Hello everyone,
It has been awhile since I have been on this site. I have been extremely busy with work and also trying to stay healthy. hahaha.
For anyone considering a gastric sleeve this might be a great read. I did a gastric sleeve in July, 2014. I can't even believe it is that long ago. I was 344 pounds, 6 feet tall and my BMI was about 43. I had to do a 3 week liquid diet before my surgery to get my liver as small as possible.
After the surgery I was extremely healthy! I lost a 160 pounds in about 7 months by working out almost every day, being active, eating healthy, not one meal cheat! BUT... this life couldn't last forever. Of course like everyone, we will always be fatties inside. About a year ago, I started eating junk again. When you are sleeved that long, you start learning what you stomach can eat more of (if that makes any sense). My addiction was peanut butter and it still is to this day!
I noticed I was getting back into my old habits. I am an accountant and I have a desk job, so I don't move a lot. I did not go to the gym anymore, I was eating candy at work, etc.. I even had nightmares of getting fat again! I gained about 40 pounds back in about a year time...
Now I started realizing that if I continue I would be the old me again and I did NOT want that to happen, so I am still trying to find a balance between extreme dieting and extreme eating. Which is very hard for me, because it is either all the way in or nothing. Now, I have lost 20 pounds and I am around 200 pounds, which I am fine with for my height.
In conclusion, weight loss surgery is only a temporary fix, it is you that will need to make the changes in your life! Your stomach will expand over time and you will have to make the healthy decisions.
I attached a recent picture of me that I took this morning.
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