I had one both times around I think. It was more about making sure that I knew what the options were, and what I was and wasn't happy too do, so that they weren't trying to explain pros and cons if I was in the swing of things, and high as a kite on gas.

Informed consent/refusal and all that.

Maybe their policy has just changed over the past few years, and it's got nothing to do with your weight?

I know that several things changed in the 20 months between my two