Not Worth It - Angry Rant about crappy sleeve

Perhaps I'm just hitting a low & getting depressed but at this moment I do not believe the sleeve works and is not worth it. I hope some day i will be able to recant that stament but as for now I don't see it at all.

My original weight was 255. On surgery day I weighted 217. I lost 38 lbs on my own before surgery. Since surgery on May 7th I have lost an additional 17lbs. I have flatelined at 200 lbs for the last 4 days. I guess they call this a stall. Basicly ever since I could eat mushies I haven't lost a pound.

I have felt zero restriction. NONE! Not with drinks, food, etc.. The only thing stopping me from eating is me & my own self control. My calorie ranges from 600-700 daily but I could eat double or tripple that if I wanted. The "restriction" is no where to be found. and I am hungry. My stomache growls letting me know I'm hungry which I thought I would feel less hungry but nope! and this doesn't even include all the headhunger. So I don't feel any different than before only with a swollen stomache & a lot of stress.

I asked & read and most people say they feel restriction when they get to mushies and I haven't. Some said they get it when they hit dense meats but there is an entire world of food out there beyond dense meat so only getting restriction in one small area of my diet that I won't be able to eat for a couple of months anyways really doesn't seem worth it. I feel a fool.

It seems I'ver changed but my stomache hasn't and if I had known I would have never gone through all the pain, time & agony.

The only reason I have lost weight is because of me. The only reason I lost 17 lbs in the last 3 weeks is because I physically couldn't eat by doctors orders.

I am beyond dissappointed. I'm down right angry! So not worth all the hell I have been through to walk out the other side with nothing.

I feel like instead of getting a tool to help me loose weight I just went on a fake journey to no-mans-land.

I'm back at square one, only a little lighter by my own doing. I will keep going by my own doing but as for the sleeve I am beyond dissappointed. I hope that changes. I hope that it will magicly somehow "turn on" and it will start working but I won't hold my breath. Argh!

I didn't feel restriction until I got to dense proteins and more solid foods. Liquids and mushies run right through. Dense proteins on the other hand, barely any room. I know how frustrating it feels at first but it gets better. Hang on the for the ride because you can't get off now! It's going to be okay!

You JUST had surgery. It all does not fall off over night and you are a lightweight. Average is 20 pounds month 1 and 10 pounds a month going forward. I had stalls and still hit goal in 8 months.

Restriction happens with dense foods. Search these boards it's been discussed almost daily.

 I know it can be frustrating, I was stalled until today (I hope). One thing I have read is stomach growling can be due to acid ******any folks have upped their meds, I take Prilosec OTC and that stopped what I thought was hunger pains. Talk to your surgeon, NUT and the Psych doctor, they may be of some help. Don't lose faith, you can do this!!

First of all, you just had surgery a little over two weeks ago. 17 lbs in 19 days???? Pretty damn good, if you ask me. What do you want? The weight will come off and the restriction will be there, when you eat denser type food. With that attitude, you may not be able to handle the challenges ahead of you, when the weight loss truly slows down and you really have to work at it. Feel fortunate that you haven't had any complications and have had to spend weeks in the hospital. Sounds like you are progressing quite well. A true stall is at least two weeks with no weight loss. Give your body a chance to adjust to losing 17 lbs in 19 days. No one feels restriction with fluids and the sleeve isn't meant to feel that severe of restriction.

All I can say is, "Wow." Your attitude needs some adjusting. You don't what hell is, if you look at some of the complications and problems others have had. That can truly be hell.

An acid reducer or PPI may help with the acid and growling. It takes some time for your stomach to settle down.

U just had surgery this month, you prob need too give it time and remember that carbs are slider foods. I don't know what ur plan is but I wasn't really eating until a month out. There are millions of ppl that will tell u it does work..I'm one of them I have lost 183 pounds total and about 135 since surgery.give it time it will work and if ur that frustrated call ur dr

The first few months out your stomach makes a lot of noise, not always meaning you are hungry.

You mentioned that there are a lot of foods out there and that dense proteins are just a small part of your world, so not true! Dense proteins are most of your new world. THis is why they say to eat your proteins first so that you are full. Mos other foods just slide right by your tummy because they don't close your pyloric valve. I think you are giving up way too quick and expecting way too much so soon. We didn't become 255 lbs ( or whatever weight any of us are) overnight, so please give it a chance and don't expect it to come off over night. You won't lose weight everyday, just as you didn't  before surgery. Not losing weight for 4 days.....give it time!

First off - Every person says what ever you are feeling is ok and that we will feel an array of emotions and clearly I am as I'm sure everyone else did at one point or another so don't go judging me or throwing stones in a glass house. Yes. My attitude is upset. I have obviously worked my butt off to get her and I don't see how the surgery has benefited me in any way. That is not a bad attitude - that is a fact. If I could see any benefit, I would be the first to jump up and down because I WANT to see it but I don't. The weight I have lost has nothing to do with the surgery itself but my own hard work, pain & self control. I thought the surgery would help but I don't see it. I wish I did. I really do. But I could eat so much more food right now if I choose and the only thing stopping me is me.

 If it didnt come with a serious risk of injury and/or death - I'd tell you to go ahead and stuff yourself with extra value meal and see how it feels. You clearly were not ready for this surgery, and I do feel bad for you. 

if it's not worth it, then go back to your old eating habits. If it's as simple as that, there shouldnt be anything holding you back. 

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