Can I reach my goal with the sleeve?

[idreamofskinny 2]

I'm 6' 363 lbs and am having trouble finding others with similar stats that made it to goal. My goal is 180lbs. My personality is one that will get Protein Water and exercise in while staying between 600 and 800 calories. If I do everything right will I be able to reach 180? Or is that too much weight to lose with the sleeve? I appreciate any input! Thanks.

Ps looking at February surgery date. Just trying to figure out if the sleeve is the right option for me. It's the one I'm comfortable with.

Edited January 6, 2016 by idreamofskinny

[idreamofskinny 2]

I'd like to add that I was fully confident until yesterday when I asked the nut and she wasn't encouraging that 50% body weight, 100% excess weight is possible at my size.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Can you reach your goal with the sleeve? Yes.

Can you reach your goal by eating under 800 calories every day? Maybe. By keeping your metabolism low it may be possible, but in my non-professional opinion it would probably be making it harder.

If you follow your program, get in all of your Protein and fluids, make healthy choices, take your Vitamins and supplements, and exercise you should be able to reach your goal.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I think you can but expect to work at it. I was over 400 DOS. The first 100lbs was relatively easy. I'm down 115lbs and find I have to work harder now. I ate 800 ish calories until about month 8. Now I'm at about 1,000 calories a day.

[idreamofskinny 2]

600-800 calories is what they told me I needed to stay at for the first year. is that not right?

[DivineRN 4]

Hi. I'm 5'10 and day of surgery I was 361. I lost 30 lbs in a smidgen over 2 weeks and stalled out. By adding exercise in I'm starting to see the scale move again. My goal is 175. I think we can do it! But I do also think it will be hard.

Oh. I was sleeved 12/10/15 and I get anywhere from 800 to 1000 calories daily

Edited January 9, 2016 by DivineRN

[idreamofskinny 2]

thank you so much for this reply! i've been really wondering if its possible. this gives me hope!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

600-800 calories is what they told me I needed to stay at for the first year. is that not right?

That's a conversation for you and your nutritionist. I did 800ish calories until month 8/9. At that point I was working out 4 -6 days a week and needed to increase my calories. I currently eat about 1,000- 1,100. (15 mths post op)

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

@@idreamofskinny said:

600-800 calories is what they told me I needed to stay at for the first year. is that not right?

Weeeelllll ... that's not what my medical team told me.

And before I say anything else you should know that all surgical / nutritional advisors by no means give the same advice.

And you should also know that I was not a "heavyweight" when I started this process. I'm 5'5" and 70 years old. My highest weight was 235 pounds. My surgery day weight was 216. My weight goal was 150 pounds. I reached that goal at 8.5 months post-op. It took me another 6 months to slowly reach 137 pounds, where for the past 3 months I've maintained while eating 1700 - 2000 calories.

So here's what my medical advisors told me: Eat 800 cals through Month 6. Then get the cals up to 1,000 calories through Month 8. Then get the calories up to 1,200 through Month 10.

Why? Because if you eat a very small amount of food for a long time you are teaching your body to subsist on a starvation diet. That will set your metabolism at a lower rate than you will be comfortable maintaining later on.

The more you hang out here, you'll understand that this is a huge, huge topic of debate and confusion, partly because our bodies don't all respond the same ways to food.

Some people can eat more to maintain than others. Some people are on medications that reduce their metabolic rates. Some people are more active than others and burn more calories. Some people have more muscle mass, which naturally ramp up the metabolism, too. Some people can tolerate more carbs than others without gaining weight. Frankly, it isn't fair that two people who weigh the same can't eat the same amount of calories or types of food to lose or maintain their weights. It appears that weight control isn't a simple calculation of calories in, calories out.

IMHO, you truly have to become a bit of a nutritionist yourself. And you have to learn what works for YOU and then accept what your body needs to lose and to maintain. And be willing to eat like that.