It has been a while since I have logged on... and I just had my 4th month post op visit with my doctor/nutritionist. I have lost 43 pounds in total and am so EXCITED! I feel great!!

Now, I am a little bit concerned because the NUT said that I am about 50%. He said most gastric sleeve patients lose 65% of their excess weight. So, that would mean, if I weighed 100 pounds over my IDEAL weight then I am expected to lose about 65 pounds and they consider that to be the norm. NOW, I want to lose the 100 pounds that I am over weight by -- but the NUT made me feel like that was not typical and went one to say that when one is heavy it takes more energy and therefore you lose more weight but once you have lost about 65% of the excess weight it is more difficult... So, is he trying to discourage me or, well, I don't know?

So, those of you who have had the surgery and are at the 1 year mark -- did you lose ALL your excess weight or was it the 65% of the EXCESS weight that my NUT was talking about?

even I am getting cold cramps.The body is still in shock.loose motions are also normal my Doc said.and weakness waries from person to person.I was feeling great last week.This week I am weak and tired.

I personally wanted to lose 130 lbs to be 130lbs. I was never given a goal.

In 1 year I have lost 100 lbs. I have still been losing slow and steadily since I stopped working out reguarly.

I hope to lose 3-40 more lbs. However long it takes it takes.

An average is just that an average. Some people lose all the weight + and others do not lose any or very little ( see my 600lb life on tlc for instance)

Good luck.

I have a friend who have keep 100% of the weight off 5 years post op and friends who gained 100% back 2 years post op , and one still works out and eats right the other I watched I watched pound down pizza, bread, soda, cookies, see what I'm getting at here

its very imp to work out and be careful of your diet.I was always lazy and prefered to pie down saying my legs were aching. But now I walk many times during the day though slow.I have mad up my mind to make the sleeve work and be healthy and fit for life.

I am almost a year out and I have hit my goal set by the NUT, however, my own personal goal was number based (150) and I think it is still seen in my ticker. That was set when I was in pre op stage. Now, that I am almost a year out, I can write WITH CONFIDENCE that the 150 mark doesn't even matter to me anymore. I have been able to do so much more than I could before and I am VERY happy with that.

Now my goal has moved into something more challenging and meaningful like hiking the next mountain, playing baseball with my sons, or shopping with my daughter and being able to try on different clothes without feeling like 'every stores doesn't have my size'.

I think the goal set forth should be about perspective. Yeah the # part helps to keep you in line, but it can also cause so much stress when trying to solely focus on just the % of amount lost.

let me say I hope I will have success story to tell when I have my surgery on 03/17/14.Second is it me as a male I feel to be special to be with all the females on the blog thanks.

my goal is to live with out NSAIDS .be fit and healthy. Before sleeve i was getting cramps,had pain in calves,back ache could stand for even 2 minutes due to circulation problems.

all these problems have vanished!!! I was taking 5,6 pain killers daily for arthritic pain. Now no tablets just a liquid pain killer sometimes.

I am confident that with more weight loss I will walk better.

let me say I hope I will have success story to tell when I have my surgery on 03/17/14.Second is it me as a male I feel to be special to be with all the females on the blog thanks.

Welcome dude! There are some other guys out there, and we are happy to have them!

I had my surgery one week ago. I am on puree/liquid status. My level of hunger is far greater than what I was told to expect. The surgeon states that the hunger will decrease over time. I certainly am underestimating how much less food I am eating as compared to before the surgery, even though I am eating and drinking continuously throughout the day. Maybe my hunger is really less or I am geting full faster. It is somewhat confusing.

Your stomach doesn't know what the heck is happening... just follow your docs rules, under eat if you are worried you are eating too much...and get in your water at first...things will get better soon.

Hello everyone. I'm 8 days post op. VSG. I'm having bad cravings, is this normal?

Not for sweets but for meat.

Anyone on here

Where are the live chat rooms?

hello..we all have cravings,,and body is going thru hormonal changes...so we may like something and dislike another.

i am 6 weeks out and thinking about food all the time...nothing appeals to me..

follow your doctors orders when you start loosing weight you will be happy and will forget all minor problems.