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It mostly depends on you. I know people who had VSG or RNY. Some lost all the excess weight and maintain, others lost all the excess, regained some, lost that regain again, and so on. And I know a number of people who lost 60-70 lbs only, never got to their goal weight, and then started regaining, gaining back all they lost, and then added some more lbs.
As someone else said, it depends on you. Your age, health, and overall body structure. And your dedication. Some people rather have freedom to eat almost anything, than to be skinny. Some set up their realistic weight-size that they can maintain without starving themselves, or get extreme exercise. Others believe that "nothing taste as good as being thin feels", and they work really hard on maintaining weight loss, and stay skinny.
At one time I got too thin for me. I have a large frame plus muscles and when I got to my "ideal BMI weight" I felt horrible. I looked great in clothes but not so nice without them (practically transparent skin, some muscles and bones).
Eventually I was able to gain some weight. if you ask me, bit too much. I planned to gain 10-15, but once I started gaining, I gained additional 15 lbs. And honestly - since my weight is stable now, and I can enjoy larger variety of foods (even pasta, ice cream, chocolate), I don't really care if lose the extra 15 lbs or not. When I was at my thinnest - I had too eat regardless if I wanted or not. Now I can eat a meal, or skip if I am not hungry.
Good luck.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
That is how I was and I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, but things just got better every day.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Just gathering information for reading while I'm recuperating from surgery a few more days!
KimmyJJ
White Dove, these feelings are the best and most positive I've had in a few years. I would get so down on myself for failing at dieting and it felt like a vicious cycle of depression and food and nothing ever went well. I am really feeling confident that I can do this!
KimmyJJ
TheWombat, I'll take all the luck I can get, thanks very much! This was a big step for me, but I'm feeling supported and have a bright outlook and I think this is going to really change a lot of things for me.
KimmyJJ
stacyrg, thanks for the well wishes. Things went very well, I barely felt any nausea from being put under, and just a bit uncomfortable, nothing major. They got me up to walk right away and I did ok by them on all counts so they cut me loose! I'm home now and feeling pretty excited about this new life.
KimmyJJ
This is a shot in the dark , but I am reaching out to see if anyone else has had or heard of this:
About a year ago, my brother had the sleeve surgery and started dropping weight super fast. He was doing great, but after about 6 months, he started to develop a foot drag/drop and difficulty grasping things with his right hand. He didn't think much of it, but soon after, he started falling down/tripping (hard). He fell out of the blue in the kitchen and chipped his front tooth, and he also fell in the drive way on his way to get the mail (causing a concussion). He went to his primary doctor who ran a bunch of tests. His doctor couldn't find anything out of the ordinary from the tests, so he sent my brother to a neurologist. The Neurologist ran a whole bunch more tests and still nothing. Finally, my brother was sent to a major hospital in Los Angeles because his symptoms continued to progress. After several more test and comparing results with prior test results, it was revealed that he has motor neuron disease. The type he has been diagnosed with is ALS (the worst of all the MND's). Immediately after his diagnosis, we began doing research into other possible illnesses that mimic ALS (if you're not familiar, its the ice bucket challenge disease that has no cure), and we found some Vitamin deficiencies that cause the same symptoms. Armed with this new information, my brother headed to the mayo clinic in Minn. to see if he had been misdiagnosed and get a second opinion. Within the first 30 min. of his visit with the specialist, he was confirmed to have ALS without having anymore testing. He felt like the doctor dismissed the information about WLS and diseases that mimic ALS without a clear explanation. I guess I am writing this in the slim chance that someone else has had this happen to them, and if there is any helpful advice as to how to find a doctor who will look into alternative options. It just seems so fishy that he was perfectly healthy before surgery, and within a year he has been given a death sentence! We have read many studies on the (small) connection between bariatric surgery and neurological disorders. From what I have read, there are reported incidences of some vitamin deficiencies and nutritional malabsorption that can cause symptoms that mimic ALS. Like I said, I know it's a long shot, but I still think its worth investigating. I am just afraid that his doctors are not looking into the connection between rapid weight loss and neurological problems. If anyone knows any helpful info, we would love to hear from you...thanks so much for reading my post.
I have never seen anyone post that they developed ALS aft the sleeve, in the 10 years I have been on this site.
you mention vitamin decencies, is he up to date on his labs/ been supplementing appropriately since his surgery?
sadly , and I'm sorry to say, it appears this would possibly been his diagnosis even if he never had had the sleeve.
This is a shot in the dark , but I am reaching out to see if anyone else has had or heard of this:
About a year ago, my brother had the sleeve surgery and started dropping weight super fast. He was doing great, but after about 6 months, he started to develop a foot drag/drop and difficulty grasping things with his right hand. He didn't think much of it, but soon after, he started falling down/tripping (hard). He fell out of the blue in the kitchen and chipped his front tooth, and he also fell in the drive way on his way to get the mail (causing a concussion). He went to his primary doctor who ran a bunch of tests. His doctor couldn't find anything out of the ordinary from the tests, so he sent my brother to a neurologist. The Neurologist ran a whole bunch more tests and still nothing. Finally, my brother was sent to a major hospital in Los Angeles because his symptoms continued to progress. After several more test and comparing results with prior test results, it was revealed that he has motor neuron disease. The type he has been diagnosed with is ALS (the worst of all the MND's). Immediately after his diagnosis, we began doing research into other possible illnesses that mimic ALS (if you're not familiar, its the ice bucket challenge disease that has no cure), and we found some Vitamin deficiencies that cause the same symptoms. Armed with this new information, my brother headed to the mayo clinic in Minn. to see if he had been misdiagnosed and get a second opinion. Within the first 30 min. of his visit with the specialist, he was confirmed to have ALS without having anymore testing. He felt like the doctor dismissed the information about WLS and diseases that mimic ALS without a clear explanation. I guess I am writing this in the slim chance that someone else has had this happen to them, and if there is any helpful advice as to how to find a doctor who will look into alternative options. It just seems so fishy that he was perfectly healthy before surgery, and within a year he has been given a death sentence! We have read many studies on the (small) connection between bariatric surgery and neurological disorders. From what I have read, there are reported incidences of some vitamin deficiencies and nutritional malabsorption that can cause symptoms that mimic ALS. Like I said, I know it's a long shot, but I still think its worth investigating. I am just afraid that his doctors are not looking into the connection between rapid weight loss and neurological problems. If anyone knows any helpful info, we would love to hear from you...thanks so much for reading my post.
Good luck. Hope to hear from you soon.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
