BigDaddyJoe

I've been getting that lately as well, including from my wife. I still want to lose another 5-10 lbs, I only just today got to within the 'normal' range on the BMI chart, I want to get a little lower in case I bounce back a little in maintenance.

Well, I didn't let myself think that I couldn't do it. Not doing it wasn't an option, as far as I was concerned. I know people who didn't even do the pre op diet, and went out to Red Lobster the night before surgery. Needless to say, these people have not done too well with the surgery, because they obviously weren't prepared mentally to do the things they needed to do to make it work.

Ok, but if she is already looking for the minimum amount of time to quit, that just shows she is not serious about quitting.

My wife and I were sleeved 6 weeks apart (me 03/08/13, her 04/19/13). We wanted to do it closer together, but she had issues with getting time off from work.

I'm a computer programmer, and musician. My wife was also sleeved, and is an ICU nurse.

Sorry you had to deal with all of that stuff! Hopefully the complications are over and you can get on with your sleeved life. I was sleeved on March 8, and am down 86 lbs, and 2 lbs below my surgeon's goal. I couldn't be happier with the whole experience, and wish you luck and success!

If she is gonna quit, why would she ever want to go back?

Well, I didn't let myself think that I couldn't do it. Not doing it wasn't an option, as far as I was concerned. I know people who didn't even do the pre op diet, and went out to Red Lobster the night before surgery. Needless to say, these people have not done too well with the surgery, because they obviously weren't prepared mentally to do the things they needed to do to make it work.

If she is gonna quit, why would she ever want to go back?

Well, I didn't let myself think that I couldn't do it. Not doing it wasn't an option, as far as I was concerned. I know people who didn't even do the pre op diet, and went out to Red Lobster the night before surgery. Needless to say, these people have not done too well with the surgery, because they obviously weren't prepared mentally to do the things they needed to do to make it work.

If she is gonna quit, why would she ever want to go back?

I wouldn't say I'm normal, but at least my BMI is

I've been getting that lately as well, including from my wife. I still want to lose another 5-10 lbs, I only just today got to within the 'normal' range on the BMI chart, I want to get a little lower in case I bounce back a little in maintenance.

I wouldn't say I'm normal, but at least my BMI is

Congrats on being normal

I've been getting that lately as well, including from my wife. I still want to lose another 5-10 lbs, I only just today got to within the 'normal' range on the BMI chart, I want to get a little lower in case I bounce back a little in maintenance.

I would think it would be virtually impossible not to lose SOMETHING, but results may vary. It all depends on how serious you are and how willing you are to make the necessary changes. You are not guaranteed to KEEP it off either.

What exactly is expected of you? I know all doctors are different, and some have some pretty crazy expectations before surgery. I only had to do one week of a pre op diet. Before that week, I made sure to eat everything I loved that I knew I wouldn't be able to eat for a while. Doctors requiring people to do long term restrictive diets before surgery, when they have most likely failed at them in the past which is what led to them doing something drastic like surgery, just seems counterintuitive to me. They 'sell' the surgery as a tool to help people be successful where they have failed in the past, so why set them up to feel like failures before surgery?
That being said, The surgery IS a tool, but it doesn't do it all for you. You still have to make the right decisions about what you put in your body. It becomes much easier, because you become much less interested in food, at least in my experience. There have been times where the sleeve has saved me from myself, where I would have completely sabotaged myself if I was only doing a diet. As an example, fairly early on I was stuck in a 2 week stall. I was frustrated that the scale wasn't moving and questioning why I put myself through this. I was driving past Taco Bell and decided to stop and get some. I was only able to eat a half of a soft taco. Hardly sabotage. In the past, I would have engorged myself with food and given up on the diet. The next morning, I woke up and was down 3 lbs.. I'm now 5 months out and down 85 lbs., and at my doctor's goal already. I'm amazed at how well I've done, and think it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. You won't even remember this pre op stuff a few months from now, so don't let it get you down.

What exactly is expected of you? I know all doctors are different, and some have some pretty crazy expectations before surgery. I only had to do one week of a pre op diet. Before that week, I made sure to eat everything I loved that I knew I wouldn't be able to eat for a while. Doctors requiring people to do long term restrictive diets before surgery, when they have most likely failed at them in the past which is what led to them doing something drastic like surgery, just seems counterintuitive to me. They 'sell' the surgery as a tool to help people be successful where they have failed in the past, so why set them up to feel like failures before surgery?
That being said, The surgery IS a tool, but it doesn't do it all for you. You still have to make the right decisions about what you put in your body. It becomes much easier, because you become much less interested in food, at least in my experience. There have been times where the sleeve has saved me from myself, where I would have completely sabotaged myself if I was only doing a diet. As an example, fairly early on I was stuck in a 2 week stall. I was frustrated that the scale wasn't moving and questioning why I put myself through this. I was driving past Taco Bell and decided to stop and get some. I was only able to eat a half of a soft taco. Hardly sabotage. In the past, I would have engorged myself with food and given up on the diet. The next morning, I woke up and was down 3 lbs.. I'm now 5 months out and down 85 lbs., and at my doctor's goal already. I'm amazed at how well I've done, and think it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. You won't even remember this pre op stuff a few months from now, so don't let it get you down.

Excellent article. Doctors should print it out to give to their patients.

What exactly is expected of you? I know all doctors are different, and some have some pretty crazy expectations before surgery. I only had to do one week of a pre op diet. Before that week, I made sure to eat everything I loved that I knew I wouldn't be able to eat for a while. Doctors requiring people to do long term restrictive diets before surgery, when they have most likely failed at them in the past which is what led to them doing something drastic like surgery, just seems counterintuitive to me. They 'sell' the surgery as a tool to help people be successful where they have failed in the past, so why set them up to feel like failures before surgery?
That being said, The surgery IS a tool, but it doesn't do it all for you. You still have to make the right decisions about what you put in your body. It becomes much easier, because you become much less interested in food, at least in my experience. There have been times where the sleeve has saved me from myself, where I would have completely sabotaged myself if I was only doing a diet. As an example, fairly early on I was stuck in a 2 week stall. I was frustrated that the scale wasn't moving and questioning why I put myself through this. I was driving past Taco Bell and decided to stop and get some. I was only able to eat a half of a soft taco. Hardly sabotage. In the past, I would have engorged myself with food and given up on the diet. The next morning, I woke up and was down 3 lbs.. I'm now 5 months out and down 85 lbs., and at my doctor's goal already. I'm amazed at how well I've done, and think it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. You won't even remember this pre op stuff a few months from now, so don't let it get you down.