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I'm just starting this journey. Have been thinking about this surgery for years, but finally got off my butt and attended a seminar. I've started the process, I had an appointment today with my PCP to do some blood work, I have an appointment with a bariatric nurse on Nov 4th and am in the process of collecting all my medical records. I believe I have to do a 6 month supervised diet (which is fine) but I'm wondering if my years of Weight Watchers counts? I'm excited to start getting healthy again, I need to be around for a while for my 3 kids. :D

Glad to have found this forum. :)

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Hi, and congratulations on starting your journey. I don't think Weight Watchers in the past counts, when they say "supervised diet" they usually mean a "medically supervised diet" from this point on, while a doctor is actually monitoring your weight loss, not any diets from the past. A supervised diet, would be a program or plan given to you by your surgeon or nutrionist. You could possibly be on Weight Watchers during your 6 months diet and that could count though as long as you are being weighed and "monitored" by your doctor. This all depends on what your doc and insurance require.

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