I have asked a similar question before but this makes me nervous i will not be able to lose after my honeymoon phase is over and be stuck in the 200's forever.

I guess one can lose the same as a normal stomach

I lost ALL 150 lbs of my excess weight in 9 months. I walk at least 15,000 steps a day, weight train 4 days a week and carb/calorie cycle where I go high carb, high Protein, and low fat and the days I don't train, I go low carb, moderate fat, and high protein. Yes, it's possible to lose all the weight. For the first 3 months, I averaged 600 calories a day with as much of it coming from protein as possible. For the next 3 months, I averaged 900 calories a day, still getting as much from protein as possible. From months 6 to 9, I stopped counting calories but probably averaged 1,800 calories a day. I still lost ~30 lbs and gained a lot of muscle doing this. This is also when I calorie and carb cycled. I eat significantly more calories on days I workout. I don't recommend this for everyone, but post workout simple sugars are my friends - chocolate milk is my go to post workout nutrition.

Did you plan this all yourself or did you get a personal trainer?

Congrats!!

I need to lose enough as quickly as possible up front, so that 1) I FIT in the equipment, and 2) it no longer shreds my knees to walk!

I planned it. I've lost weight on my own before (50+ lbs on 3 separate occasions). I've read the studies that show that most people regain the weight if they lose it without surgery. I knew from experience that my body would fight back again if I lost the weight only through diet and exercise, which is why I got the sleeve. I knew how to lose weight, I just couldn't lose all of it and I couldn't keep it off. This feels totally different. It's amazing to feel satiated at maintenance, thanks to having far less circulating ghrelin, as opposed to constantly being hungry with another 50+ lbs to lose despite eating the correct foods, which is what I experienced losing weight without the surgery.

Before I injured my back nearly a decade ago (end of high school) and became depressed and ultimately gained 150 lbs after years of yo-yoing, I was quite fit. I worked out in high school, so I knew how to workout. I knew how to measure macros and count calories. It definitely helped knowing how to do all of this ahead of time, but it isn't rocket science - you can learn how to do all of this through a bit of reading.

Edited January 23, 201610 yr by AnAnole

I lost ALL 150 lbs of my excess weight in 9 months. I walk at least 15,000 steps a day, weight train 4 days a week and carb/calorie cycle where I go high carb, high Protein, and low fat and the days I don't train, I go low carb, moderate fat, and high protein. Yes, it's possible to lose all the weight. For the first 3 months, I averaged 600 calories a day with as much of it coming from protein as possible. For the next 3 months, I averaged 900 calories a day, still getting as much from protein as possible. From months 6 to 9, I stopped counting calories but probably averaged 1,800 calories a day. I still lost ~30 lbs and gained a lot of muscle doing this. This is also when I calorie and carb cycled. I eat significantly more calories on days I workout. I don't recommend this for everyone, but post workout simple sugars are my friends - chocolate milk is my go to post workout nutrition.

Did you plan this all yourself or did you get a personal trainer?

Congrats!!

I need to lose enough as quickly as possible up front, so that 1) I FIT in the equipment, and 2) it no longer shreds my knees to walk!

I planned it. I've lost weight on my own before (50+ lbs on 3 separate occasions). I've read the studies that show that most people regain the weight if they lose it without surgery. I knew from experience that my body would fight back again if I lost the weight only through diet and exercise, which is why I got the sleeve. I knew how to lose weight, I just couldn't lose all of it and I couldn't keep it off. This feels totally different. It's amazing to feel satiated at maintenance, thanks to having far less circulating ghrelin, as opposed to constantly being hungry with another 50+ lbs to lose despite eating the correct foods, which is what I experienced losing weight without the surgery.

Before I injured my back nearly a decade ago (end of high school) and became depressed and ultimately gained 150 lbs after years of yo-yoing, I was quite fit. I worked out in high school, so I knew how to workout. I knew how to measure macros and count calories. It definitely helped knowing how to do all of this ahead of time, but it isn't rocket science - you can learn how to do all of this through a bit of reading.

Thank you for taking time to answer my inquiry.

I am really impressed with your self awareness and also knowledge and discipline. I do hope I can keep finding you on this board. My surgery date is Feb 1st and I'd really like to stay in touch!

Same sort of thing happened to me. I was thin and beautiful at one point. But my Fibromyalgia took over, and just doing the basics took all I had. So when I gained weight, I did lo carb dieting, and I too realized that even on lo carb diets, nothing was heppning after awhile, not like the first few times I dieted and lost. I always gained it back within a year or so, and of course now I am at my heaviest.

You just confirmed for me, thoughts that have been going through my head over this surgery. And I needed to read that. So thank you. I know this is not going to cure my Fibro. But I know it's going to give me the edge I now need, and the new lifestyle I will require so that I never end up like this again.

I just dread the loose skin. Vanity is a bad thing. But I suppose I can start saving a little each week so that I can get cosmetic surgery when I am at a decent weight to do so. I am scared I'll look like a shaprei puppy!

@@AmyQwith2 - yes, the VS was created to help diabetics who needed to lose weight before the rerouting and they had the same results. That is why it is WLS surgery of choice.

10 months out 106 lbs down.