I need to lose 50-60 pounds, and im winding for the people that were in the same boat, how fast did your weight come off?

It IS butterflies for me - feels like they are in my new wee stomach at times. Thats a better description than outright nausea. Anyway - i've list 30lbs including pre-op and now 2 weeks post surgery. To those who are worried: it's well worth it and the post op pain is minor. Go well everyone.

I think that anyone that has to losse 50lbs or more can get it done. Mexico surgeons also have their weight limit i was told if i was 170 or less they would not do the surgery. Here in the US doctors would gladly do it "if it was self pay" however it ts way to expensive. So it comes down to insurance... they dont want to pay that so they make restrictions which the doctors have to abide by and that is why is so hard for them to say yes i'll do the surgery. IT's all about the money Baby didn't you know!!!! money walks, talks, jumps and buys you a new gut! SO yeah pretty muc everyone can have surgery if they wanted if they have 50lbs or more too loose however if you don't train yourself on how to eat and excersice its a waste of money.

Im not sure why people say you dont need it for 50 or 60 pounds... I have done everything BUT surgery to lose weight... weight watchers, Jenny Craig, nutri system, personal trainer, visalus shakes. I am only 5'5 and have no co-morbites, but every woman in my family is obese to morbidly obese, and for me this is more of a preventative measure. I have no problem eating healthy, but my genetics really suck, and I'm not going to risk going down the road of all the other women in my family. Its not pretty!

For me, the pain and discomfort, complete change of lifestyle, risk of complications (which are very real if you read the posts here of sleeves gone bad) are not worth it for 50 lbs. Everyone is different. You may have to go to Mexico as many US doctors (the better ones) will not operate on BMI's below 35, and even BMI's 35-40 must have co-morbidities. Good luck to you however you choose.

I have 60lbs to lose to get to a bmi of around 20 (I have a thin bone structure so can go down without looking extremely skinny, and way too much fat as my body fat is currently 41%!), and I'm surprised that I haven't had to do much of a convincing talk to those very close to me! My mother and best friends are very supportive, my husband is cautiously supportive; I have not yet spoken to the surgeon (my appointment is in three days), but as I will be self-pay I hope he won't reject. I've been a yo-yo dieter my whole life (dieting since I was 11; I'm 31 now); and I'm ok with losing but just can not maintain. The weight is taking a toll on everything, just everything.

I hope that the doc will understand my situation and agree to operate. I live in Turkey, where 30-35bmi's are not operated very much, but given my insulin resistance, back pains and family history of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, I just want to take things in hand and get a tool which will be worth my efforts.

To Derranged: "Mexicali-gal"]I had my surgery with Dr Aceves back in September 2012. I had 50-60 lbs to lose also. Great surgeon, great care and great everything. It was and still is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I am certain I spent way over his surgery fee in fad diets, diet pills , programs etc over the years of trying to lose weight. I only wish this process had been available to do many years ago. But better late then never. I am certain you will be pleased with your decision. Take it one day at a time and I hope and pray you encounter no problems (I had none) and will be as thrilled with your results as I am. I say go for it. I would still be on the diet train of pills, programs and spending money on fitness trainers, gym memberships. For myself, absolutely no regrets! Good luck with whatever decision works for you! ????

Wow! Incredible progress @@celine

You look amazing. What gave been the good things and bad things for you since your surgery?

Thanks

Betty

[had a band, got to normal BMI for 10years band mechanically failed and has been removed, regained all weight now awaiting date for gastric sleeve]

My BMI was 33 and i had the sleeve 6 months ago and i did the right decision, no regrets. Took me 6 months ro loose my 60 pounds! i considerated my save as a slow looser and this ok with me!

I was one of the so called lightweights that the people around me would ask why i was having the surgery. I had yo-yo for so many years that half the time, I did not even realize how much I weighed. I live in Saudi Arabia but chose to go to Cancun to have my surgery done my the wonderful Dr Sergio verboonen. I went to him because he came highly recommended by sleevers here in this country. I could have gone to Lebanon or the Philipines but I had send the results from this doc. While I chose to go to Cancun, which was a bit more expensive, he also performs the procedure in Tijuana as well. One thing I liked about this doc is that he had had the surgery himself.

As has been mentioned, we will lose the weight a bit slower that those that are heavier but at the same time, I feel that I looked healthy the entire time and I did not have a lot of excess skin, etc. I am now three years out and at the two year point, I became smaller than I wanted for my age. My face started to look kind of saggy and old. That said, I kept up my Protein and also gained a bit of weigh back. I actually gained more than I wanted so am now back on a downward journey.

And it is a journey. The sleeve is a tool, not a fix all.

Franda