Need some feedback please

Hi Laya,
I'm almost 18 months out from VSG.  For the first 6 months post op, I felt no hunger. I had to make myself eat and I only ate to live and because I had to. At 6 months, some hunger returned, but it was just enough to remind me to eat. I still only feel hunger when it's time to eat. I eat 6 planned small meals a day (it's not grazing because they are planned and healthy). I'm still not able to eat enough to keep me full till a next meal if I only ate 3 times a day. Plus they say eating several small portions a day helps raise your metabolism.
There are times I feel like snacking on junk (like chips or something), but it's in my head. The surgery fixed my stomach, not my head. I went from wearing a size 22 pants and 3X shirt, to a size 4 pants (sometimes 2) and small shirt (sometimes XS). I love everything about it. I do have to watch myself and make sure I don't skip a meal (yes, I do sometimes forget to eat still), because it's still really easy for me to lose weight. I'm not at all under weight, but I don't want to weigh any less than I do now, so I do watch out for that. Let me know if you have any specific questions I might be able to answer.

Thanks Teresa.  You are an inspiration and your VSG experience is very encouraging.  If I come up with questions, I will definitely send them your way.

Laya 

Hi Laya,
 My name is Susan and I am 20 months out from vsg. I am very happy with my vsg and have lost 128 pounds with my tool. I have been maintaining for the last 12 months with very little effort. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Susan

How excellent is that Susan!  128 pounds!  Congrats!  Has the hunger feeling increased over the 20 months?

Laya

Laya, I would still encourage you to post on the VSG forum, perhaps with something like "Feedback from long-term VSGers" in the subject line. There are quite a lot of us around between one and three years out and we try to check in on the main VSG board pretty regularly.

As for me, I am a year out. My ticker shows two more pounds to goal because I reached my first goal -  normal BMI - somewhere around 9-10 months, and then set a new goal of 149, just for the hell of it. I should probably just say I am at goal, because even if I never lose another pound, I will be happy.

What is life like after the VSG? Short answer - great. I eat whatever I want, but in small quantities and following the "protein first" rule (otherwise I don't count carbs or anything like that). My health has improved immeasurably and life is quite simply a lot more fun at a size 8 than it was at a size 24.

Anyway, as I said, post on the VSG board and you are sure to get more responses from long-term folks.

Best of luck with your decision!