"I knew the program I was going through required me to lose 5% of my body weight, and would go by the starting weight at the information seminar.
I wore my heaviest long denim skirt over some equally heavy clothes plus filled my bra and pockets with rolls of coins. I know this was cheating, but by my next visit I had lost 16 pounds! 12lbs was my required 5%. I was counting calories and exercising, but I figure about 8 pounds had to do with some extra coinage! I was ready to make the changes to loose weight, but with their system you could not move on to nutrition or psych until you had lost your 5%. I lost a total of 28lbs (so 20 of my own) before surgery! Still, I'm glad I was able to move through the program quickly."
I wouldn't worry about it. The requirement to lose 5-10% of body weight is not scientifically supported and the ASMBS has recently come out with a position statement strongly against it. All it does is delay surgery for many.
Posted by: MacMadame | December 28, 2011 at 05:51 PM
I say good for you!
Posted by: hap4u | December 28, 2011 at 06:09 PM
Be glad you did it then... those requirements are bunk anyway!
Posted by: yougogirl | January 13, 2012 at 02:38 PM