melissamae99

It's a survival mechanism for the body called homeostasis. During times of famine, the body would hold Water and do whatever else it had to do to keep the body weight stable. Eventually, the water has to go, hence the drop. That's what "bounces" are, too. I will do everything right, and gain a pound overnight. Within a day or two, I'm down that pound and more. Fascinating stuff.

For most people it falls under learning to eat NORMALLY. That means not approaching the sleeve as a diet, learning to overcome bad eating habits that made us big in the first place, and learning to use food as fuel and enjoy it in moderation.
A lot of us are in total denial until we're already sleeved about what exactly made us fat. I was sure my issue was 90% genetics and was definitely in denial about the fact that I was an overeater and that I used food as a comfort. I was sure that simply restricting my portion size via the sleeve would solve all of my issues and make me a happier person. This is not so.
The sleeve will help you lose weight because it reduces the size of your stomach. It will not teach you to stop restricting yourself with a crazy diet or make you exercise or make you stop eating Cookies if you choose to eat one per hour for six hours. It will not magically make you enjoy eating healthy or make you perfectly happy all by itself.
The challenge I had was learning to eat normally, to approach food as something that can be enjoyable but that doesn't induce guilt, either. I had to learn that it's not all or nothing, it's the rest of my life. It was not easy but it was worth the work.
If you do the headwork in the beginning, maintenance is easy.
~Cheri

Surgery scheduled for May 29th!!

Thank you all for the advice and support. I think he is on the fence for many reasons. I know we have spent money on lots of failed attempts to lose the weight, and nothing I have ever tried before has worked. But that is the reason I want to go through with the surgery. My feelings are in this 100% and I will make it work. I want to finally lose and be able to chase my kids, go for walks, and just enjoy a life without feeling fat!!
I have asked him to watch a taped seminar of my doctor's information...he hasn't taken the time to do that yet. Weight loss has been a difficult subject in our marriage for years. I just think I will have to prove it to him and kick this into high gear!