I have read so many wonderful success stories on this and other web sights and I definitely hope I will be successful myself! But I was wondering if there are people out there who have been sleeved longer than six months that are disappointed with their outcomes so far? Are there people out there that feel as if the sleeve has not helped them in the way they thought it should?

Not every sleeve is cut the same size!! My doctor admitted to cutting my sleeve large after the surgery. I am a bit disappointed by that! For me the sleeve is a bit defective . I am trying to take advantage of the lack of hunger I feel but I have very little restriction to the quantity of food I can eat! So disappointing. Everyone's Story is different. Every doctor is different. There is room for error in these surgeries so we should never judge or compare others weight-loss with our own. Just because you can only eat a little doesn't mean someone else can only eat a little. So please don't equate someone's slow weight loss to a lack of trying. Everyone' experience is different. I know mine has been like no one else's. I wouldn't want anyone to judge me and say I am not trying! I am trying probably harder than most!

did your surgeon say why? Your weight loss looks great--was some of that pre-op?

...doesn't fix metabolic issues.

Yes! This!

I just watched this really interesting TED video of Dr. Peter Attia talking about metabolic syndrome and insulin resistence, which he believes is a reality for about 70 per cent of people who are overweight. It causes people to feel more hungry, fatigued, crave more carbs, store fat more efficiently and lose weight more slowly. It's real, and lots of us are battling it--even post sleeve!

I just tested positive to celiac, 4 days gluten free down 4 lbs, I haven't lost in months. This isn't a cure all, I don't regret my sleeve at all. I just had to figure out my body to get the result I dreamed of!

WLS is only a tool. How you choose to use that tool will determine your out come.

did your surgeon say why? Your weight loss looks great--was some of that pre-op?

My surgeon told me at my one month check up that he had to cut my sleeve larger then most only after I complained to him that I wasn't even sure he really did anything at all. He said it was because of scar tissue left on my stomach from the lap band i used to have. I understand his reasoning but disappointed that he was not up front about it in the beginning. I thought I was going crazy that first month ! I am old fashioned dieting. I don't feel hunger so I am trying to use that to my advantage. But I have to exercise lots of will power to keep my portion size small! I have now lost 70 pounds. 45 since surgery on 3-25-13 and 25 post op.

My surgeon told me at my one month check up that he had to cut my sleeve larger then most only after I complained to him that I wasn't even sure he really did anything at all. He said it was because of scar tissue left on my stomach from the lap band i used to have. I understand his reasoning but disappointed that he was not up front about it in the beginning. I thought I was going crazy that first month ! I am old fashioned dieting. I don't feel hunger so I am trying to use that to my advantage. But I have to exercise lots of will power to keep my portion size small! I have now lost 70 pounds. 45 since surgery on 3-25-13 and 25 post op.

I think that's pretty common for lap-to-sleeve patients, unfortunately. That band can really wreak havoc on the poor stomach!