember you have to eat 3500 calories less per week to loss one pound of fat. Good luck to you and I wish you happiness and success in your journey.

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