On November 29th marked 2 years since I had my VSG done. How quickly time flies! I am 83lbs down from my surgery weight, and 122lbs down from my highest weight. I went from wearing a size 20/22 at my highest the wearing a size 4/6 and xs/s tops. I actually dropped a little below my goal and have been easily maintaining for the last 6 months. I was a slower loser, but I reached my goal in 18 months and couldn't be happier! I have never regretted having the surgery done and have always felt like it was the best thing that I have EVER done for myself. I feel so great and would do it again in a heartbeat!

Congrats! You are an inspiration.

Thanks for sharing...these are the posts that keep me moving forward.

I am currently 3 months out and lost 64 lb since surgery 78 total. I am struggling a little with the whole did I eat to much, did I stretch my stomach out again, am I gonna gain? I think its because it feels different when u eat and the fullness isn't the same as before. Did u ever struggle like this and how did u deal?

Wow, happy surgiversary! I'm looking forward to being sleeved in March. I'm not looking forward to the actual surgery, but when I read testimonies like yours, it makes me believe that it will all be worth it. Thank you so much for sharing.

Congrats

Super Awesome! Congratulations on your success and your two year surgiversary.

You are awesome Supersweetums.

I am currently 3 months out and lost 64 lb since surgery 78 total. I am struggling a little with the whole did I eat to much, did I stretch my stomach out again, am I gonna gain? I think its because it feels different when u eat and the fullness isn't the same as before. Did u ever struggle like this and how did u deal?

I wouldn't say I struggle with thinking I stretched out my stomach. I still have pretty good restriction and it has not changed in a long time, no matter what I ate like. I do still struggle sometimes with bad food choices. For the most part, I eat really well, but there has been occasions where I eat something and don't feel good and wonder why I did that to myself. I am human, I make mistakes.

I will be honest, I do struggle with the thought of gaining the weight back. I always have gained the weight back so it is always in the back of my head. But it has been comforting having maintain my goal for the last 6 months without issues. I think once I hit a year at maintenance I will really start to feel like I won't gain it back.

I wonder what you need to do to keep your stomach from stretching or is it unavoidable? I haven't had surgery yet, but trying to learn as much as I can.

Congrats! Awesome job.

Wow! Great job ! Thanks for posting this and being such an inspiration. I am curious if you had a lot of hair loss and at what point did it stop?

I have no answer for hanging skin. I need a tummy tuck and I am currently trying to save for it. I think a lot depends on how long you have been overweight, pregnancies, genetics, etc.

I did have significant hair loss. It started at about 3 or 4 months out and lasted for about 4 months. I cut my hair short it was getting so thin. But not to worry, I have all my hair back and it is healthier than ever!

On November 29th marked 2 years since I had my VSG done. How quickly time flies! I am 83lbs down from my surgery weight, and 122lbs down from my highest weight. I went from wearing a size 20/22 at my highest the wearing a size 4/6 and xs/s tops. I actually dropped a little below my goal and have been easily maintaining for the last 6 months. I was a slower loser, but I reached my goal in 18 months and couldn't be happier! I have never regretted having the surgery done and have always felt like it was the best thing that I have EVER done for myself. I feel so great and would do it again in a heartbeat!

Me too!!!! I'm 2 yrs 7 months out. Went from an 18/20 to wearing size 4, 6 and 8 size jeans from Gap. All depends on the style. 81 lbs less than the day of the WLS seminar and 58 lbs from the morning of surgery. I never had a minute of buyer's remorse, I love it. This is not a diet, after having 85% of my tummy removed, it's my new way of life. I eat normally, and although most would think I eat small amounts, I think I probably eat the size portions we should eat. Last night I had one cheese enchilada, about 1.5 T of refried Beans and the same amount of rice. Over the course of the meal I ate two corn tortillas. To ME this seems like a lot, but not to others who consume a whole platter. I use to be one of them. I still have great restriction.

I wouldn't say I struggle with thinking I stretched out my stomach. I still have pretty good restriction and it has not changed in a long time, no matter what I ate like. I do still struggle sometimes with bad food choices. For the most part, I eat really well, but there has been occasions where I eat something and don't feel good and wonder why I did that to myself. I am human, I make mistakes.

I will be honest, I do struggle with the thought of gaining the weight back. I always have gained the weight back so it is always in the back of my head. But it has been comforting having maintain my goal for the last 6 months without issues. I think once I hit a year at maintenance I will really start to feel like I won't gain it back.

I wonder if we'll ever push the thoughts out of our heads, the ones about gaining it back. Like you, I always re-gained. I make mistakes too, but I don't really think of it like that since my surgeon said, "this is not a diet, it's a way of life" I think I make poor choices sometimes, and sometimes, like when making christmas Cookies and sampling more than I should....I just felt yucky. I'm up five lbs as of this morning, from a week ago. I've had the munchies for some reason, but I just cut out a couple of Snacks and it comes right off. I am upping my Protein a little, that always does it. I've been maintaining for two years, but have been 'stable' for about 20 months. I lost too much and had to add some calories to get back up a little. I'm fine now, I know I could still lose if I wanted to. I am never hungry, are you? I have a new hunger, it's more of an empty feeling, something I can ignore if I choose to. It's weird, but I hope it stays this way forever!

I wonder what you need to do to keep your stomach from stretching or is it unavoidable? I haven't had surgery yet, but trying to learn as much as I can.

I just realized that I misunderstood your question! Oops! From what I understand, unlike a bypass, the portion of the stomach that is the sleeve portion is very muscular and does not stretch much. I can eat more than I could at the beginning, but I still have really good restriction. The best thing is to listen to your stomach. Even now, one or two bites extra is too much for me. Eat slowly and when you start to feel even just a little full stop.