bariboy

Hi all. I am considering having a VSG. I thought I would seek advice regarding this. I have a very large appetite, largely emotional eating, I am sure, but I am able to consume large portions of food, and tend to get hungry fairly easily. Result has been many years of yo-yo dieting. my BMI is now in the mid 30's. does anyone know if the post-op portion of food is affected much by sleeve size? Ie, I believe it is common to take 75-85% of the stomach.... has anyone ever had say a 45-55% reduction to remove ghrelin cells, but a larger stomach size remains? I would still like to be at least able to enjoy family meals once in a while. thank you all kindly for any advice.

wow!! crazy.... I assumed I'd only be able to eat about 1/5 of it !

You are certainly right, and I see what you are saying. I am a very private, self conscious person, so I won't be telling anyone, but I applaud you for doing this. I was just hoping it may be possible, at my absolute largest gorging meals, to be able to take in a portion of say, HALF of this size plate at holiday dinners, etc... right now I could probably eat 2 of these no problem

I am also wondering about this.... are you saying you can eat the same size meals now as before you had the VSG ? (or did you have another method? ) What were your meals like before, and what are they like now? Sorry to hear of your struggles, keep trying as much as you can.

I am too, Anne.... I think you basically capture essentially what I am worries about. I found this image from this forum, I guess if it makes sense, what I'm thinking of is wondering it it possible to have "B" instead of "A".

thank you all for your feedback everyone.... I hope it makes sense, I am not worried about my typical meal size, I WANT to eat less, MUCH less, I realize my battle with food is putting me down a dangerous path.... ....I am just SO self conscious about others knowing, people thinking I am weird, or weak, or "took the easy way out". I do not intent to tell any family members besides my spouse. Your posts have been so very helpful.

thank you so kindly for your input. it is great to hear from someone who had this experience. Would it not help by removing the ghrelin producing cells of the stomach though, therefore reducing hunger ?