How Long Has It Been Since Your Sleeve?

[betterthanbefore 19]

I would love to hear from people that have been sleeved for a long time..more than 3 years...and give us an update. Have you gained weight back? Have you gotten sick due to anemia or r u healthier than a horse? We want to hear from you.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I'll be 3 years at the end of the month.

yes, it's easy to gain weight back. I still eat small portions, but it's easy to get into the habit of picking at different things through out the day. I can eat quite a bit more than I could at one year, but I am still never hungry. With things like chips, it's like I have no sleeve at all. I could eat a whole bag if I let myself, without any trouble at all. I don't do it, and I have to be really careful with ice cream.

When I was first sleeved, and for about the first year, ice cream made me really sick. It doesn't anymore, and my boyfriend who lives with me, eats it almost every night.

I am anemic, and I take Iron. If I go off of the Iron, I am immediately anemic again. I just don't eat enough red meat. Outside of that, I am really healthy.

[newtonya2012 6]

I'll be 3 years at the end of the month.

yes' date=' it's easy to gain weight back. I still eat small portions, but it's easy to get into the habit of picking at different things through out the day. I can eat quite a bit more than I could at one year, but I am still never hungry. With things like chips, it's like I have no sleeve at all. I could eat a whole bag if I let myself, without any trouble at all. I don't do it, and I have to be really careful with ice cream.

When I was first sleeved, and for about the first year, ice cream made me really sick. It doesn't anymore, and my boyfriend who lives with me, eats it almost every night.

I am anemic, and I take Iron. If I go off of the Iron, I am immediately anemic again. I just don't eat enough red meat. Outside of that, I am really healthy.[/quote']

How much weight have you lost total in your 3 years?

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I lost 107 lbs between band and sleeve. I have kept it off , but can easily go up and down 10 lbs if I go on vacation, or a couple of weeks of returning to bad eating habits. Then I have to be really careful, with exercising and watching everything I put in my mouth.