Wellington4321

You basically had a 2 step SADi. The VSG was step 1, and the intestinal bypass was step 2. I had the single loop (SADi DS) done in Nov 2014 and lost about 150 lbs in 10 months. The VSG takes the weight off, and the bypass keeps it off. It's lower risk and requires fewer vitamins than a standard DS procedure. I'm not sure about any standard weight loss numbers. I lost 100% of my excess fat and it's still off in year 4.

I had the SADi / Single Loop DS in Nov 2014 with a BMI of 40. Lost about 150lbs in 10 months, gained about 30 back (needed) and now I'm stable and still thin. The SADi was the right decision because the VSG part of the surgery takes the weight off but the malabsorption keeps it off. If I had the VSG only, a large chunk of the weight would be back on me by now. It would be my fault for poor eating habits but if you at going down this path, I would suggest doing some internal reflection on how long you plan to stick to a hard core diet. I work out now and eat better, but the SADi bails me out for bad decisions and frequent weakness on eating choices.

I had the SADi a little less than 2 years ago and I eat whatever I want now. Yesterday I had a half pound blue cheese burger at a business lunch and had no issue eating the whole thing. I also picked at some of the appetizers but the burger was the meal for me. Generally I eat smaller amounts all day long which adds up to about 3k calories a day. Calories don't really matter as much as nutrition. I've been skinny as hell since about 11 months post surgery. It wasn't my goal but I'm ok with it now since I'm stable and healthy.

I had the SADi in Nov 2014. The weight loss was slow but steady. I went from just under 300lbs to a low of 135lbs over a period of about 11 months. My goal was 185lbs but I learned quickly your goal doesn't mean much. I've had some weight regain over the past 6 months and now weigh about 148lbs at 6'1. My waist went from 44 to 29 which I didn't think was humanly possible for an adult man. It went from having trouble finding fat sizes pre surgery to trouble finding skinny sizes post surgery. Anyhow, I'm pretty healthy now and have really good labs, and bike and run daily. Prior to the surgery, I was getting stress fractures in my foot and could barely walk half the time. I highly recommend the SADi and choose it due to my fear that a standard DS procedure would be too much. Now I'm 100% certain the full DS would have been an issue and probably would have caused mal nutrition in me.