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I am just starting the process and haven’t had my consultation yet. But I’m wondering... if I haven’t been able to lose weight all these years with dieting, would I be able to lose with the sleeve? I see so many wonderful transformation photos, but I see them with diet programs too. I’m really nervous about it and would hate doing it if it wouldn’t work for me.

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They would be better at explaining it during the consultation, but basically the sleeve helps your body stop fighting you about losing weight. People fail most of the time or gain the weight right back because our bodies freak out when we loose weight. Not only is your stomach smaller with the sleeve so you can't eat as much, but it takes out the part of the stomach with hormones that play a big part in your body wanting to keep weight.

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To the OP: - there are no magic formulas, it still takes food restriction, exercise and figuring out what works for you. The surgery is a HUGE part of making that more manageable.

You don't elaborate on what you tried in the past or for how long? For me, I had lost weight on Weight Watchers and then gained it back. With the sleeve I have great physical restriction with little appetite so it is easier to make better choices - I still could make bad ones though if I choose to.

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And with an RnY bypass you have even less sto4age capacity. A sleeve gives you something the diameter of a fat garden house, bypass a large chicken- small turkey egg sized pouch, your surgeon will judge the proper size, so sleeve maybe a cup to cup and a half, bypass pouch an half cup? Big change from the football sized stomach with expandable sides all the way around you were born with. But most patients feel it is worth it to,preserve life and lose their excess weight.

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3 hours ago, Bluebird_ said:

I am just starting the process and haven’t had my consultation yet. But I’m wondering... if I haven’t been able to lose weight all these years with dieting, would I be able to lose with the sleeve? I see so many wonderful transformation photos, but I see them with diet programs too. I’m really nervous about it and would hate doing it if it wouldn’t work for me.

I had the same fears. Obviously the restriction is a great tool, but I feared I wouldn't have a great success with WLS. But ultimately, I decided that this was my final option to try. I knew it would be a life long commitment and I was ready. I do believe you get as much out of this as you put in.

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