Rootman

Yes, I experienced it too. I felt VERY nausaus for about the first 2 weeks. Be aware that you MAY need a PPI like Omiprozol or Nexium, MOST of the acid pumps (proton pumps) are cut away with the lower stomach but the poor small section of stomach that is left is so swollen and traumatized what few pumps are left may STILL produce too much acid for the small space. Check with the doc before just getting something like OTC Prilosec. After a while the swelling goes down and the acid situation usually takes care of itself.

I'm the same as TexasT above. I get a normal full feeling and after more get REAL uncomfortable and I suppose after that I WOULD get sick but have not pushed it that far. It's been this way for a few mmonths for me, prior to this I would get real naseaus real fast.The AMOUNT that I get full from is far, far smaller than it used to be. It WILL take some control after you reach this point but the control is much easier, I used to just lust after food constantly, now I just get a bit peckish and it only takes a few bites to satisfy.

You're doing everything right, just give your body time and the weight will start to come off. The body struggels to maintain the fat stores it has been so diligently packing away for years and resists our every effort to lose it. After a time the body exhausts every "trick" it can use to prevent the loss and will be forced to use up the fat, and the weight starts dropping. So just give it time. Sorry for being pedantic but I think you meant LOSING in your title instead of LOOSING.

Congrats and welcome to the ranks of VSG'ers.

I'm in the same situation, I was paniky at first but then realized that my clothes were still jst as baggy and I was able to actually see some muscle definition rather than just tubular shaped limbs. It's important to keep up and maintain the exercise and immediatly cut back the caloric consuption when cutting back on the exercise rate so as not to actually gain weight.

It's another one of those classic statements which has truth behind it but is in some ways false. YES a pound of muscle weighs EXACTLY the same as a pound of fat - that's ONE POUND, but as you point out takes up LESS MASS, so in mass a pound of muscle takes up less ROOM then a pound of fat. I'm exercisiing like never before and have GAINED 5 pounds since my low point in loss on VSG diet, although my clothes are loser and I am mostly smaller in size. My waist is smaller, upper thighs are smaller but biceps and calfs are a bitter larger and MUCH, MUCH more defined, So I am carrying a lot more muscle than I was and am physically smaller and weigh a touch more.

Yes, the bidy has a great mechinism to create new skin as we get fatter and no real way of getting rid of it when we lose. If it bunches up and sags after weight loss the only real way to get rid of it is by surgical removal. The only way to reduce to the point where the excess skin is readsorbed is to reach dangerously thin levels where the body will start and use up the skin tissue as energy, we've all seen the walking skeletons due to starvation or anorexia. THis is very dangerous and can cause MORE issues than it will solve. Working out to fill in muscale mass can help but typically cannot "fix" the loose skin perfectly.

Thanks! I still don't like clothing that's very tight. It's funny to pass the guys wearing the full "costume" in my denim shorts and polo shorts. I may break down and get a "real" bike jersey just to get something in chartreuse for visibility.

BUMP: Added a pic to the original post, not sure if just editing a post would put it back in the NEW list so I added this bump to force it.

Welcome! Just jump on and start asking questions and contributing when you can. A good portion of us are in the same boat having no group near by, so we know what to expect and most of the issues you will face. We wish you well with your surgery and look forward to hearing about your good results.

Congrats, keep up the good work and keep us informed on your progress.

Only a qualified WL physician can answer that question. But the sleeve was originally designed to be the first part of a WLS proceedure, first the sleeve then a duodinal switch to finish off the weight loss. It was soon found that the sleeve was enough proceedure when made small enough. A few still go through the two part proceedure but most just have the sleeve. Please encourage her to do SOMETHING about her weight and do it soon. Being that obese is a sure way to end up in deep health trouble.

Been there done that, finally gave in to the fact that I could NOT do it on my own and that I had to have help. I was (not so slowly) killing myself. About 1 3/4 years out and it's by far tge best thing I have ever done for myself healthwise.

Yeah, ice cream is easy to eat after a while, at first sweets is really a turn off. I eat ice cream once in a while, tonight my wife and I split a small piece of cake alamode, I had maybe 3 small bites and she ate the rest. I was satisfied with that, pre-op a few years ago I would of scarfed the whole thing down and wanted more.