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Topic: RE: Documenting Weight Loss for Insurance?
Thank you, I have made an appointment with my PCP and i hope she is understanding and see what she will have to say! Would there be any changes if you do happen to lose weight with a supervised diet?
Topic: RE: I feel like such a FAILURE!!!
I agree...go back to the beginning..including the liquid diet for a week or so. I know you can do it..you did it once...you are a fighter I can tell...good luck, and we are always here for you!
~Kim~
Topic: RE: Documenting Weight Loss for Insurance?
You would need to ask them what in particular they are looking for. However with that said as a rule they are looking for a doctor supervised weight loss attempt. Myself I had to do a 6 mos. diet attempt where I saw my PCP once a month to discuss what I had been doing, look at my food journal, weigh in and discuss any changes to make. So you will need to find out if what you have will satisfy them or if you will have to do something more supervised. Good luck to you!
Topic: RE: THURSDAY GRATEFUL POST
Best gift of all, my husband will be released from the hospital after having had knee surgery Wednesday. Home health aides and home Physical Therapy will be calling Monday to set up a schedule.
~Kim~
Topic: Documenting Weight Loss for Insurance?
My insurance requires i have documents to prove I have tried diet and excerise. I have been on the Akins diet, and Weigh****chers Online. I have also done my own diet and excerise, How do I show/document proof that i have done this to my insurance company?
Topic: Everyone has a story.....share yours on MY JOURNEY
ObesityHelp is excited to announce our latest feature MY JOURNEY - here!
Since its founding in 1998, ObesityHelp.com has been serving the weight loss surgery community with education, inspiration and support. Part of this has always revolved around the power of the individual journey. It’s not any easy way out. It has never been any magic bullet. ObesityHelp.com has been proud to collect real stories of the good, bad, ugly, beautiful and everything in between from real people, for the benefit of all those seeking information, advice, insight, or support.
Want to share your story?
There are many ways to do so here, stemming from your profile, where you can maintain free form content, photos, blog posts, reviews and more.
Amid this, however, we have a journey sequence where we selected a number of questions addressing steps common to all weight loss surgery patients. Over the years we have collected over 70,000 responses from our 700,000 plus members.
This month we are taking this long-standing feature and bringing it more to the forefront. We have decided to highlight life before versus after weight loss surgery, with the intent of helping call attention to the life transforming power of the only intervention yet known to provide long term improvement or outright resolution of life threatening co-morbidities such as sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
In upcoming releases we intend to make it easy for people to browse the most educational journeys based on geography, surgery type, gender, initial weight, and other criteria.
Why are we doing this?
We recognize the continuing need to educate the public at large, including employers, law makers and health professionals, about the clinically researched benefits and risks of surgical intervention for obesity as a disease deserving as much proper understanding and respect as any other disease with genetic and environmental causes. The more you share of your own experience, the faster we can educate the public at large as to the realities of morbid obesity and of surgical interventions. Please help us turn the tide in obesity discrimination and even outright well intended ignorance.
What will we do with your story?
Very soon...Any journey questions that you answer will appear on your member profile (which you can have public, private, or public only to people on your friends list). It will also appear, upon approval, in our main Journey section. These will be available for public browsing, where interested viewers can click to learn more about individuals by viewing their profiles.
Get Recognition!
In February we will be selecting our first round of story sharing winners, based on story submissions we receive in the month of January. Winners will receive free admittance to OH events, a year (or additional year) of OH Magazine subscription, and invitation to the ObesityHelp Journey All Stars roundtable. (Stay tuned for more details).
Everyone has a story...tell us yours at MY JOURNEY!
For any questions? Give us a holler at [email protected]
Since its founding in 1998, ObesityHelp.com has been serving the weight loss surgery community with education, inspiration and support. Part of this has always revolved around the power of the individual journey. It’s not any easy way out. It has never been any magic bullet. ObesityHelp.com has been proud to collect real stories of the good, bad, ugly, beautiful and everything in between from real people, for the benefit of all those seeking information, advice, insight, or support.
Want to share your story?
There are many ways to do so here, stemming from your profile, where you can maintain free form content, photos, blog posts, reviews and more.
Amid this, however, we have a journey sequence where we selected a number of questions addressing steps common to all weight loss surgery patients. Over the years we have collected over 70,000 responses from our 700,000 plus members.
This month we are taking this long-standing feature and bringing it more to the forefront. We have decided to highlight life before versus after weight loss surgery, with the intent of helping call attention to the life transforming power of the only intervention yet known to provide long term improvement or outright resolution of life threatening co-morbidities such as sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
In upcoming releases we intend to make it easy for people to browse the most educational journeys based on geography, surgery type, gender, initial weight, and other criteria.
Why are we doing this?
We recognize the continuing need to educate the public at large, including employers, law makers and health professionals, about the clinically researched benefits and risks of surgical intervention for obesity as a disease deserving as much proper understanding and respect as any other disease with genetic and environmental causes. The more you share of your own experience, the faster we can educate the public at large as to the realities of morbid obesity and of surgical interventions. Please help us turn the tide in obesity discrimination and even outright well intended ignorance.
What will we do with your story?
Very soon...Any journey questions that you answer will appear on your member profile (which you can have public, private, or public only to people on your friends list). It will also appear, upon approval, in our main Journey section. These will be available for public browsing, where interested viewers can click to learn more about individuals by viewing their profiles.
Get Recognition!
In February we will be selecting our first round of story sharing winners, based on story submissions we receive in the month of January. Winners will receive free admittance to OH events, a year (or additional year) of OH Magazine subscription, and invitation to the ObesityHelp Journey All Stars roundtable. (Stay tuned for more details).
Everyone has a story...tell us yours at MY JOURNEY!
For any questions? Give us a holler at [email protected]
Topic: FRIDAY GRATEFUL POST
Morning Everyone,
I am SO grateful that the weekend is finally here. I have no plans so far but I'm sure as the day goes on today I will have some plans in place. We ALL have so very much to be grateful for in our lives. Today I am grateful for peace in my life. My life ( since we had children ) is like a roller coaster. SO glad that it is on a downhill right now. I feel peace at this moment and for that I am truly grateful. I have SO much to be grateful for but this year I am trying to keep it at only one thing daily as not to repeat and bore you. PLEASE share with us if you will what you are grateful for today.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
I am SO grateful that the weekend is finally here. I have no plans so far but I'm sure as the day goes on today I will have some plans in place. We ALL have so very much to be grateful for in our lives. Today I am grateful for peace in my life. My life ( since we had children ) is like a roller coaster. SO glad that it is on a downhill right now. I feel peace at this moment and for that I am truly grateful. I have SO much to be grateful for but this year I am trying to keep it at only one thing daily as not to repeat and bore you. PLEASE share with us if you will what you are grateful for today.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Topic: MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE FOR TODAY
Believe in yourself, and trust your own wisdom
rather than being swayed by the opinions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
rather than being swayed by the opinions of others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
Topic: RE: THURSDAY GRATEFUL POST
Have a HAPPY and BLESSED BIRTHDAY Kim. You enjoy your self. The KEY is moderation. You have a great weekend also.
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CAN NOT CHANGE; COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS THAT I CAN; AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE !!!! THIS IS MY DAILY PRAYER.
Vivian Prouty Obesity Help Support Group Coach "LOSE IT 4 LIFE"
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