Just Lindsey

Brief history: I had the lap band February 2012. It was an awful experience, one that I had to live with for two years before insurance would pay for a conversion. I chose the gastric sleeve and had that performed August 20, 2014. My highest weight (ever) was 336, and that was in 2006. I had since then lost and regained, going down to 285, back up to 325. I was 313.6 the day of my lap band surgery and only lost to 282 in the two years I had it. For the sleeve, I was 305 the day of surgery and I am sitting here at 261. I feel like I should have lost more in the 10 months since I've had this procedure. My surgeon told me that my weight loss would be "slower" due to me already having had the band and my sleeve being a "little bigger at the top" due to "scar tissue" from the band. I try not to compare myself to other people but it's hard when you see someone who has been sleeved for six months and have dropped 100 pounds already. I am just frustrated and at my wits end and feeling like a complete FAILURE. Is there anyone else out there who converted from band to sleeve? How has your weight loss gone?

Brief history: I had the lap band February 2012. It was an awful experience, one that I had to live with for two years before insurance would pay for a conversion. I chose the gastric sleeve and had that performed August 20, 2014. My highest weight (ever) was 336, and that was in 2006. I had since then lost and regained, going down to 285, back up to 325. I was 313.6 the day of my lap band surgery and only lost to 282 in the two years I had it. For the sleeve, I was 305 the day of surgery and I am sitting here at 261. I feel like I should have lost more in the 10 months since I've had this procedure. My surgeon told me that my weight loss would be "slower" due to me already having had the band and my sleeve being a "little bigger at the top" due to "scar tissue" from the band. I try not to compare myself to other people but it's hard when you see someone who has been sleeved for six months and have dropped 100 pounds already. I am just frustrated and at my wits end and feeling like a complete FAILURE. Is there anyone else out there who converted from band to sleeve? How has your weight loss gone?

It is nice to see that I am not the online one losing slowly. Thank you!

Thanks for all of the input ,it's greatly appreciated! This morning I weighed in at 255.4! I will just accept that I am a slow loser and keep on keepin' on.

Anyone out there in the Harrisburg, PA area?

It's not physical hunger for me, it's head hunger. I can't turn it off.

Yes, yes and YES! I was MISERABLE with the band.

My co-worker had to go on the liquid diet two weeks prior to her sleeve and was miserable for the first two days. By day three though, she was golden. Hang in there!

I got banded Feb 23, 2012. I am frustrated beyond belief right now. Have been at 292 for 2.5 weeks without change. Even started using My Fitness Pal again and am eating around 1600 to 1800 calories a day and still nothing. Started walking. Nothing. Haven't had my first fill yet (April 11) but am thinking I am failing Also frustrated that I still regurgitate a lot...not throw up but it feels like food stacks up in my esophagus ...blah. I am starting to really hate this thing.

I can see everyone's point here. I figured if I ate 2800 cals before surgery then 16 to 1800 would be golden, KWIM? Yes to vitamins. No to sodium. I still find myself snacking...bad habit

I am here right now. Dealing with food, and my emotional attachment to it? I never once thought there were as deep seeded issues. Now that I am banded? It's like I am fighting myself .. rebelling against the band. I want it to stop.