Do "lightweights" tend to hit goal?

[Lori Orr 29]

Hi to you. I'm a 30 BMI and scheduled next month for my sleeve.

I've gotten a lot of information and I've heard we lose at a slower rate.

[beats 4]

I had someone tell me yesterday "well, you don't weigh that much". I have 70+ lbs to lose. And frankly at this point I don't care what others think.

Love this.

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[kendra01 7]

Does it make a difference what size sleeve u have

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As far as I know, you don't choose the size of your sleeve, the surgeon makes that decision once in there.

People with less to lose tend to lose much less the first few weeks and lose more slowly.

Meeting "goal" has a lot of variables, but it helps to remember that the more someone has to lose the more loose skin they end up with (usually) and that skin does have weight, though generally not as much as people think.

Also, if a person has been extremely overweight for a long period of time their bones become more dense to support their weight. So, their bones actually weigh more.

And muscle weight more than fat.

So getting down to a certain BMI doesn't really tell you much, there are so many other factors to consider.

I never thought of all this - good points ????

[kendra01 7]

Cheers guys - anyone here from Brisbane being sleeved - & any dr adibs patients