Kristy <3 #1

[Kristy <3]

Had a question about Weight Watchers. I was just notified by my insurance that I can substitute my 6 month Physician supervised diet with either Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, etc. (minimum 6 consecutive months within the past 2 years) However, I was wondering if anyone has found a way to retrieve this kind of information from weight watchers.

I called the 1-800 number, but all they were able to supply me with was the billing information on how many months I paid. (Which I know will not be sufficient since I am positive they will want to see my weight at that time.)

I know I just saw my little "Weight Watchers Weight Tracker book" somewhere in my house not too long ago and am now frantically looking for it lol but of course I can't find it now that I'm looking for it. So was just wondering if anyone has had any luck getting that information from anywhere else? Should I go to the location where I used to get weighed and see if they have a history in their computer?? Just wondering if anyone else has had any success with that.

Thanks!

[Kristen1969]

Hi Kristy...I also used my weight watchers for my 6 months diet. I couldn't find my latest tracker book (I had to have proof of 6 months within a couple years) so I actually went to the WW meeting location and asked them if they could print out my weigh ins.
At first she told me she didn't have the ability to print it out? They were able to pull up the screen with all of my weigh ins from day 1...way back. Then she tried to print them and for some reason only the first page would print (I kept that as it had the dates I needed for most of them...read on)?! Then, I asked if she could just one by one print out the labels for the prior 6 months (not as bad as it sounds - about 24 of them)...she did and was real nice about it. She just kept them all on one big long strip and I took them and taped them to a couple of sheets of paper. But...be warned...when my lables were printed the date always showed the day she printed them all off...so I wrote down the dates next to them. You can tell they are not all one date though as it showed the current weight and the weight loss (or gain).
Also, I would suggest going in when they aren't busy with weigh ins right before a class! I also told the WW lady I NEEDED them for insurance. One more thing...I called WW Corporation and they suggested I go to the meeting place I weighed in at. I turned in the payment proof from WW Corporate along with the WW labels I pasted on paper and dated and the first sheet and got approved!
Good luck!

[Kristy <3]

Wow!!! I am feeling so much better now!! I hope it turns out just as great for me!! I will definitely be going to my meeting location ASAP!!! Thanks for your quick response Kristen!!! Fingers Crossed!!!! Thanks!!!

[Kristen1969]

You're welcome! Good luck!

[Kristy <3]

Kristen1969 just had another question for you. Did you lose a significant amount of weight in the time you were doing weight watchers?? I actually remember doing pretty well. I think i lost about 50 pounds, but of course i've gained it all back + more. Just wondering if you think it would look bad to the insurance company for me to have lost that amount of weight???

[Kristen1969]

I lost at WW and gained it back...it didn't matter. Just the fact that you tried for a period of time and now need to lose again (I think).

FYI - I am on day 7 of my pre-op shakes - my surgery date is Feb 15th! I started this whole process in Sept with my seminar.

[bayougirlmrsc]

did you pay cash or debit card? if you paid with a debit card, you can pull your old bank statements and show the charges and dates.

But, like Kristen said i would call the place you went to, get the directors name and number, be as sweet as pie on the phone and ask her/him if they could please print this out for you. I would even say..."i don't mind if i have to pay"..... my insurance needs this information.

[Kristy <3]

Thank you Ladies! I really appreciate your help!! I am going today as soon as I get out of work to the location where I went for WW meetings and I will definitely take your advice bayougirl about the sweet thing! lol Thanks!! I will update you all as soon as I can

p.s. - kristen how exciting!! Congratulations! From what I read I'm sure you are not LOVING the pre-op shakes but Feb 15th will be here before you know it!

[lwincoA]

Hello Kristy.... Can you tell me what insurance you have.
Tks

[Kristy <3]

<sup>Update!!! So I went yesterday to my WW Location and the girl helping me was SUPER nice BUT she said that it looks like I had joined in April 2010 for about 8 months BUT I stopped and then rejoined in June 2011 and so they reset all of the weight history in her system. So the only weights she could give me were for 5 weeks in a row that I went in June of 2011. She said that her system would not allow her to see the past weight history.

However, she asked me if I used E-tools (Which I did) and so she told me to call the E-tools Help Desk because they may be able to retrieve a better history for me. So I will be calling them in a few to see if I have any luck.

@lwincoA - I have United Healthcare Choice Plus through Best Buy</sup>