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I actually felt the same way. I thought my surgery date would be sooner, then I found out it would be the 28th of Oct, which depressed me a little. I keep telling myself..."THIS IS FOREVER"... there's no reason to hurry, but I'm ready.

Wow...I hope this gets better for you.

I think it depends on height, goal weight, etc., but my doctor said a minimum of 80 grams for me. They want me to get 80 to 110 grams a day. I'm 5'8"

I don't know, but would love to know. Hope someone answers soon! hehe

Whoo hoo! Wishing you the best!

It's good to heard comments like that.

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I have two more weigh in for the 6 month supervised diet by my doctor. She wanted me to lose 5 pounds. (Weigh in is this Friday) Not only did I NOT lose 5 pounds, but I gained 4. UGH ... I feel bloated and horrible. I want to cry. I have been overweight forever and I'm still overweight. I just want to crawl in a hole. A deep dark hole. To make it worse, my husband wants to go to Six Flags Saturday and me to meet his friend. Why couldn't he wait 2 or 3 months. I'm totally disgusted with myself.

@gmanbat thanks I agree with the "if losing weight was easy" part. @Kygirlkeshia I am a few pounds below my starting, so hopefully my insurance won't deny me. @proudgrammy Thanks for the virtual tissue and pep talk. I needed it. @zoftig I just wanted to make a good first impression and so many people judge us by our looks. I am about to start (Aunt Flo) and I hope my doctor understands that. I try not to let my weight define who I am, but it's just a tough area for me to overcome. --- Thanks Everyone!!!

Wow ... so awesome! You are an inspiration.

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That must be so frustrating. Keep us posted on your results. I didn't have to do much other than wait 6 months for supervised visits. I still have 47 days until I can be approved. Best of luck!

You should be very proud. It's so hard to resist food when around family and watching them eat. I always think that ... this isn't a big deal ... but in the end it is. The temptation is great and hard to overcome. Thus the reason I've overweight. I would be very very proud if I were you.

I'm so excited for you.

Amazing You look awesome.

I don't have a date yet, but it should be the last week in September. There is a chance it will be the first week in October.

I feel the same way that you do. I feel skinny until I see pictures of myself or se myself in a mirror. But that is why I'm having this surgery so that the me on the inside matches me on the outside.

Wow ... they really need to improve their nurse resources. I'm so sorry that you guys have experienced this.

I would. Especially if zenandnow had the issues she did. You don't want them doing that to you. I'm glad that zenandnow got it worked out. Insurances can be a serious pain!

I have UHC with Bariatric Resources. I have the direct line to my nurse and have reach her three times without issues. She told me that she would call me again at the end of August because I will have only one more weigh in at that point. She said she would call to see how I was doing. It's so weird how different people have different experiences. I do know that my job decided what the requirements would be. So my requirements are 6 months (6 visits once a month over the next 6 months) of supervised diet, Psychological Evaluation, Body mass index (BMI) must be at least 35-39.9 with at least one obesity-related medical condition (i.e. diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea) OR over 40. <== (I'm the 40+ part). Now I did have to pick a doctor that they listed and meet the doctor's requirements. I've heard great things from most everyone who has this type of insurance. Best of luck!

They gave me a form to fill out that has only six rows to fill in.

Yes I have to do the 6 months of supervised visits. I've completed 4 of them. I have one on Aug 9th and another September 9th and then I'm ready for insurance to approve and surgery date to be made. My bariatric dr knows that I want to get it done asap.

September 9th is my final weigh in and when my bariatric doctor can send my paperwork off for approval. I plan to start the two week liquid diet the week before my weigh in so that they can schedule as soon as I'm approved. The Approval time for my insurance is less than a week. I will keep doing the liquid diet until the surgery. They said that they would schedule it as quickly as possible which should be the end of September. I don't have the exact date yet. I'm so freakin excited (WHOO HOO) <== that's me being excited.

For me (United Health Care - Optimum Health Bariatric Resources) the start date was the first weigh in that I had with my general doctor noting my bmi at 40+.

I'm 40 BMI. I gain weight evenly and because of it, people think I don't need the surgery. I feel I do because I know that my body is starting to suffer from my weight. It's a choice that I'm making. You have to make the choice or the tool that it is will fail you. I think everyone here would say that it's a great choice. I'm doing it because I feel the same, but it is your choice.