Pre op weight loss

[micmt 120]

Just finished my second dr appt and I lost 14 lbs on his dr supervised diet. The dr was very excited. Will the insurance deny the surgery if I lose too much weight? I'm still over the 40% bmi mark but what if I lose another 30 lbs? I would still be 80 lbs from my goal weight. I have a proven track record of gaining it back. Just concerned that I am adhering too strictly to his goal of 1200 cals a day.

[ready2B 263]

I am still preop too. I think you need to find out exactly what your insurance requirements are so you don't fall below them. That would really suck if you did all this work and then got denied for losing too much! Congrats on the 14 lbs!

[micmt 120]

The dr seemed excited about the lose. He did not caution me against losing too much but he was surprised I did lose the 14lbs. Losing 14 lbs is not that hard for me due to my size. It is getting harder to do as I get older though. But that's my cycle of lose 10 lbs. gain 15lbs. I can lose it but it always comes back bringing friends.

[angelicHG7 118]

I am the same way.... I lose weight very quickly when I am completely focused on losing. If I have one off day I tend to gain a significant amount of weight back over night. It's so frustrating. I decided that I wasn't going to try to lose during my NUT visits.... I just didn't want anything to happen because my BMI is under 40 and I don't want my insurance Co to say I can just continue with the nutritionist since it's working.

[walkin'onsunshine 225]

My insurance company said once I was pre approved I would not be penalized for losing too much weight during the 6 month doctor supervised weight loss.