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[kbmerritt84 4]

Hi All!

Just joined the site and super happy to have found it!

I am in the 90 day supervised diet phase and, to be completely honest, I'm incredibly impatient. But I am so excited about the future. Assuming everything is approved, my doctor has scheduled my surgery for July 14th. 75 Days to go!

I have done more research on this topic over the last year than I care to admit and I think I've lined my ducks up over and over and over.

I will be having Roux-en-Y and really appreciate that there is a support group out there.

-K

[Tiana Harris 24]

Does everyone need a 90 day supervised diet? I am new to this

[Djmohr 6,965]

@@kbmerritt84, congratulations on getting a date for your surgery! I hope all goes well.

@@Tiana Harris, Most insurance companies require some type of supervised diet. Mine required 6 months and by the time I got through all of the approvals and what not it was 9 months later. The good news about that is there has to be some good habits built in order to be successful. I used that time to change a lot about my eating and exercise habits. Although I only lost about 13 lbs during that period, I feel like I am better off now because of it.

You have to learn to:

1. Chew your food like crazy

2. Eat at the table and not in front of the TV

3. Get up and get moving as much as possible

4. Don't drink 30 minutes before and after your meals

5. if you need a therapists help to deal with any food addiction issues, use this time

6. Cut out all Alcohol, Soda and Cigarettes if you use them. Thankfully I did not have to do this because I don't do any of these things currently. One every 4 to 6 months I would have a cocktail with my stepdad but I only saw him very infrequently so this was not a problem for me.

Getting ready is a lot of work and I have learned that slow and steady wins the race!

Good luck!

[Tiana Harris 24]

I hope with the comorbitites (sp?) I won't have all that waiting. I have been on a 800 cal diet for 1 year and workout 45 mins per day too. I need to learn to chew instead of "vacuum " my food. Haha. I don't drink or smoke or eat fast food or drink sofa so that part won't be bad. Thanks so much!

[kbmerritt84 4]

Does everyone need a 90 day supervised diet? I am new to this

So not everyone has to. Some people do a 1 yr or 6 month or 3 month program depending on what your insurance company is requiring. If you are paying out of pocket then it doesn't matter. My insurance company requires 90 days physician supervised diet and a host of other testing and evaluations. I am incredibly impatient but i know that it will pay off in the end.