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Most of the folks that seem to get the VSG seem smaller. I have my first appointment on 3/13 to start the sleeve process, but my starting weight is 470 and I'm afraid that maybe I'm too big for sleeve to work. I don't want the full bypass. Anyone here successful with losing 250-300lbs with the sleeve??

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My husband was sleeved in November at 500 lbs. He has lost 120 so far. Our surgeon originally said there was a possibility of doing bypass in the future. We figured we will cross that bridge if and when it needs to be. So far so good though. Even 3 months out he's losing 5-6 lbs a week.

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I started my preop diet weighing 384 lbs in August of 2013, went for Gastric Sleeve Surgery in mexico in September of 2013. As of July 2014 I had lost 238lbs. I am now holding steady at 147lbs!!! It can be done with the sleeve! Just follow your doctor's orders :)

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@@David Benjamin I'm only 5mths out but I started at a pretty high weight and have been losing consistently.

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Honestly it hasn't been that difficult for me. I eat pretty much the same things I ate before WLS just in smaller amounts.

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I don't have quit as much to lose for my personal goal but still had about 200 pounds I wanted to get off. My starting weight was 388. I am only a little over 4 months out and down 83 pounds. My doctor never questioned if sleeve would work. I think they see great results these days with it on high BMIs. I have read several stories of people the same size or bigger who were successful. I think you can totally do it!

The change with eating is what took me a couple months to adapt to. I literally mourned food the first couple months. I haven't had anything really disagree with my body but I definitely have a difference in what feels almost heavy in my stomach. Breads are so heavy for me. So I just stay away from those. And ground beef feels me up quicker than chicken but I'll still eat it. I just adjusted my choices and trust me, I am crazy picky so if I can do it, anyone can. I don't feel like I had to give anything up. I eat what I want. But I chose to eat what makes me feel better and not like a ton of bricks. You can do this David!!

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Thank you for that. I needed to hear it. I have my first appointment on the 13th to start the process and I was starting to get discouraged because I wasn't finding stories like my own. I know this is going to be a big change, but I'm ready for it. I'm sick of not feeling good all the time.

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The link to my story is in my signature tag. Basically I am a vegetarian with multiple food and medicine allergies. I spent 3 years losing the same 35 - 50 lbs, getting sick and regaining. The sleeve helped alleviate my allergy triggers. The only time I had a hive outbreak since being sleeved was when I stopped taking my ZyrtecD. Before surgery I couldn't go a week without a severe hive outbreak.

This is a game changer for me.

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I had to limit my carb intake drastically, Not including veggies. So basically no bread, Pasta, potatoes, or sugar.

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For Breakfast I have a Premier Protein shake with a tbsp of PB2. lunch is 3oz of meat with asparagus, mushrooms or onions and supper is the same. I try not to snack but if I get snacky I will go for almonds or pickles or cheese

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