They have started doing lapbands over VSG for gaining weight issues. Restriction is restriction and the lapband will work. You could try a pouch reset as well.

I'm out over 5 years. I've gained a few, but I'm still one of the success stories. If you've struggled with your weight your entire life the VSG may be what you need to break the cycle. It has been...

Nearly 5 years out. I eat beef. I have not been able to eat more than about 4oz comfortably, but isn't that the point? I don't do bread, appetizers, or pre meal salads, but I can enjoy most of a 6oz...

It's a huge step. And if you want to be successful, it means pretty much giving up your current life and coping mechanism. Do you like your life? If you do, you will hate the intrusion. Do you hate...

With people of your size, the sleeve is considered a phase 1 surgery with bypass the second phase. You might be able to forego that if you stay with the plan religiously.

My Teeter Hang Up has helped my daughter with her scoliosis issues. Find out from your dr. whether gravity assisted traction would help. Using food to assist with emotional issues rarely has a good...

My experience is that they take consult bmi. I was borderline bmi, So I made sure that if I lost weight that it would not compromise my ability to get surgery. I went into surgery at around 33.

I slipped in right under the 4 hour window. My surgeon was going with a bypass if I did not. Bypass Takes the pyloric valve out of the equation. A VSG would just force you to eat less, which has the...

I've been sleeved 3 1/2 years and it's only been in the past 6 months that I've ordered my own food. I have yet to finish it it one sitting. I can still only eat about 2.5 ounces of protein at a...

After spending most of my school life as the person most likely to be bullied and made fun of, I decided to either ignore or push back -depending on the situation. I also do not take stuff as...

I am over 3 years out. In the beginning, it's all about volume, not weight. If you want to keep it off, you might want to consider staying within the volume guidelines, which for my surgeon was 8 oz...

I haven't read all the responses, but just based on what you said, I doubt that you will ever make him happy. My advice is to stop trying and focus on you being happy, which might mean not caring so...

I am curious as to how it was determined you were allergic? Did you have skin tests, or did you go the blood antigen route?

Just remember that normal wasn't all that great and this too shall pass...

I am thrilled to read that you are working on your issues and bad habits now and not waiting until your surgery. This is a lifelong commitment and the longer one decides not to commit to the process...

This is what you could do early on: do low carb veggie purée with unflavored or chicken flavored unjury protein powder. You could do berries with protein shakes. Juicing is not inherently healthier...

Mine was removed. There were gallstones. I never had a problem before and none since. I wouldn't hesitate.

Close to 3 years out and still drink them nearly every day. I like them all. There is a snack sized one that's a bit more noisy to drink because it has a straw like a juice box, but I keep one handy...

Sounds like a great plan except I would do meat, veggies, fruit, with a small amount of grain - in that order. You should get most of your protein in before you add carbs, especially since you have...

It appears with my systemic inflammation that I had high fasting blood sugars. I didn't eat more than 300 calories a day for almost 70 days after having surgery. However, since I was in the hospital...

You aren't saying what you are eating, but if you are taking insulin, then you are eating more carbs than you can burn immediately. I am one of those people whose diabetes did not resolve itself and...

My son is 6' tall and weighs in the 150s. How tall are you?

I find myself avoiding the scale when I've been off plan. Why? Because I know that I won't be pleasantly surprised. So weighing myself everyday is just part of my personal accountability.

We all have our own idea of what "being negative" looks like. I probably come across as pretty negative to some people because I'm rather blunt.

Do a search on these forums. There are several who have been there/done that and they might have shed some new light, but from what I've read over the past 2+ years is that no one has found a...