I read these boards and read and read and read. I am being sleeved in 10 days. I want to have all of the information in my brain that I can.

I was just wondering if there is ANYONE out there that has actually gained their weight back? I don't seem to see anyone that has. I don't even know if it is possible to do so since we can never have our stomachs be the original size again. Maybe a few lbs, but all of it?

I know bypass patients that have, but are there any sleever's that have?

Please inform me if you are or know someone that has.

Thanks,

Kelly

I know you can gain some weight back. Here are some behaviors that you can do to undermine yourself according to my pre-op nutritional training:

Drink calories - not talking about Protein drinks if you're not getting enough protein in - if you're eating protein first and still not getting enough in, you're probably not eating enough calories for this to matter. Down the line you'll feel fuller if you eat dense protein. But I'm talking about sugared drinks, milk shakes, even ice cream. They'll go down quickly and you won't need to stretch the stomach to put on the calories.

Drink right after eating - not only does this fill the stomach, it washes food down which means you empty out quicker and may want to eat again sooner.

Simple carbs - I've been told to always avoid these (no, a taste of Easter chocolate won't kill you, but a habit of eating such things will). Cookies, cake, even white bread and processed carbs. If you are going to eat some of these, and you will if you're human, stick with whole grains and limit portions.

High fat foods - I was told not to count fat grams, but just remember that fat has more calories for the same amount of food than anything you can eat.

My nut says just keep the habit of eating protein first, then veggies, then fruit and only a little of anything else and my sleeve will keep me under control.

There was a post a while back claiming someone met a sleever from 4 years ago and claimed that she was fat again. It will take someone with a little more patience than I have to search for it with the crappy search on this forum.

The poster claimed to have met someone who was sleeved 4 years ago who lost all if not most all of their excess weight and then gained it back. As I remember, not much was mentioned about their eating habits. I suspect they started gobbling down high fat, high caloric foods again and undid what they worked so hard to take off. ANYONE can gain weight if you "persevere" enough and basically force yourself to eat all the time.

I also wonder if their sleeve size was the same as we have today. Another post mentioned that they used a lot larger size initially and it led to too little restriction.