Originally Posted by
Ann2
I've lost nearly 90 pounds in 8-1/2 months. Doing so was relatively easy, thanks to the early restriction of the sleeve -- eating first 500 calories, then 800 calories, then 1,000, then 1,200. I've tried to stop losing weight by eating 1,400 calories and am now moving to 1,600 calories. (Anyone who's read my posts know that during the weight loss phases I ate lots of protein, ate protein first, ate good, healthy carbs, and changed a lot of eating and moving behaviors, etc.)
But I could no more have eaten 1,600 calories when I was 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 months out from surgery than a man in the moon.
Therefore, how much weight will a 42-year-old woman who weighs 140 pounds likely lose after VSG surgery? I bet she'd lose a helluva lot more weight than she needs to lose--and in too short a period of time to build very permanent new eating / moving behaviors.
This is only one common-sense reason why WLS isn't used for people who want to lose 20 pounds. And it's obvious (to me, at least) why qualified doctors should decide whether the risks of surgery outweigh the benefits of surgery.
Apparently, doctors make different decisions based on the same information--which, in this case, is a telling difference. I think Dr. Ortiz made the right decision.
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