I had surgery in Juky 2022. Lost 40 lbs. Have put 12 back on in the past few months. Too many carbs. I heard that you can "reset" your sleeve through diet. What do you have to do to do that? Do you have to do the liquid diet to do that?

Hi Bridge! Can you fill us in on some of your stats? If you only had a little weight to lose in the first place it might be that your body has gained a little and settled into its new 'set weight' now. If you had loads to lose and you didn't quite get there then it might be helpful instead to unpick exactly what you did straight after your surgery.

I think the sleeve 'reset' might in many cases just be going back to the rules your team gave you after your surgery. Lots of fluids, protein first at every meal, veg second, carbs last. You are still early in your journey so I suspect if you go right back to those basics you still have time to lose loads more weight (if you need to). I have only just stopped losing weight 16 months after my sleeve.

You will get good advice here, so well done for seeking help and best of luck!

2 hours ago, Spinoza said:

I think the sleeve 'reset' might in many cases just be going back to the rules your team gave you after your surgery. Lots of fluids, Protein first at every meal, veg second, carbs last. You are still early in your journey so I suspect if you go right back to those basics you still have time to lose loads more weight (if you need to).

Spinoza is exactly right. The "reset" people talk about is a psychological fresh start, not an actual physical phenomenon. I have said here before that I think it's a little extreme, but I support anything that helps people find a way to get back on track.

Yep it’s a just head reset. Just go back to what you were eating when you reached your maintenance weight or just before. That’s the caloric intake you need to maintain at that lower weight so if you eat at that level you will lose to get back to there.Though it sounds like you know the cause of your gain.

Hit your old protein & fluid goals & keep your eating low fat, low sugar & low carbs (look to whole & multi grains & complex carbs not simple high processed ones) as you need. Remember that is how you will have to always eat (food choices & calories) if you want to maintain that lower weight.

If where you are now is actually your set point (the weight your body is happiest at) as @Spinoza mentioned it will be harder to maintain a lower weight.

Agreed with everyone else. Nothing physically happens when you do a reset, it just snaps you back to being disciplined. Going back to protein shakes may be helpful in helping you lose that weight