marisela87 2 Posted November 16, 2010 Im 23 years old and have been overweight ALL MY LIFE!!! i've tried soo many diets. I did loose weight at one point doing the low carb and those two years I was thin were the best years of my life so far.... I have gotten to a point where I cannot do it bymyself anymore and this is why Im choosing to do this. Please give me advice and let me know how it went for you!!! Thanks A LOT!!! wish me luck! Marisela Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MRSKOUBiK 27 Posted November 16, 2010 I'm hoping to have surgery in December too! And, we're the same age Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Becca 108 Posted November 16, 2010 Congrats! I am a December sleever, too. I wish I could have had my sleeve at 23! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sleeveorbust 11 Posted November 16, 2010 congrats on ur decision... I'm 22 and just got my sleeve the beginning of October... So far in 6 weeks I'm down 30 lbs.. I feel great and my feelings of hunger and incessant need for food has been totally abolished! I'm loving it.. And most of all I love knowing that I'm going to reach my goal and stay there! Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marisela87 2 Posted November 16, 2010 Thanks thats awesome! Im happy things are going well for you! Im nervous but this is what I want....i really hope im making the right decision! Ses like u did Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgremmy 36 Posted November 16, 2010 I am 33 and getting this done on Dec 14, 2010. Congrats to you!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marisela87 2 Posted November 16, 2010 I am 33 and getting this done on Dec 14, 2010. Congrats to you!!! AWESOME!!! MINES DEC. 15...I CAN HARDLY WAIT....KEEP ME POSTED!!! I WANT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgremmy 36 Posted November 16, 2010 AWESOME!!! MINES DEC. 15...I CAN HARDLY WAIT....KEEP ME POSTED!!! I WANT TO HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! I will!! Best of luck to you.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marisela87 2 Posted November 16, 2010 I'm hoping to have surgery in December too! And, we're the same age Congrats! THATS AWESOME!! WE SHOULD DEF LET EACH OTHER KNOW OUR STATUS AND KEEP EACH OTHER POSTED. tHIS IS SO EXCITING BUT IM NERVOUS AS WELL...MINE WILL BE DEC 15 AND YOURS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marisela87 2 Posted December 2, 2010 congrats on ur decision... I'm 22 and just got my sleeve the beginning of October... So far in 6 weeks I'm down 30 lbs.. I feel great and my feelings of hunger and incessant need for food has been totally abolished! I'm loving it.. And most of all I love knowing that I'm going to reach my goal and stay there! Good luck! Wow that's awesome! How are things going? I'm getting nervous its in two weeks. I'm just nervous because I won't have my full stomach anymore and I feel like I'm gpibg to get so fraustrated.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 78 Posted December 3, 2010 How exciting, and how exciting to have the surgery when you are young! When I was your age I was over 200 lbs. and managed to lose over 70 lbs. on my own (low cal diet, lots of exercise). I kept the weight off for a couple of years and then got engaged and then married, and started eating like a "normal person" again, and poof I started gaining weight like crazy. So now it's nearly 20 years later, and I have been back over 200 lbs. for the past 15 years or so, and every year I have told myself "THIS is the year I lose that 100 lbs again!" Every year I tried to lose weight and some years I would lose 20 lbs. But it's a LOT harder to lose weight in your 30s and 40s than in your 20s and I never was able to keep any weight loss off for more than a year. So now I've decided 2011 really IS the year I lose the extra weight, but this time I will have a powerful tool to help me and that is my VSG procedure. I'm so happy for you that you won't have the yo-yo diet & weight gain hell that I've had for 15 years. Yay for you!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilMissDiva Irene 3,282 Posted December 3, 2010 Hello Marisela! It sounds like you do very well with the Low Carb type dieting. That makes me believe you will do wonderfully with your sleeve. That is the diet of choice, especially since your tummy will be too small to fit much of anything besides Protein dense portions. I abolutely LOVE MY SLEEVE!!! It has helped me tremendously! I am down over 40 Lbs since my pre-op diet, and I lose consistently. I was revised from band to sleeve on 9/15/10. I may not be the fastest loser here, but I appreciate every pound lost!!! I feel fantastic and I'm also down 3 sizes already. I don't regret my decision for one second. All the best to you in your upcoming journey! Please keep us posted on your updates. Hugs!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jolanda 23 Posted December 4, 2010 Good luck - I've been there, lost a lot of weight myself with a sort of low carb diet but still needed the sleeve to get those last 80+ pounds off. Best decision I ever made. The reason? Sure, losing the weight was super easy after the sleeve, but I've proved to myself I can diet without it, too. But keeping the weight off has been so easy it's ridiculous. I just weigh myself once a week and if my weight is up by a pound or two it takes me less than a week to lose it again. No suffering. I love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marisela87 2 Posted December 6, 2010 I'm hoping to have surgery in December too! And, we're the same age Congrats! HEY!!! HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? I HOPE YOUR DOING WELL. SO IS YOUR SURGERY STILL ON 12/15/2010? IM STILL HAVING SURGERY THAT DAY, GOD WILLING! AS TIME GETS CLOSER IM GETTING MORE NERVOUS!!! HOW ARE YOU FEELING? IM SERIOUSLY STARTING TO FREAK OUT I HOPE I DON'T chicken OUT AT THE LAST MOMENT. IM SCARED I WILL EVEN THOUGH AT THE SAME TIME I WANT THIS SO BADLY. I HAVE SO MANY MIXED EMOTIONS!!! ARE YOU FEELING AT ALL THE SAME WAY? JUST WONDERING....THANKS!!! MARISELA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marisela87 2 Posted December 6, 2010 Good luck - I've been there, lost a lot of weight myself with a sort of low carb diet but still needed the sleeve to get those last 80+ pounds off. Best decision I ever made. The reason? Sure, losing the weight was super easy after the sleeve, but I've proved to myself I can diet without it, too. But keeping the weight off has been so easy it's ridiculous. I just weigh myself once a week and if my weight is up by a pound or two it takes me less than a week to lose it again. No suffering. I love it! WOW THATS AWESOME! I HOPE I HAVE THE SAME SUCCESS AS YOU!!! I HAVE 9 MORE DAYS UNTILL SURGERY AND IM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS AND SCARED....I REALLY HOPE I DON'T chicken OUT. SO IT HAS BEEN THE BEST DECISION ? I JUST NEED SOME REASSURANCE I GUESS....IM SO SCARED, DID YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY BEFORE SURGERY? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites