Can I really lose with the vsg

How odd a feeling it is to think that I will be the only one who won't lose weight with the vsg. Did anyone else feel this way? I was going to go for the full ds and got to thinking of the strict supplement regamin, etc. and came here to get to know you. I see amazing results from everyone, so what gives with me? Has being obese for so long put my head in this mindset? I hate the wee hours of the morning, too much thinking. The results are in black and white, right in front of my eyes, so why do I doubt it will work for me? Eating whatever and whenever I want has certainly not worked for me. Gosh, I drive myself nuts. Thanks for listening, off to work I go.

Everyone goes through that same thought process. It comes from the eternal dieting and failure that we have all experienced. Don't fret, You'll definately lose with the VSG. It's a great tool and I am positive you'll do great once you get it. It's all positives from now on Mari. Keep your head up, all those failed fad diets are a thing of the past. Welcome to the beginning of the rest of your life........

And you'll think it again when you hit the 1st stall, the 2nd one... you keep thinking I paid all that and this is all I'm getting; but it does come off.

It's very common to think this, every other diet or weight loss attempt has failed us, so why not this one?  It's permanent!

I couldn't be happier!!

I'd venture to say that everyone feels that way, Liz. I am also firmly convinced that *anyone* who has the VSG will lose weight and keep it off, IF they make the necessary lifestyle changes that the tool makes possible for the first time. (In other words, everyone is equally capable of sabotaging themselves if they work at it hard enough.) I was convinced I was going to fail at this too, but I haven't so far and now I know I won't.

The things that have helped me along the way so far are: 

1) Awareness of my overeating "triggers" and avoiding them.

2) Attitude. I know I am a little bit of an oddball in this respect, but I refuse to acknowledge the whole concept of the "stall." Sure, my weight loss slowed dramatically after the first two months, and sometimes I don't lose anything for several days in a row, but I know I'm still maintaining my lifestyle changes with the help of the VSG and as long as I am not gaining, it's all good and the "engine" is still running. I count every tiny loss - as in ounces - as a victory. I don't care if it takes me two years to get to goal, as long as I get there. I didn't get obese overnight and I don't need to get thin overnight either. This is a change in my perspective that happened gradually over the last few years and I have actually started to believe that my former craving for instant gratification (and giving into it) was a causal factor in my becoming obese in the first place.

3) Following the basic rules to the best of my ability: controlling my calorie intake, eating the protein first, drinking my water, exercising (mildly in my case), taking my vitamins. I don't carry this to the point of stressing myself out or feeling guilty if I am not perfect - I am so done with that.

Love you comment on attitude, I read the book The Secret about 2 months before surgery, changed my life!!!  Although some of it is hoaxy, if you can get past that to the concept, positive attracts positive and nobody can make you feel bad about yourself unless you allow it..... Putting it into application I know has been a MAJOR factor in my success.  I don't get down, I look at the positive (scale not moving, but my clothes are getting looser).. etc.... great point!!

Listen to Ros-Marie, her post tells it like it is.   If you look for ways to beat the sleeve, I imagine you can find some. If you work with your sleeve you should be just fine. Fred

Hmmm I'd venture to say (got that from Rosmari) that you are feeling this way BECAUSE you have tried and failed before so "why" would this time be any different.  Well we have ALL probably been there done that.  I honestly NEVER thought I'd way less then 300.  I thought my body LOVED and LIVED to be 300 since I HAD been over 300 probably since I was a sexy 16!!  I sit here today at 261.8lbs and losing every day! So no more driving yourself nuts.  Stay on the boards, read OUR stories and JOIN us!! Ms Shell

YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT.  You have to mentally prepare yourself to lose what was once a very close friend of yours...food.  Bariatric surgery is only a TOOL, not magic.  You will have the tool to not eat much, but you will still have to learn to eat smart and healthy.  This tool can be misused, underused and abused by continuing old bad habits.  If you adopt a new philosophy about eating, this tool will work and work very well for you.  I have witnessed people lose a tremendous amount of weight, only to gain it all back because they learned NOTHING, changed nothing and they reverted back to their old habits.  Very often, I blame the physicians for not informing patients of what is expected of them after surgery and beyond.  Sometimes, they casually mention what is expected, but don't stress the importance of the new habits and the patients conveniently forget them.  I have a list of Weightloss Commandments and if you follow every one of them, you will never regain your weight.  If you would like for me to share them with you, please email me. 

I wish you a happy, successful journey to becoming the person you already are.