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I was sleeved on September 12th. I am so pleased to hear that it isn't just me experiencing a stall in weight loss. I started 137kilo and am today 120.3kilo. half of this weight loss was of course the pre & post op restricted diet. I found I was hungry quite early on and became depressed for a while. Now I am 3 months out I have pulled myself together somewhat I realize that this is a diet/exercise journey which is aided by the sleeve. Sadly it isn't a magical spell... I have joined the gym and aim for 4 times a week, I found good support there with a 'can do' attitude. This was made much easier as I treated my friend to an early Christmas present and bought her a years membership also, so great to have company at some of my gym visits whilst I am finding my feet. I am surprised what I can achieve there already and feeling good but i am only losing around 1 kilo a week and I had hoped for twice that if I am honest. Before the gym I stayed the same for 4 weeks which made me feel very low indeed. Because I was hungry I sort of skipped the mushy food phase and went cautiously to solids as I need to feel satisfied and soup and alike slipped straight through the sleeve leaving me wanting more, but I found adding thicker porridge, beans and pulses etc sustained me better. BTW I am not suggesting you guys do that! I have had a very easy time of it all, no sickness, no acid and i just felt that was safe for me at the time. I guess I wanted to say here is that you might be feeling down and disheartened, but with a bit of a kick in the pants you CAN do this- I am doing it!!!!! Lets be good to ourselves- we deserve it Lynn x

Thank you for your comment JENN1 , I realize I was being a little glib in my post. My surgeon sold it to me as a "miracle" and I was told I would have "rapid weight loss" this was of course unrealistic. The Dietitian brought me back down to earth. I was dealing with disappointment of the missing magic! lol I had a follow up with my surgeon 2 weeks ago- I walked into his office and he held his arms open and said "well" " didn't I tell you it would be great" I just sat down and couldn't entertain his enthusiasm. Its silly really as I am a very grounded & practical person, but I have a long sad tale I wont go into now about a previous Gastric Band and a near death experience - so this was to be my salvation. I think I was suffering with a bit of post surgical depression (and delusion) and let things get on top of me. But now i feel I am taking control. I know the simple truth is that I need to be ever contious of my diet and exercise. I am now starting to really like going to the gym and aim for 4 times a week, getting used to the cardio and increasing each week. I am losing around 1kilo a week and eating lots of vegetables, eggs and calorie controlled ready meals. I feel good and with a bit of support I can do this. Lynn x

I am 3 months out and this much I have learned; gastric sleeve wont make you lose weight. you MUST be on a diet and exercise. This leads me to think- why didn't i just go on a diet and start exercising and save myself £8,000 I started off letting the sleeve guide me and only lost 2lbs in 8 weeks... bad decision The i cut out all the 'panic protein' i thought I needed and that made a small difference. Now I have come to terms that this sleeve is hardly even a tool, if anything it has just strong-armed me into sorting myself out and stock thinking some magic spell will transform my body without any real effort. Not to mention I told EVERYONE and now I look mighty silly if I don't start shrinking soon.. 3 weeks ago i joined the gym and started strictly regulating my calorific intake and BOOM lost 10lbs. Personally I need to forget I have this sleeve as it is me and me alone who can make this happen. yes the sleeve will prevent me from stuffing my face with large portions carbs and so putting on weight would slow up, but at 137kilo drastic action is needed. Lesson learned- see ya later £8,000 it was nice knowing you! lol Off to the gym now good luck everyone Lynn