CVS Weight Management
This is my first post here so please feel free to let me know if I've broken any rules!
I just finished my 6th session with my (Aetna) insurance-mandated registered dietitian through the CVS Weight Management program, and I wanted to share a bit of my experience, which was positive. Before I began I was SO worried that they would make me follow a specific diet, weigh in every day, or generally be spouting off diet culture crap.
Thankfully, this was not the case. I was required to have a 30 minute meeting with my RD once a month for six months, I had to report a weigh-in in their app once per month, and during our sessions she would ask me to share what I ate the previous day to get a sense of my overall intake. My dietitian knew what I meant when I said Health At Every Size, she encouraged a balanced and non-restrictive approach to food choices, and she was totally supportive of my goal weight (which most people would probably think is too high).
One thing to note is that when you first start the program, they ask you to use their app to pick a style of diet that you want to try (I think the choices were Mediterranean, Low Fat, or Low Carb). I did have to choose one in the app but this wasn't something that they held you to at all, it was more like a jumping off point for discussion with my RD.
Now that I've done the six Zoom sessions, I just have to message her in the app once a month to check in and I need to log a weight in the app once a month. I can also message her any time if I have questions or concerns.
I know that it's possible that not every RD who works for CVS is going to be as good as mine was, but I just wanted to share my experience in case you are anxious or worried about being forced to do the CVS Weight Management program. I hope this helps someone!