For those who have said it or thought it.... Gastric Sleeve Surgery is not by any means the EASY WAY OUT!!!!
I really am getting tired of people saying it directly or indirectly by saying something... 'im doing it the hard way'.... let me explain a little....
In the first few months, you cant eat much, you have to learn to eat all over again and it takes a while for your body to be able to tolerate certain foods agian, so yes, initialy the weight drops off, but please bare in mind, you have just undergone major surgery, your hormones are all over the place, you are in discomfort and pain and your body is not happy at the adjustment. So whilst losing the first few stone is easy the rest of the stuff that has come along with surgery is not. From there you begin to stall, you have to work hard to continue losing weight. the sleeve may have made your stomach smaller but thats is all it has done. You now have to make the right food choices and burn off the excess calories. You may not be able to eat much at once but you can eat all day and you can eat high caloried foods. If I want a burger it may take me over an hour but I can eat it!!! If I want icecream... no problem... it goes right through, I can eat as much icecream as you like! I have spoken to many people who have had this surgery and have stopped losing after losing the initial few stone, because they did not change the food they ate, just thought they could eat less and lose weight. We have to work with the sleeve... it does not work by itself. Blowing my own trumpet here... but I have done well, I have passed goal weight, passed the weight the doctors expected. But this has by no means been easy!!!!!! I am a nice size 10 - 12 (uk) and I am happy with my size. I have to work hard to stay here. Only a couple of weeks ago I put on 6llb in one week!!! The difference is I noted this and spent the next couple of weeks working hard like anyone on any kind of diet would to lose this. I am on a lifetime lifestyle change, My head was not operated on... I will like most people make wrong choices and put weight on but I will never let myself go back to the way I was before, its just as hard as anyone without the surgery. RANT OVER!!!!
