Would you do VSG again?

That's amazing! My biggest worry is that I won't be able to maintain the weight long-term because I have failed at so many diets before. What do you think has made you so successful?

Congratulations on your weight loss - you all are so inspiring to me!

Paige

I would not I switched to an RNY and have had tremendous success. I lost alot of weight with the sleeve and was able to gain it back.

I am so thrilled to see other respones in the positives though. It is a tool thats for sure. we are all different and i wish you luck in whatever you choose

Everyone is "able to gain it back" with any surgery.

I have a friend who is just one-year post RNY and lost only 70lbs and has now gained back 15lbs. It's not magic or something.

Thank you so much for your response. I appreciate what you had to say and am happy that the RNY was successful for you. That's fantastic!

Paige

I wish you luck its a tool and I think whatever you choose or do is gonna be successful. Welcome to the losers bench

Thank you so much!

Yes!

I have terrible metabolism. Just awful. People around me have always been shocked by how little I eat, yet the struggle with weight for me has been very real and tangible. Given that I have to eat very tiny quantities of food to lose weight and keep it off, I have been yo-yoing for a great deal of my adult life which is frustrating and unhealthy. Since my VSG, I have been losing weight slower than most for that reason, but I am really thankful to have this tool to help me to stay at a more optimal weight.

I truly believe that for many, this surgery is lifesaving. I think a lot of it has to do with your willingness to stick to the dietary requirements, but indeed, the sleeve actually helps you to make those appropriate choices.

Hi Myhomezoo,

You are proof that no matter how quickly it comes off, the sleeve works.

Congratulations on making it happen!

Paige

I will add my voice to the "me too" crowd. I am one year out, and I would do it again. Surgery is a tool. It is not even the most important. It works together with a changed mindset to make weight loss not just possible, but permanent.

It gives us time to make the needed changes to our mental state to be successful. I am not one of the Holy Veterans here, but I have been successful. My surgery gave me that chance. I would do it again. Nuff said.