Can you lose too much?

[sarcruze 24]

I weigh around 330 lbs and I am about to start my journey again for the millionth time. I have lost weight many times only to gain it all back plus more. I am mentally tired of my weight yo-yoing and most of all my body is tired of it. My body hurts just doing the simplest of tasks. So, I've decided on going forth with weight loss surgery. I'm not gonna lie, I've always thought that wls was the easy way out and I pushed the thought of it out of my head because I've lost weight many times before naturally. But after reading a bunch of posts and lurking on this site and others for the last week, I've come to realize that wls is just as hard as losing it the natural way or maybe even harder. I have made an appt with my doctor to get a referral on Monday and Tuesday is the bariatric seminar that gets the ball rolling. I am really excited about it all. I have already filled all of the paperwork that is required before I can get an appt to meet with the surgeon. If it was up to me I would have this surgery next week but unfortunately my insurance (UHC Medicaid and Tricare Standard) requires that I have to have 6 months of medical weigh ins. UGH! So my questions is....can u lose too much weight on your medical supervised diet/weigh-ins and not be approved by your insurance company? I want to lose as much weight as I can in those 6 months before I have surgery. My body needs this weight off now.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@sarcruze

They go by the weight you start at. Plus honestly with that much to lose, it is unlikely in 6 months on your own you will get your BMI below 40.

Edited July 9, 2016 by OutsideMatchInside

[sarcruze 24]

@@sarcruze

They go by the weight you start at. Plus honestly with that much to lose, it is unlikely in 6 months on your own you will get your BMI below 40.

U r right! My BMI will not be close to 40. Right now my BMI is 53

[ssflbelle 829]

Good for you in realizing that it is time for the WLS and that your insurance is willing to cover it. I tried in 2008 but the insurance wouldn't cover it. I finally changed insurance in 2015 and they covered mine this past Jan 2016. I also had to do the 6 month supervised diet. I weighed 352 when I started it and lost down to 315. As was mentioned above they usually go by the weight you start at. However I have known of some who were refused the day of surgery because their BMI was below a certain amount. You would have to lose about 70 pounds to have a BMI below 40. It wasn't easy for me to lose the 38 pounds I lost as I was hungry and I had at least 1 week a month when I didn't follow the high Protein, low carb diet I was put one. Keep in mind you can always slow down your weight loss too if you see you are getting too close to the lower BMI. Check to make sure your insurance will use the BMI you started with and not calculate from your last weigh in. Once the weight starts coming off with the 6 months supervised diet you will become healthier and better able to handle the surgery. I had 3 surgeries at one time and was home in 2 days and back to work in less than a month. Good luck with everything and hope to see more of your postings.

[sarcruze 24]

Thank you for the input, ssflbelle. I will find out more next week and I hope that my insurance will only count the first weigh in. If not I will make sure not to get too close to 40 BMI. I have found that after I had a baby and turned 30 it has been harder to lose weight. In my late 20's I had lost 88lbs in 7 months by exercise and calorie counting. I am just looking forward to the day when it doesn't feel like a chore to walk around for more than 30 minutes without my body screaming for mercy or just cleaning up around the house. Everything is so exhausting. Congratulations on your journey. U have done an excellent job. What do u feel has been the hardest part for you so far?