Ok so I've been doing lots of browsing through the forums. Lots of people eat about 800-1000 cals on average.

Now to those who have been sleeved, is this a huge change from the amount of calories you were eating before surgery?

I ask because before I was pregnant I would only eat 900 cals a day (tracked in mfp). I exercised daily and did this for over 5 months and only lost 15lbs.

By logic shouldn't a person who hasn't been sleeved but eats and drinks and exercises as if they had been loose weight similarly to those that have actually been sleeved?

I'm having my daughter on feb 18 by c section. They require me to be on a clear liquid diet 2 days after and then soft foods for 2 or 3 days after.

If I were to do a liquid diet for a week and a soft food diet for 2 weeks and then start eating as if I had been sleeved (very small portions, no drinking while eating, lots of Protein, low carb) should I not get the same results I would get if I Had actually been sleeved?

I'm very curious to find out do if I get the go ahead from my dr this is what I will be doing.

I've been so strict with what I eat my entire life and have still continued to gain weight. I'm almost sure it is because of some underlying medical condition. I was tested when I was young (about 8) at a clinic for overweight children run by a university and was told my metabolism is 40% it should be but they've never done anything about it, or ever told me how to deal with this.

I have in the past yes and followed their orders and gained 20lbs (this was when I was 12). I'm going to ask at my next drs appt to be referred. Who knows how long the waiting list is.

Have you had your thyroid checked?

I think about it daily. Did I need to cut out my stomach. Then I remember why I was. Yesterday my friend made a steak dinner with potatoes and salad and wine. I ate 3/4 of a filet of tilapia and a piece of a potato instead. The potato sat heavy in my stomach. Didn't feel good. But it tasted so good I had another piece. I made myself throw it up (not the norm and it was already on its way up) to rid myself of the discomfort. My reminder was just that: I would have eaten the entire steak meal w potatoes and wine and had dessert after. I like big portions.

The sleeve helps me portion myself. I still have to make good choices. And I don't get as hungry as I used to. That's alllll sleeve baby. I remember feeling like a fat loser when I would eat a big meal then feel hungry a couple hours later and others weren't at all:0/. This helps regulate my hunger.

I think on a normal day I ate 2,500 calories and on a day I didn't care maybe even 3000. I have always dieted but its always seemed soooo much harder for me than others.

Good luck in your decision. It's a big decision and doesn't come without grieving the loss of a part of you (most of a major organ and a comfortable habit or gorging).

Yes several times throughout my life. But they said its a very tricky thing to test for as bloodwork may be fine one hour and screwed up the next. It took my moms friend over 15 times for it to show up.

I'm going to try and get the surgery covered by ohip so that I'm not paying out of pocket. I'm only 21 so even if I have to wait a year or two it's not the end of the world. If all else fails I will go to Mexico.

I guess my biggest concern about Mexico is flying after surgery. My dr doesn't advise it because of blood clots. This terrifies me.

If you don't want the surgery and are seriously honest about your calorie intake you need to consult an endocrinologist who will do a full metabolic workup on you. I have two friends that don't even know each other but both have children with metabolic disorders both causing their children to be obese. I know one child takes 4 200mg of Meformin tablets at bed each night to help along diet and exercise keep his weight gain down as much as possible. If you aren't familiar with this is a whopping dose of Rx med use by diabetics type II to keep blood sugar down. You could have a metabolic disorder often hereditary. There's were.

My other thought is with the surgery removing the grehlin sp. Hormones maybe that would have a significant impact? Don't know. Good luck on your decision.