I am seriously considering vsg and finding these boards so helpful! I am curious if anyone had a history of major yo-yo weight loss and gain? Over the last 25 years I have lost and re-gained 80 pounds about every 5 years. :-( I am now at my all time high and know that I could probably lose the weight on my own again but I would be very likely to gain it all back again and I am so tired of this cycle. Any advice? Thanks so much!

I am seriously considering vsg and finding these boards so helpful! I am curious if anyone had a history of major yo-yo weight loss and gain? Over the last 25 years I have lost and re-gained 80 pounds about every 5 years. :-( I am now at my all time high and know that I could probably lose the weight on my own again but I would be very likely to gain it all back again and I am so tired of this cycle. Any advice? Thanks so much!

Almost everyone who posts ends up sharing their yo yo stories. A lot of people will tell you that it was never hard for them to lose the weight, the problem is they kept putting it back on. For most people that's what the sleeve seems to have helped.

I will tell you in a couple years. But from reading the stories from people here who are 1, 2, 3, 5 years out? Yep.

I am seriously considering vsg and finding these boards so helpful! I am curious if anyone had a history of major yo-yo weight loss and gain? Over the last 25 years I have lost and re-gained 80 pounds about every 5 years. :-( I am now at my all time high and know that I could probably lose the weight on my own again but I would be very likely to gain it all back again and I am so tired of this cycle. Any advice? Thanks so much!

Almost everyone who posts ends up sharing their yo yo stories. A lot of people will tell you that it was never hard for them to lose the weight, the problem is they kept putting it back on. For most people that's what the sleeve seems to have helped.

Agreed, I'm only a year out, but I feel very differently than I have in the past. This time around it feels doable long term. It would always take me about a year to the weight off and by that time I was so over "dieting". I would stop and gain the weight back. This time around, my focus is totally different, I no longer feel like i'm on a traditional diet like before. The restriction is the biggest help, Loss of hunger is a huge bonus too.

I have met a couple of people that had the sleeve and re gained. But I sure as hell haven't gone though all this just to do it again!

The sleeve is a tool. A great one if used correctly. If I eat the right foods, portion sizes, liquids, follow guidelines, including exercise, I am going to be successful. If I eat all the wrong foods and don't exercise, I will not be successful and will gain. You control this.

I hope so. So far it has been a great help but i am only 5 months out. i managed to keep weight off for 5 years once but it was so much harder than it is now. I feel i can easily keep doing what i am doing.

I have met a couple of people that had the sleeve and re gained. But I sure as hell haven't gone though all this just to do it again!

I'm curious about these regains. Did they regain everything they'd lost or just some of the weight?

I think the sleeve makes the yo yoing effect easier to overcome. However, it will be up to you to make sure that you don't regain. I know you have heard the phrase "The sleeve is a tool to help you." That is true, you can eat around your sleeve and regain the weight. Hopefully, during the first year you will have retrained your eating skills and learned more about what you did in the past and improve it. That is truly what it is all about. Many are successful and some are not. It will be up to you!