So I am 5 days away from consult appointment to b sleeved n it seems like everyone is trying to talk me out of it..friend today who is licensed nutritionist told me that ppl lose weight w sleeve because they are starving themselves and its not healthy..any feedback? I'm still stuck on getting it but want to make my point w him..

Hello, I would not say the sleeve is starvation. Yes you have to do a liquid diet for awhile, but by a year out you are able to eat a regular meal. You are to eat protein first to help keep your muscle, then veggies for nutrients, and by then you'll be too full for carbs/sugar. It is a change that you have to commit to, because it is just a tool. Personally, I think it's the safest tool of all the WLS just because your stomach will work the same as it always has, just be smaller. There is no rerouting of the intestines, which can cause malnutrition. And always take your vitamins. I love my sleeve, and I don't feel like I'm starving at all, cause I'm never hungry.

I'm newly sleeved but I don't believe that. You definitely can't eat the amounts you used to eat. I think it allows you to eat a sensible sized meal. There is no reason for anyone to be eating multi burger, fries, lrg coke, etc at one meal. That's a lot of food and calories. I think by a year out (I could be wrong) but most people are eating around 1200 or more a day. Doesn't sound like starvation to me. At the beginning maybe a smidge as you are only taking in about 600 a day, but it's short term and yiu work up to more.

So no I don't think it's starvation at all. But that's my opinion.

I'm 9 months post op, and I can honestly tell you the first month or two I ate very little. Little by little I've been able to increase my food amounts. What the sleeve does for me is now at 9 months out is it gives me the capacity to eat like a skinny person. I can eat only a sandwich and that is satisfying for me. I don't eat McDonald's, but if I did I would imagine that a happy meal would fill me up. When I go to Wendy's a small chili is sufficient. I love my sleeve. I feel normal again.

And within a really short time lots of people are-

* feeling heathier than they have in ages / ever.

* Are starting to come off medications for co morbidities.

* Relived of undiagnosed depression and are starting to enjoy life.

* Don't feel hunger or don't feel hunger like they used to.

* Are having blood tests to ensure their nutrient levels are ok.

* Are doing more physical activity than they have in a long time.

I dunno, sometimes I really think that other people that make general negative comments don't know enough about the proceedure and outcomes, even if they work in health care.

Good luck at your meeting

Deano

And within a really short time lots of people are-

* feeling heathier than they have in ages / ever.

* Are starting to come off medications for co morbidities.

* Relived of undiagnosed depression and are starting to enjoy life.

* Don't feel hunger or don't feel hunger like they used to.

* Are having blood tests to ensure their nutrient levels are ok.

* Are doing more physical activity than they have in a long time.

I dunno' date=' sometimes I really think that other people that make general negative comments don't know enough about the proceedure and outcomes, even if they work in health care.

Good luck at your meeting

Deano[/quote']

I agree! I reversed Type 2 diabetes, cured severe sleep apnea and I feel like I did 20 years ago! This all since August 2012...70 pounds ago! Sure, learning to eat in a new way is a challenge, but reversing potential life-threatening conditions was worth it! I can't wait for summer for the first time in years, too. Not being hot and sweaty, fitting comfortably in my beach chair (last year at 278 lbs. I broke my chair-sure, it happens, but oh so embarrassing!), swimming in the ocean, dancing at the beach parties! A whole new me...a whole new life! Doesn't that sound like it's worth it?

At two months out, I'm already up to 1000 calories a day. I make smart choices and only eat nutrient rich foods. The sleeve doesn't give me room for empty calories. It prevents you from over eating. Soon I hope to get to 1200 calories which is normal for a woman trying to lose weight. Without the sleeve, I could eat 1200 calories a day for a while and then crazy binge on empty calories. I can't do that now. Which is healthier?

This was the best decision I have ever made!!

It could be considered starvation for someone beginning with a BMI of 20 ... but let's face it - we all have a lot of fat to be eaten up.

I eat every two hours small mini meals. I am a diagnoes binge eater, i used to eat one calorie dense meal daily and starve myself, which would make me gain weight. Now, the mini meals, restriction and excersise have helped me lose 35 lbs in less then two months. Plusmy tool, the sleeve prevents me from binging the way i used to. I keep a food diary and see a therapist once a week. I also keep my carb and sugar intake at a bare minimum. Good luck in your decision. This was the best thing i have ever done for mysf

I can honestly say that I eat more now than I did pre-sleeve. I'd eat sporadically (lazy eater) and empty calories.

I have 5 severe (Type 2) auto-immune diseases. My body was basically in self-destruct mode. Last month (4 months postop) my blood work showed that I am in remission. Even the docs are scratching their heads and unable to figure out why.

So, with my story and all the others on here, i hope you tell your 'friends' to butt out.

Good luck!

Judy

I can honestly say that I eat more now than I did pre-sleeve. I'd eat sporadically (lazy eater) and empty calories.

I have 5 severe (Type 2) auto-immune diseases. My body was basically in self-destruct mode. Last month (4 months postop) my blood work showed that I am in remission. Even the docs are scratching their heads and unable to figure out why.

So' date=' with my story and all the others on here, i hope you tell your 'friends' to butt out.

Good luck!

Judy[/quote']

Gotta agree here! It's not starving at all! In fact I eat more. , I skipped meals then binged. I eat healthy and at 3 mths down 62 lbs feel amazing! I agree also w dean most people don't get it.

Binge eater here as well eat a ton skip for days yeah that was my life for 20 years. Now I have to eat 6 times a day I do eat more now then I did before my sleeve.i have went from 244 to 212 in 15 weeks a lot if huge stalls but I'm getting there.

Technically, I'd agree that it's a starvation diet from the perspective that it's an unnatural calorie deficit that would not be achievable without this tool.

Whether the extreme deficit will permanently damage the metabolism is probably the bigger question. Meaning, by forcing the body to survive on such few calories, does it "learn" to maintain the body on less, thus permanently requiring us to take in less than we did before?

I don't know the long term answer to this. But like others have said, in time the calorie count goes up. I started around 650 per day and now (8 mo post op) I'm about 1500. If I cut back, I lose. Otherwise, I maintain. (still have a little under 10 lbs to lose)

Hmmm... Not sure I actually answered anything!

I absolutely agree with others that say the benefits outweigh (pardon the pun) the costs.

Best of luck!!

Thank all of u for the info I told him the same thing but at least now I got facts from the horses mouth (ppl who been there)... love u guys thx for the Support

I researched VSG, and made my decision. At that point, I decided NOT to tell anyone but my spouse, children and Mother. I did not want anyone trying to talk me out of it. Your friends may be concerned, but their not helping you!