Weight loss..a journey, not a destination.

[gmanbat 5,889]

In the graveyard of failed diet attempts you will see on the tombstones, "Here lies the dream, destroyed by discouragement from unrealistic expectations".

The sleeve will not drop you off at Slimbodyville. Weight loss and maintenance are a part of a life long journey. The sleeve is a vehicle. If you stay on, stay awake with hands on the steering wheel,and follow the traffic rules you will pass through many milestones of victorious overcoming. If you think you have arrived and let go of the wheel and go to sleep you will wake up one day back where you began...and perhaps worse.

I encourage everyone new to the sleeve to visit the veterans forum. There you will find that the real value of the sleeve is the help it provides years out. It is a powerful tool but not invincible. Veterans struggle to maintain and regain ground. Knowledge and the correct attitude is just as important 3 years out as 3 days out.

How many times have you lost weight, even reached goal, only to gain it back? Diligence is the price of freedom. This isn't magic, it's war.