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Band to Sleeve Now at a Plateau HELP

Sonya Purdy

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Sonya Purdy    0

Sonya Purdy
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I got a band in June 2010. I did great the first 4 months! Then it started to slow down then I started constantly throwing up and only thing could eat was Soup. I went on like this for 2 years. I found out the band had slipped. I had a few options to correct this: remove the band and try losing again on my own, remove the slipped band and get another one, or do a conversion to the sleeve. The sleeve was not an option when I got the band, so I was nervous about doing that. I researched it and asked questions. I wish the sleeve had been an option when I first choose to go the surgery route! My starting weight was 277 with the band I went down to 230 and then gained 20 off and on in the 2 years. So with the sleeve I started at 250 and am now at 220. I had the sleeve in November 26, 2012. I was doing great again!!! Then in May, I plateaued again!! I have not lost since!! Any one have any suggestions?

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notime    340

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lilmissdiva posted "The Basics Boot Camp" which might help you. It can be found in the food and Nutrition forum in the section for pre-op and post-op diets. It will get you going again.

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Tan77    2

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My nutritionist told me that when you plateau, you have to increase caloric and Protein intake... Are you exercising?

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I got a band in June 2010. I did great the first 4 months! Then it started to slow down then I started constantly throwing up and only thing could eat was Soup. I went on like this for 2 years. I found out the band had slipped. I had a few options to correct this: remove the band and try losing again on my own' date=' remove the slipped band and get another one, or do a conversion to the sleeve. The sleeve was not an option when I got the band, so I was nervous about doing that. I researched it and asked questions. I wish the sleeve had been an option when I first choose to go the surgery route! My starting weight was 277 with the band I went down to 230 and then gained 20 off and on in the 2 years. So with the sleeve I started at 250 and am now at 220. I had the sleeve in November 26, 2012. I was doing great again!!! Then in May, I plateaued again!! I have not lost since!! Any one have any suggestions?[/quote']

You are probably eating too slow. give yourself only 15 minutes to eat and then put your food away.. patients who go from band to sleeve often fail because they are used to taking a longer time to eat and with a sleeve you will be able to eat more if you don't change your eating habits

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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