LoserMaryVSG_2020

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I remember being pre-op and my favorite thing to do was look at progress photos and dream
I am 6 months, 10 days post op and I am down 128 pounds total. This isnt a very great pic since I have been sick, but i still took it because anything is better than my before!!

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218

Regrets? Only one: Like many, I wish i did it like sooner. Like when I first got into the 40 BMI range to qualify for WLS (in my case that would have been maybe 5-6 years before I actually got it done).
There are absolutely ZERO issues/side effects/annoyances that in any way outweigh the benefits of WLS (for me at least)
Water? Your experience may be different, but I was suddenly able to chug water around the 2-3 week mark. Found this out by accident when I was super thirsty from a walk and forgot to sip.
I am almost 3 years post op now, and i think I can eat almost anything (and probably have), just in much, much, much smaller amounts. I average probably 1800-1900 cals a day these days. I have been maintaining my weight for 2 years now (with regular exercise) and life is good.
Whatever you decide, I hope that you are content are are in terms with the decision. You may never be completely free of your ALL reservations, but so long as you can manage them, you'll do great.
Good Luck! ❤️

So I actually was also worried about Water consumption. In the beginning, I did have to sip water slowly throughout the day. I work from home and parked my water next to my desk and it was fine. I had to remember to keep sipping but I managed. About 3 weeks in, I noticed I was able to do 2.5 sips at a time. At 4.5 months out now, I can take down 3.5 sips/gulps at once. I can actually easily drink 30 ounces in just over an hour.

However, I was traveling a few weeks ago and fresh fruit and vegetables were less accessible on the road trip and I was being less attentive to water and didn’t want to stop every hour to use the bathroom. When I got home, the lack of Fiber and hydration landed me in the hospital with incredibly painful stomach pain. Lesson learned.

still no regrets - down almost 70 pounds.

I’m a bit over 9 months PO
Gastric sleeve, HW 345 SW 325 CW 218