I just want to give you a
. You've already received alot of good advice here. I too, agree, and say keep your insurance at this point and just work towards your goal of getting to your ideal weight.
But I just also wanted to say that insurance companies, in general, are the biggest sham known to man. Ask any Floridian about the crock of &%&*$ being ran as the homeowners insurance industry down there, or anyone that has been driving for 5, 10, 20 years accident free, get into one wreck and their premiums increase 10%, 20%....and health insurance is the worst of them all. I have seen TONS of information about the BMI and had it is, generally, an INACCURATE predictor of health. There are many people with an "ideal" (whatever that is) BMI with alot of health problems, and there are many whose BMI exceeds what is "the norm" with no health problems. Many reputable doctors (actually even the last 4 doctors I have gone to) told me how much more important waist to hip ratio is as a predictor of current/future health problems over BMI. However, they do agree that after a certain weight then 'yes' your weight becomes a precipitating factor. My current doctor says they usually see this in patients 250 pds+. But the whole industry just steams me!
Now I won't get into a debate over this socialized healthcare until I fully understand the plan b/c I have heard/read some extremely negative aspects of what is being proposed and as always with our government, all that glitters ain't gold!