Big Guy Worries

[BigD35 2]

I've always been a big guy. Broad shoulders, barrel chested. Even when I was in great shape at 18 yo , I was 215lbs. I am now 300lbs. I don't want to be less than 215 in a perfect world. I fear that if I get sleeved that the weight will keep pouring off and I look like a skeleton. My frame is too large for 170lbs. Is the sleeve too drastic of a choice for 80lbs if weight loss ? Will I be able to stop losing weight ? Any thoughts ?

[bigsleeve56 266]

Hell ya you can stop anytime you want. 80 lbs for me was 70 days I started at 423.

[aroundhky 1,174]

I've always been a big guy. Broad shoulders, barrel chested. Even when I was in great shape at 18 yo , I was 215lbs. I am now 300lbs. I don't want to be less than 215 in a perfect world. I fear that if I get sleeved that the weight will keep pouring off and I look like a skeleton. My frame is too large for 170lbs. Is the sleeve too drastic of a choice for 80lbs if weight loss ? Will I be able to stop losing weight ? Any thoughts ?

Those were my exact same thoughts before surgery. This looks like a post that I would've made two years ago. "BigD".....how tall are you?

[BigD35 2]

I'm about 6' tall.

[BigD35 2]

Maybe 5' 11"

[sonya139 95]

http://www.obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-sleeve/gastric-sleeves-how-much-weight-will-i-lose

This link has a calculator at the bottom that can calculate how much you might lose with the sleeve. I too don't have a drastic amount to lose....like 90 lbs.

[mage54 28]

http://www.obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-sleeve/gastric-sleeves-how-much-weight-will-i-lose This link has a calculator at the bottom that can calculate how much you might lose with the sleeve. I too don't have a drastic amount to lose....like 90 lbs.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I hadn't seen it before, but am very grateful.