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Hi all, Not sure if you will see this since this thread has been out a while.... As a single 40 something, alcohol is part of my social experience, and I don't want to give it up. I enjoy good wine, dinner parties that include this, good beer and the every once in a while, margarita. I would be lying to say that it concerns me that I can't drink....... In fact, it is part of my decision process and why I am waiting to get the VSG. I need to wrap my head around NOT drinking before I move forward.... I really appreciated the original post, very honest. Thanks for that!

Thank you for the needed inspiration!

Thank you all for your sincere and thoughtful reply's! I very much appreciate it

Thanks much for your thoughtful reply! quote name='Rootman' timestamp='1302122391' post='134450'] Being sleeved 4 months ago my appetite is almost totally "ruined". Pre-sleeve I would come home in a daze with my sugar dropped too low and eat everything and anything in sight. I ballooned up to 375+ pounds. Now I have to force myself to eat, can only eat a small amount and get terrible pains and gas if I go a bite or two over my limit. I am FORCED to eat less and frankly with no real appetite WANT to eat less. I've lost 108 pounds in 4 months. I am told that my appetite should perk up in the 6 month range. I am also never truly hungry, I get a small funny feeling that I can easily ignore. I call it by an old fashioned word - for lack of anything else - "peckish". Now, this being said, there are no guarantees that it will work for you. I've heard of a few people that are still hungry after the sleeve, the are a vocal few. I've heard of still others that can and do eat too much and don't lose - they too are a vocal few. I've even heard of a few out and out failures, people who get the sleeve, lose their weight and then gin it back by constantly noshing on the wrong foods. Then there is the people whom it works and stays working for, they are the majority. If you have serious, deep seated psychological food issues then it may warrant addressing them first before the sleeve. If, like most of us, you just just love the high calorie, low cost, plentiful food we enjoy too much and simply overeat because it's there - the sleeve should work. See my sig for me Mexican sleeve surgery site.

Hello all, I am rather new here, however have been contemplating the VSG since last year..... My question for those of you that are well out from your actual surgery is this: Since I can NOT seem to stick to a "diet" that works for me (WW, Atkins, Will Power *LOL*, Low-Carb ect, ect) How am I supposed to follow / stick to any sort of "diet" with the VSG = Pre/Post/Maintenance.... This is my only sticking point. I am not afraid of the actual surgery (self pay) or recovery ect.... Will this surgery help me NOT have hunger? Will this surgery reduce my constant need for sugar? Will this surgery help me at all if I can't stick to a "diet" now??? BTW- if I do (when i do?) have surgery, I am going back and forth between Aceves and Kelly. Being self pay, of course cost plays a factor, but do not mind paying more for a more positive outcome. With Kelly being almost 3K less though, I am leaning towards him as of now. I was fully decided on Aceves, however, with such great reviews here on Kelly has made me rethink Aceves and start my research on Kelly.... Thanks in advance for your thoughts and reply! ~Calla

Hello out there! I am looking for some local support here in Seattle, WA.....? I am planning on getting sleeved in Mexico with Dr Aceves on the 27th....Anybody else going around that same time frame? Happy April fools!:lol0: ~C

Thank you TexasT & MlKPas for your input! I did find the Pre & Post Diet on another forum (How'd I miss that?? LOL)

Thank you for the info! I haven't received my info yet - How did you do on the Pre-diet phase? What about the clear Post- Phase? Have you found in your research that Lower BMI's heal faster? I will be doing this alone- no family to support me thru the healing phases... Thanks again!

Hello all, I have been contemplating WLS for over a year - I actually had a Lap Band scheduled last July 09 but backed out (and lost my deposit & airfare, oh well....) I am 5'2 and am 191 today. The smallest I EVER remember being was 127 (19 years ago!! & through starvation and bulimia) I am tired of being FAT. I feel that the Vertical Sleeve is the right choice for me, but like many of you, I have some reservations and questions....please bear with me. I will be a self pay and plan on using Dr Aceves late April or early May. My primary concern is the down time after the surgery because I own my own business and really can not afford to lose any more time away from it. So anyone out there with similar stats have some information for me? Is it realistic for me to lose 64 pounds? And keep it off?:laugh0: It seems to me that the complications some people have had are from a Band to Sleeve (revision) surgery - Is this true for the most part? Where can I find a print-out-able Pre & Post op diet list to look over and shop from? I know I have to be responsible for my own success but any info, negative or positive I would find helpful. Thanks in advance! ~C