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I had my sleeve operation 3 months ago and have lost 80 lbs. I read some of the questions on here from folks who are just a couple of weeks or months past their surgery and wonder if they ever talk to their bariatric staff, especially their nutritionist. I get the feeling that a lot of them will not be successful when they ask how long it will be until they can go back to eating the crap that made them obese in the first place. My surgeon told me from the get go that the success rate of this surgery was around 50 % and that is NOT a good ratio. When I see questions like "When can I eat potato chips or pancakes again?" I have to wonder if they will be successful. The surgery is a tool and gives you a second chance to get your life back but 99% of this is mental.

This is a serious lifetime commitment and wondering when I can eat mashed potatoes again is not even a thought for me anymore. If you cheat a little bit here and a little bit there it will not be long before you are right back in the same shape you were.

I am off of the CPap machine, I am off all my meds, I have lost 14 inches in my waist and gave all my clothes to the Vietnam Veterans Association. I hired a personal trainer to get my butt back in shape and I feel better than I have in years. In short, this has given me my life back. My wife went on the same eating regiment I did and had lost 35 lbs and dropped from a size 16 to a size 6. I don't know if I could have done all thus without her complete and total support. If I eat 4 ounces of steak for supper, she eats the equivalent of Protein.

I am only 3 months out of surgery and have set my future goals for the rest of my life. Remember, this is mental and you must get yourself into that mindset. Don't sit around wondering when you can eat junk again...you will surely be setting yourself up for failure.

Michael G.

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Amen, brother.

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Thank you for the advice

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I agree! Same goes with alcohol. Each drink is loaded with empty calories. My torture the poor pouch like that, and sabotage your success? Some foods are slippery slopes, but a lot think this surgery will fix everything. People still need to retrain the brain for success.

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