Princesca
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Just wondering if anyone here had had weight loss surgery, specifically gastric sleeve, and not had the results they were expecting. I had it back in 2018, never lost more than 30% of my excess weight from surgery. Even in the beginning, I had way more of an appetite than other people I knew who got the surgery, but the surgeon's office just kept saying to be patient, it would come off. Now, three years later, I have gained everything back that I lost from surgery. I've only kept off what I lost on the pre-surgery diet.
My diet prior to surgery was not bad. My classes were filled with people who lived on Mt. Dew and Doritos. I haven't had sugared soda in decades. Yes, sometimes I ate (and eat) things that aren't conducive to weight loss, but I've been obese pretty much my entire life and have always had a terrible time losing weight and am way too fast at putting it back on. I did Whole30 for a month and lost 3 lbs, and gained it back as soon as we went back to normal eating. My wife lost around 15 lbs. that month.
I don't really know what to do now. For me, WLS was the 'extreme' option. I was sure it would work. I know it's just a tool, not an answer, but even as a tool it was never as restrictive as it should have been. Am I just biologically programmed to be the lone survivor of global famine?
At the moment, I'm doing My Fitness Pal, logging my food with a goal of one lb per week weight loss. It's going okay, but I'm still left wondering why WLS works for so many people and did not work at all for me. My SIL had sleeve and is eating things like Pop Tarts and fast food and has kept off all her weight loss for almost two years now.
My diet prior to surgery was not bad. My classes were filled with people who lived on Mt. Dew and Doritos. I haven't had sugared soda in decades. Yes, sometimes I ate (and eat) things that aren't conducive to weight loss, but I've been obese pretty much my entire life and have always had a terrible time losing weight and am way too fast at putting it back on. I did Whole30 for a month and lost 3 lbs, and gained it back as soon as we went back to normal eating. My wife lost around 15 lbs. that month.
I don't really know what to do now. For me, WLS was the 'extreme' option. I was sure it would work. I know it's just a tool, not an answer, but even as a tool it was never as restrictive as it should have been. Am I just biologically programmed to be the lone survivor of global famine?
At the moment, I'm doing My Fitness Pal, logging my food with a goal of one lb per week weight loss. It's going okay, but I'm still left wondering why WLS works for so many people and did not work at all for me. My SIL had sleeve and is eating things like Pop Tarts and fast food and has kept off all her weight loss for almost two years now.