Hi all. I am in my forties. Wondering who else is on the boards in the same age bracket. Wondering how being sleeved has affected your life at this age. Do you wish you were sleeved sooner?

Holy hell. 49. I will be 50 in November.

Sleeved four years ago at age 45 still maintaining my weight. I've had the time of my life in my 40's. Still having adventures. Life is short.

46.. sleeved 9/13.. lost 14 pounds so far but the scale has stopped the last few days.. dunno why but i know it will keep going. .

Sleeved at 44 last December. Feeling fantastic

On 09/30/2018 at 07:03, Jdesmond73 said:

Sleeved at 44 last December. Feeling fantastic

Congratulations on hitting your goal! Sounds like your hard work has paid off!!

Sleeved just before my 44th birthday. I’m 4 months post-op tomorrow, and down 72 pounds (286 to 214). Proud of how my hard work is paying off, and love how proud my wife and kids are as well!

On ‎8‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 12:45 PM, sariejack said:

I'm 42 and I was sleeved 3 weeks ago. I don't think I could have afforded the surgery in my 30s and I don't think I was mature enough to handle all the lifestyle changes that come with the surgery. I do wish I had it done 2 years ago when I started having PCOS issues. I wasted a lot of time trying to fix a problem that the surgery has improved already.

Thank you for posting this! I am getting my sleeve on Nov 6th and I was saying how infertility meds and PCOS have destroyed me and all the efforts I did to get pregnant, how losing weight never worked, I was worried about the sleeve working, but I need to give something a chance... your comment was just what I needed to see! Hope you are doing well on your journey!

I am 46, had surgery on 3/5 and have lost 66 pds so far. One of the best decisions ever?

Just checking in on this thread. I'm 46 and I had my sleeve 8/16/18. I'm down 43.2 from my highest and 24.5 down since my sleeve. I've been doing well and have tolerated every food I've tried so far; no nausea or vomiting. I'm still learning how to stop BEFORE I eat a bit too much and get that uncomfortably full feeling. It's like my mind is like no way will that satisfy you so I go another bite or two and then I'm like that was definitely a bit too much. I'm on a regular full diet now but just being mindful of not eating anything that is super hard to digest. How is everyone else doing so far?

3 hours ago, jenngetsthin said:

Just checking in on this thread. I'm 46 and I had my sleeve 8/16/18. I'm down 43.2 from my highest and 24.5 down since my sleeve. I've been doing well and have tolerated every food I've tried so far; no nausea or vomiting. I'm still learning how to stop BEFORE I eat a bit too much and get that uncomfortably full feeling. It's like my mind is like no way will that satisfy you so I go another bite or two and then I'm like that was definitely a bit too much. I'm on a regular full diet now but just being mindful of not eating anything that is super hard to digest. How is everyone else doing so far?

I also don’t have any issues in regards to tolerating different foods. I have always been a slow eater so I have been able to stop eating before over doing it. I am 1 month out from surgery & hit a stall. Went to gym last night & will be trying to get more exercise this week to get the scale moving.

1 hour ago, Lrorrio said:

I also don’t have any issues in regards to tolerating different foods. I have always been a slow eater so I have been able to stop eating before over doing it. I am 1 month out from surgery & hit a stall. Went to gym last night & will be trying to get more exercise this week to get the scale moving.

That's great. I do tend to eat too fast. Working on that. I'm thinking of joining a new local gym that has Zumba and kickboxing as I think those sound fun. I haven't hit a stall yet but I did notice the weight loss slow down considerably during Weeks 3 to 6 but it seems to be moving again pretty good.

Edited October 2, 20187 yr by jenngetsthin

I'm 48 and was sleeved on 8/10/18 wish I did it sooner

48 and feelin great lol. Sleeved 1-3-17 ... yes 1 yr and 9 months ago. Was a miserable size 24-26 now a """"" 12""""" and loving it!!!!! No weight gain. I'm also a new "GRANDMA"! What a wonderful life experience I'm having ... and now I'll be able to keep up with my grandchild, play, go places and do things with her.

Loving Life

I'm 42 and finally scheduled to be sleeved this November. I have looked into surgery multiple times in my life, starting back in my 20s, but I never had decent enough insurance that would even touch it before now. I wish I'd had it done sooner, but I also think that I might be more successful now because I'm more mature and I understand dieting and nutrition better. I think I used to view it as a quick fix and now I know that it must be a total lifestyle change to work.

12 minutes ago, Foof76 said:

I'm 42 and finally scheduled to be sleeved this November. I have looked into surgery multiple times in my life, starting back in my 20s, but I never had decent enough insurance that would even touch it before now. I wish I'd had it done sooner, but I also think that I might be more successful now because I'm more mature and I understand dieting and nutrition better. I think I used to view it as a quick fix and now I know that it must be a total lifestyle change to work.

Great point! I have been saying that I should have done this 10 Years ago but at 34, I don't think I would have had the maturity or dedication to truly change my lifestyle. Best of luck to you!

44 yrs old and almost at my 1 year post op! I wished I did it way sooner! Best decision ever! Very happy!