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VSG'ers with 100+ lbs to lose

Hello, all.

Are there any among you with 100+lbs to lose? I have a few questions and I'd like to see how it's going for others like me.

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Yeap, here is another one that had over a hundred to lose, but with the sleeve it was possible.

Good Luck

I also have over 100 to lose and am just beginning my journey. :)

  • 3 weeks later...

I need to lose well over 100 - in fact, 200 pounds lost would be awesome, but my goal is 160. I've been sleeved a week, and have lost only 6 pounds post-surgery. I do hope it starts dropping off faster, but maybe I'm expecting too much!

I had 92 lbs to lose, and have lost 72 in 10 months. The truth is, I would have never lost the weight if I didn't do the sleeve. It is kind of a built in diet. A lot of people count every gram, but I stuck to Protein first, then veggies, then carbs for a long time. I think lately I've slipped a little off of that and I am losing slowly.

I can't see you getting the sleeve and failing to lose - I've seen the opposite here in people with a lot to lose - they lose it quick. Some people that only have like 60 lbs to lose feel like it is slow, but usually hit 50% of their excess weight loss by 4 mos. So that is really great. I was at 50% (46 lbs) at about 3.5 mos. But I've seen people be at 75 lbs in that time frame if they have a lot to lose.

It seems like this is a gift to yourself if you have trouble losing weight. It isn't perfect, there are times you will wish you could pig out but the restriction will keep you from getting too off track.

The biggest hurdle to me is finding the right doctor. If you tell people where you are they may have recommendations. I am in Houston and recommend Robert Davis or Garth Davis. I prefered staying close to home in case I had complications and it was worth the extra money to me. I have also heard of complication insurance, which if I knew about that before I would have subscribed. This is a very very serious surgery with a risk of leakage. It is so important to get an experienced surgeon, great hospital, and to follow the pre and post diet to a T.

Best wishes!

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