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on 9/11/21 5:18 pm
Work with your doctor to document the medical need. Insurance will consider it cosmetic unless there is a medical record otherwise

HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
My insurance will not pay for my excess skin that hang down to my knees it hard for me to walk i used weigh 650lbs
on 9/11/21 6:22 am
You've gotten some good advice here!
Don't get hung up on when you eat, it's really about how much and what; the never eat after X time thing seems to be right up there with starvation mode as things that are disproven/rejected now.
Good for you for starting to walk too! Good luck with finding what works for you.

HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
I'm the same, only hungry in the evenings and can't fall asleep if I'm hungry. What I do is to have a very light snack mid-morning and another mid-afternoon. That way I get some nutrition in to keep me going, but I also save most of my calories for the evening. I'm a big believer in finding out what works for you.
This has always been an issue for me. Now that I am a post op I have to be more mindful of the times I eat and what I eat.
I have avoided exercise like crazy but I just started walking in the afternoons. Time for me to make other changes.
I haven't had WLS (yet). You are right about the need for change. I think my night eating habits started when I was working two jobs and would get up early and come home late almost every day. I need to break the habit!
For most of my adult life I seriously don't eat much at all during the day but when it comes to night time, thats when I go overboard and eat my bigger meals when most people are getting ready for bed. I don't have the desire to eat breakfast or lunch most days but I do snack here and there at times in the afternoon. I know it isn't good for me to eat so much so late but not sure what the answer is for me? Anyone else have this same problem?
You don't say what type of surgery you've had. The answer is to change. You use words like "desire to eat" or "don't eat much". These sound like choices you're making. Having WLS of any kind means you need to adapt and change to be successful. So start adapting. Do it slowly. Have something small in the morning. Then something a few hours later.
I get hungry at night. Always have. I usually have something small (and usually protein) that's appropriate for me and my type of surgery (I had the DS). I always wake up hungry and I take care of that by having a full breakfast (at least 35 grams of protein - all food) before I start my day. Every day no matter what.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
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