Am I "Too Young" To Get The Sleeve?

[sophiepants 489]

If exercise and eating are a question for you most of us on here are on My Fitness Pal. You could request us as friends and check out our day. I'm not perfect most of us are not but It could give you a better Idea of what we deal with. Your more than welcome to request me I'm on there as Ersopher. Good luck chicka hope you find the answers to reassure you on your journey!! Please let us know how it goes!!

[TxCalico 69]

Just a quick note, so much that's been written already is excellent!

In regard to your dad: You are doing a lot of reading and research, but he is not. Share with him facts and information that will educate him and comfort him. Print out whatever info you think would help him understand your situation and the sleeve surgery in general, so he can read it, too. That really helped my husband.

And as someone said, be sure you are ready to give up the typical American junk-food diet. The sleeve will help a LOT, but it does require your personal readiness to change. Yes, eventually you can have a slice of pizza or a couple of chips, but are you really ready to give most of that up? If you are, then go for it, girl. I wish I'd been able to do this long ago!

[Cait12 52]

I'm 23 and had my surgery just over 5 months ago. I believe it's difficult for others who don't live with the problems and frustrations of being overweight understand that surgery is our way of reclaiming our lives and taking control of our health. I tried many diets and exercise routines and lost and regained the same 15 pounds for years. I believe having the surgery at this time in your life is a good idea. I will say that one thing I wish I had prepared myself a bit more on is how much life changes after the surgery. It is a lifetime commitment. I also didn't understand how people could be depressed or have rough Patches after getting the sleeve, but now I do.

[BrantS1976 243]

I think no matter what your age is, you just have to be ready to commit to a major lifelong change. Most people I talked to when I was deciding to have surgery only had one regret, that they didn't do it sooner. Best of luck to you