Unlike many here I hadn't planned on the sleeve but came out of surgery for a slipped band with it 9 weeks ago. I'm finally on regular food and after losing 23lbs these past 2 months I'm only 20lbs from goal. Seems in the past 2 weeks I have tried to make up for lost time with eating junk. Junk I hadn't eaten in years. I was great on soft food but now that I feel normal I have been snacking because of the unexpected deprivation I went through. I just finally dumped all the junk food in the trash after feeling like crap and gaining a half pound. I can no longer justify my eating because I didn't choose this. What I got from this is that there is a way around the sleeve but I can't waste this opportunity. Even after having the lap band and now the sleeve I still need to silence the voice in my head that keeps telling me I deserve that treat over and over again. I'm going back to structured eating. I can't trust myself yet because my brain lies but the scale and my upset stomach doesn't.

That's a great realization. I cannot imagine the shock of waking from surgery to find you had been sleeved. I think most people here would say it's the best thing that could have happened, but it's never an easy pill to swallow when it wasn't your decision. But kudos to you for accepting and trying to make the best of it. You're absolutely right, you certainly can eat around the sleeve. So many people go into this not understanding that fact. It still takes some discipline...willingness to make the right choices. But losing the weight and getting healthy are so much more gratifying than the occasional twinkie....or whatever your poison.

How did you end up with a surprise sleeve? A slipped band should be band removal not stomach removal???

I don't believe in abstinence only, but slipping in to bad habits that are hurting you because you are upset about the situation is not good. Have you tried talking to a therapist about what happened?