Haven't been here in a while! Update

[chilo1 62]

I'm sorry about your situation and one thing I read somewhere (if you want I can look for the article) were cases of sleeves stretching or not working as expected and being banded after the sleeve. I don't if you or your surgeon would consider this, the good thing being that if it didn't work you could take it out. How much weight do you still have to lose if you don't mind me asking?

[Globetrotter 1,340]

How much have you lost overall (and how long since your surgery)? I was losing fast at first, but over the last 3 weeks it seems that about 2 lbs/week is the norm for me. I do 4-5 hours of moderate-high intensity exercise per week - think dance or weight-lifting, not cleared for running yet, and I make sure to walk about 30 mins every day. While 1-2 lbs/week is pretty much how I'd lose weight pre-surgery, when I look at the overall amount of weight I've lost since the surgery, I've definitely lost more than I ever could have without the sleeve - not to mention, I don't have to worry about hunger or resisting binge urges. Even if you are losing 1-2 pounds weekly, it's still a breeze compared to dieting pre-sleeve, IMO. There's 52 weeks in a year, so you are looking at losing 50-100 lbs in a year at this rate!

That would be encouraging if I thought the vsg-assisted weight loss would continue into a year but, according to my surgeon, it won't. After 9 months the body readjusts internally and according to him, you may still lose weight but no longer like a wls patient, just like non-ops.

[Dansha 16]

That would be encouraging if I thought the vsg-assisted weight loss would continue into a year but, according to my surgeon, it won't. After 9 months the body readjusts internally and according to him, you may still lose weight but no longer like a wls patient, just like non-ops.

HUH?? :thumbup: I never heard that before. I see my surgeon in three weeks and I will be sure to ask him about that. Interesting.

Deb

[chilo1 62]

That would be encouraging if I thought the vsg-assisted weight loss would continue into a year but, according to my surgeon, it won't. After 9 months the body readjusts internally and according to him, you may still lose weight but no longer like a wls patient, just like non-ops.

Yep my surgeon said pretty much the same, a window of 6-9 months. He also said that the average amount of weight loss is only 3/4 of excess weight, so if I am going to go strictly by the average I won't even bother in getting to target., but he said losing that 25% to get to target depends completely on me.Having said that and having a father and a husband who are surgeons, and being a doctor myself, I know that it is their duty to give us an average according to the statistics. So , as my husband put it, if a patient with prostate cancer asks him how long he will live after having the surgery to eliminate the cancer he says 5 years average. Many patients die before the 5 years many die at 10 years and some don't die at all. A lot of this depends on us, so just continue doing what you are doing and I'm sure you'll (we'll) make it!

[texaschick 0]

I hope you get some answers Jillian, and if you do, keep us posted. I would be very interested in what they say. I am 3 1/2 months out and can eat way more than most, but still way less than I did pre-op. Had an entire bagel today for Breakfast with no feeling of discomfort (I was full, but not over full). I am still losing, but at a slow pace, and I have found myself slipping back into old habits. I have learned to identify those behaviors and trigger food and I am doing my best to keep them out of my life.