Assimilate gastric sleeve without having surgery?

[WL WARRIOR 692]

I am a little over a year out and have recently learned something important about this process: the sleeve has helped my to lose 150 pounds in less than a year, but after that, its mostly up to me................

My hunger returned around the year mark and sometimes I'm surprised at my capacity. In order to maintain, I have to stick to three meals a day with two small Snacks. Eating every three hours or grazing does not work so well when your capacity has increased.

Of course, I can't eat as much as I use to. I can't sit down and eat five rice crispy treats like before. Like others have mentioned, stay away from processed food. I actually try to stay away from almost all foods at the bottom of the food triangle. You can still follow the bariatric diet without undergoing surgery because it is very similar to the Atkins program.

I don't know anyone who has lost over 100 pounds and kept it off for more than a year without surgery. This surgery has reset my metabolism and now I can maintain my goal weight by eating 1800-2000 daily calories. This changing of your "set point" is probably the best aspect of VSG.

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Debbie Jean and BLERDGIRL

THANK YOU for making it so clear...

No going back and forth in my mind any more.

I will get the sleeve!!!

And thank you WL. Warrior!

What an amazing journey!

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Thisfathasgottogo

Which Kaiser are you with?

I live in Pleasant Hill and with Fremont Kaiser.

Thanks for your input!!

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Lipsticklady

Wow your calories are REALLY low!

You sound like you're doing really well..

I'm getting excited!

Since Thursday

I have already limits 5 pounds following Kaisers 1200calories a day

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WL Warrior

That is so exciting that you can eat 1800-2000 and maintain! Wow!!!

[heidikate 49]

My phone changed lost to limits

Weird..????

[thisfathasgot2go 235]

@@heidikate

I am in Southern California and attended the health education classes in Hollywood at Kaiser Sunset.

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My husband was born in Hollywod

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Hollywood

[magtart 603]

My husband was born in Hollywod

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Hollywood

I was also born in Hollywood. :)

I will be two years out next month and still don't really get hungry. If I feel hungry I eat, but if I'm out running around or something it quickly passes and I just forget that I was hungry. I think my surgeon removed part of my attention span along with my stomach.

[heidikate 49]

Wow Magtart! That's great

Do you mind saying your stats ?

[magtart 603]

My stats are not impressive. I spent at least 8 months battling a cross addiction with alcohol. I'm better now and back on the proper path.

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Oh Magtart

That's awesome that you are in good health now!