self awareness is key to success. this journey is all about figuring out why we allowed ourselves to gain weight. what we were getting out of it. was it emotional eating? was it to "protect" ourselves somehow? was it the only thing we could control (similar to bulimia?)was it a reward (did we grow up being given candy for behaving?)

be aware of what your "issue" is so that you may tackle it and NEVER allow it to gain control again. the sleeve is only a tool to jump start the loss. if we have no other tools other than a hammer, there's not a whole lot we can do.

know yourself, love yourself

best wishes