Let me explain with my current situation. I am 22 F and I currently weigh 305lbs.

I am obese. Morbidly obese.

Even though I have been trying for 5 years at this point to lose the weight on my own. Eat healthier, eat more fruits and veggies, cut out excess sugar, walk more, exercise more, the whole kit and caboodle.

But I still am not losing the weight. I am still very fat. And I am worried that it will cause very serious health problems.

So I talked with my doctor and she told me “We need to get you on a weight loss medication. Let’s try Ozempic”.

But my insurance told us that they don’t think I need the Ozempic so they won’t pay for it.

So we tried Wegovy and Mounjaro. But my insurance still rejected our requests.

They’re saying because I am young, and I am a diabetic with good numbers, I dont need the weight loss meds and I can just lose the weight naturally.

But ive been trying to and it hasn’t been working. So that’s why my doctor prescribed me the weight loss med.

Why is this allowed? Why is it that your insurance can deny you a medication, even if your doctor says you need it?

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    4 hours ago

    Losing weight is just math: Calories In vs Calories Out. Which one is bigger determines whether you gain or lose weight.

    For that last part, I was teaching myself to associate a mild hunger with losing weight and to stop seeing it as such a problem

    This is huge, and one of the first things that you have to overcome. Heavy people have been conditioned to not just eat when they feel the slightest hunger, but to stuff themselves. Making that psychological shift that a little hunger is not only acceptable, but it’s a signal that you are losing weight, is a sign that your diet is working. After a while, instead of motivating you to go to the refrigerator for something to eat, that hunger reminds you of your weight mission, and motivates you to stay the course.