thank you I'll post there!

After going from 252 lbs to 134 lbs, I settled in comfortably at 150 lbs for several years. I looked good and felt good. After 3 personal losses and subsequent depression, I slipped up and regained 40 lbs of undesired weight in the last few years. I am coming up on my 9 yr sleeversary and have removed all but 19 lbs and will have that off by the end of the year, I know it. I got lazy and stopped tracking my nutrition but now track it everyday in My Fitness Pal and have two accountability partners and we are sharing our journeys through that app. For me, tracking and accountability are key to my success. The area I still struggle with is even though I am a very active gardener and home improvement junkie that helps me burn a lot of calories when doing those things, I never established and stuck to a good workout routine. That has been a lifelong problem. In August through October, I was walking 4 miles a day. But November rolled in with cold and cloudy weather and that screamed to a halt. I have joined the local Y, but still having trouble getting motivated. I know this last 19 lbs is going to take longer as a result. I am still losing and making good food choices. I still cannot eat as much as I used to. One thing that has kept me in check for sure is that there are still a lot of foods I cannot eat without getting foamies and an upset stomach. That is the one aspect of the surgery that others see as a negative, but I see as a positive. My stomach simply cannot tolerate high carbs like mashed potatoes, or spicy foods and I cannot digest meat unless I chew diligently and slowly. But the funny thing is, I was able to eat buttered popcorn like it was going out of style! It literally was an every night thing for several months. That habit is now in check, as I actually burned myself out on it. I eat a lot of fish which I love. No more shoveling in bites of food without a care. I have to be a mindful eater. I am very impressed that you were able to stay on track.

HI ALL

Im 5 years out.. 49 y/o female. I think I'm pre menopause... which doesn't help weight loss. Curious if anyone belongs to WW and is it helping? thanks

I've been sleeved since 2015 and have not experienced GERD. Best of luck to you...I love my smaller stomach.

I am not sure what category I fit into age wise, I was 36 almost 37 when I had my sleeve and I am 43 now. Everyone will have a different opinion of what will be lost and what can be maintained etc. However what it all really boils down to is that people will get out of any weight loss surgery what they put into it. If your going to do the work and keep up with it for the long haul then yes you will be successful and reach your goals. Many people get burnt out and start falling back into bad habits which leads them back to weight regain and many end up back obese. For me I lost over 200 pounds with the sleeve and I have maintained that for six years now. I started to have a little bit of regain last year dealing with the pandemic issues and with taking care of my mom who was in end stage kidney failure. I have now gotten myself back on track and lost the few pounds I needed to. I have lost close to 90% of my excess weight which is more than what my surgeon expects from his bypass patients let alone a sleeve patient. So as I said you will get out of it what you put into it.