Strange Questions????

[thinoneday 445]

:eek:I was laying in bed last night thinking about the sleeve and how successful it has been for most of you. . . I was especially thinking about this. . . since you can only eat a few morsels here and there equalling to about 800 calories per day, what happens when you reach goal? I noticed one person is 20 lbs under her goal. . . does weight loss keep going? Do we get into trouble with being too thin? how do we stop it? Wow. . . this might be a good doctor question. . . has anyone experienced this potential problem? Is anyone actually battling thinness? Ok call it what it is anorexia? Right now it seems like a dream come true to be like really skinny. . . .but really think about it????

[Malaika 50]

You increase your calories until you find the right calories/activity level that helps you maintain the weight you want to be. I know that Mac had a hard time finding that balance; however, I think she's finally done it. You don't stay at 800 calories forever, once you get to goal, you'll increase your calorie intake as needed.

[cajun 46]

You increase your calories until you find the right calories/activity level that helps you maintain the weight you want to be. I know that Mac had a hard time finding that balance; however, I think she's finally done it. You don't stay at 800 calories forever, once you get to goal, you'll increase your calorie intake as needed.

I think her question was if you can only eat a few bites, how in the world do you increase calories enough to stop losing?

From what I understand, the amount that you are able to eat increases quite a bit after 6 months or so, so that you can eat portion sizes equivalent to more like 1200 calories. Is that correct? I guess the sleeve relaxes or stretches a little bit, so you can put more in it.

Once you are at goal weight, unless you are into marathons etc, that amount should hold you steady at the goal weight you have achieved. If you're doing marathons etc, you'll have to work harder to find calorie-dense foods and/or eat more often, to replace what you are burning up so you don't keep losing too much.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

You increase good carbs-more fruits and veggies,a few nuts,etc.

You will stop losing unless you are exercising more than you're consuming.