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So many considerations. How has your weight loss been over that 7 months leading up to your surgery ? Do you feel you need more help than the restriction and reduction / elimination of hunger that the VSG provides ? What is your surgeon advising ?

Succinct Accurate Well said !

Well done & welcome to the group.

The time that I felt this way was due to low blood pressure and being dehydrated.

It gets much easier after you cut them out.

A side of me feels like thats what I should say another side of me feels like I shouldnt because there is people that look at wls as the easy way out.Sent from my SM-G930T using the BariatricPal App True. Many of those people are simply ignorant and may benefit from a truthful conversation. Some won't. You may not be able to help them but you will maintain your integrity. It is a very personal situation. You have to decide how to play it.

Thank you and that is a great perspective to have. You are going to do great.

I kept it simple. I told them the truth. Telling them that I lost 200 lbs from just diet and exercise just didn't sit right with me. It's now a non-issue.

I think his recommendation was simply a general "have patience". Fear not, you'll have plenty of very tasty food items to eat later on. No need to worry about it now.....in fact, it was really a nice benefit for me during the pre & post liquid stage to not even think about food. It was a great relief and key to becoming non food-focused.

My best results pre-op were when I limited carbs to 40-40 grams per day and overall calorie intake down to 1,800 calories. You can lose a pile of weight prior to surgery and you'll feel so much better for it, too. No need to wait until surgery to begin losing.......doing so now is outstanding. Great job.

For what it's worth.....I've had zero complications and zero issues with my sleeve surgery. It was a breeze and living with it is very easy. Weight loss has me feeling better about every aspect of my life. The experiences that I've had are mirrored by everyone else who posts on my bariatric center's private FB page. Smooth and trouble free. The only place I see negative comments about the surgeries is here, on BP. Maybe the folks that are having great results just don't post very often....I don't know. You said earlier that you are certain that this surgery is the best choice for you. That means you've done all the hard work already.....which was making that decision. That is the hard part. You've done it. Finished. Now all that is left is for you to roll along and have a textbook surgery and enjoy the results.

What is it that you fear about the surgery ? Not strong enough in what ways ?

I had 3-4 Premier Protein or Pure Protein shakes a day for the two weeks leading up to surgery. I had 2-3 Premier Protein shakes a day for the four weeks after surgery. No regrets and I'll do it again if I need to accelerate weight loss. There is entirely too much complaining among wls patients in general about the liquid diet. We chose to have surgery to help us address being morbidly obese. It takes effort on our part. If we can't do the liquid part of it.....then I'd submit we aren't ready to commit to the surgery and embrace the changes we'll each need to make.

Never had any type of burning. Never had gas pains, either. Zero complications.

That's what eating cards can do. Avoiding them altogether is easier for many people.

Safety is a wide ranging topic. Listening to someone berate their sleeve because it allowed them to eat a 20oz steak early on post-op raises some safety concerns for sure. The urge to comment on this dangerous act was compelling, although I'm quite sure someone became butt hurt over our lack support of that behavior. It's a fine line between coming across as being supportive Vs a jerk. I'll do my best to be positive and helpful but I'm not going to lie.

very interesting !!!!!!

Slow and easy. Very slow and easy. You'll learn.