Fact or fiction?
- Weight loss stops after one year. Absolutely not. It stops when you stop following the plan.
- Slider foods can stretch the sleeve. No, they only allow you to consume far too many calories quickly.
- The sleeve can stretch. My doc said no at the time of my original surgery. I have a very large sleeve and just came off a second hiatel hernia surgery. Prior to the 2nd surgery the GI results showed a "mishapen" sleeve, and he described it as being stretched and possibly needing a resleeve. Once in surgery and the stomach was returned to where it needed to be though, it indeed was still a normal sleeve. Consequently, if there was ever a person the sleeve would stretch on- it would have been me given my medical situation. I have more of the stretchy part than most, I had a constricted situation with that hernia, and I eat a relatively large amount compared to many sleevers. No stretch. I am not saying it is impossible, but as long as you are not persistently eating until you are literally sick you should be good to go.
- Eating only 6-800 calories will put you into starvation mode. No. Many here do very well at that range. I did eat progressively more calories as the months went on, but I also exercised a lot and monitored carefully. Had I stuck to that range, I would have made it to goal faster. But I still made it to goal easily. I found that trying to eat 800 calories consistently by month 3 to not be so doable, but I can do 1200 consistently. Please note that I am over 6 feet tall though, so my shorter counterparts who don't exercise would have potentially far less calories to work with.
Surgeon: Chengelis Surgery on 12/19/2011 A little less carb eating compared to my weight loss phase loose sleever here!
1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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