With VSG, how do you know your body has stopped losing weight?

A more reasonable fear would be that you will not reach your desired goal weight. Very few are "too thin" by the end of their 3rd year.

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I will stop losing weight when I'm ready.  When I want to stop, I'll start to incorporate more calories from healthy sources.  

We don't lose weight magically because of the surgery, we lose weight because we operate at a caloric deficit.  If you want to stop losing, you just stop operating at that deficit.  

You stop losing weight when you want to -- meaning that you set a healthy goal weight with your doctor and once you hit that you add in more calories and "poof" weight loss stops.  

Honestly, if you do any kind of research on this site you're going to see that nobody complains about not being able to STOP their weight loss.  But you'll see a lot of complaining about gaining it back.   

If you're eating healthy and supplementing for what you cannot ingest, then there's no reason to look or be sickly after any wls procedure.

Thanks for the replies. I really appreciate it!

VSG allows you to restrict how many calories you eat in a day. When you're at the weight you'd like to maintain, you start letting yourself eat more.

When I hit 145lb, I decided I was good there and moved from 800 calories per day to 1200 - 1300. My weight is stable now, and if I want to lose more I can probably do so by reducing calories again.

Some of us do hear comments that we look gaunt, too skinny, etc. But I think it's mostly because others are so used to seeing our obese bodies that they don't know what to make of our new appearances. Heck, I get that sometimes, I freaked out the first time I saw my ribcage! It's a big change, but it should be a good one.

Thanks for the info :)

Unfortunately WLS is no magic stick!  Your issues with overeating/eating, exercising, controlling weight will still be there.  You will NOT get too skinny especially as your sleeved stomach matures and you can eat more and if you develop bad eating habits like grazing, eating carbs, sweets etc.

Thank God I have NEVER had any issues.  I am completely normal.  I have lost a lot of physical hunger (not the case for all sleeved) BUT my appetite is as hearty as ever.  I don't know anyone post- WLS who has stopped loving food. . . the healing stage maybe,  but once months years post op it takes much dedication to stay on course with food and weight.

Sounds impossible with such a small stomach but you'd be surprised how we can eat when we select the wrong foods.  For example crackers, cookies, chips, pretzels, cake, ice-cream, sweet drinks etc limitless.

I love my sleeve and have not a single regret yet this is no cure from obesity, from compulsive overeating, from healthy proper food choice.  This is work with an even playing field.  I am no longer a bottomless pit but I can get down eating and into trouble.

I wish you the best.