Hunger Hormone

I understand your stomach can stretch back to normal size in time if you overeat, however, can anyone tell me if the loss of the hunger hormone helps long term ie 3 years down the track with weight loss and keeping it off?
Thank you

Your stomach can never stretch back to "normal" size.. almost the entire fundus is gone. Your capacity will increase up to a point as your sleeve matures, this is normal.. depending on how your surgeon made your sleeve, the length of your stomach etc will determine the final size reached in 6-12 mo. For many it seems to be in the 5-12oz range, but it does vary.

Ghrelin is produced in other areas of your body besides the stomach, though the stomach produces the majority of it. This surgery does not guarantee a total loss of hunger. Some lose it for good, many still sooner or later feel hunger to one degree or another, and some never lose it to begin with. So, you cannot count on the absence of physical hunger for your success, it is on you and your decisions to learn a healthy way of eating that suits you and your metabolism to succeed long term.

Thank you for this information

Im just nervous about spending $20,000 and then regaining all the weight lost in 3 years?

as your other poster said,there are people on this board maintaining their losses even further out than 3 years,and there are people further out than 3 years who have never reached goal to start with.

The sleeve helps,but can't do it all. You can "eat around" your surgery if you try hard enough. If you continue to eat bad fast food choices,sodas,cookies chips,etc et**** cream,you can certainly gain back all your weight  and more.

The sleeve is a tool. It works if you work it. If it fails,it is usually user failure not sleeve failure.

If you eat according to your Dr's plan and include as much dense protein as possible,exercise,and get min 64 oz of water each day you will lose and be able to maintain that loss.
GL,

I hear you on that. I was self-pay as well, and have lost all my weight before on my own, only to regain most of it.

The way I'm fond of looking at it is this: it's my odds-evener.
I had zero chance of keeping off a big loss for life. I know this, statistics show this.. With the VSG I have a much better chance of staying within a healthy weight range. Will I lose it all? Who knows.. I'll try for sure. Will I keep 100% of the weight I lost off for life? Same answer, but I know at least I have a better chance of keeping more off with the VSG than without it.

Research everything, all the surgeries (forget the band).. then figure out if the VSG gives you what you think you need to make it work lifelong. Early out, the sleeve does most of the work for you because of the huge volume restriction.. as time goes on, the weight of responsibility falls more onto you and less on the sleeve. 

"The way I'm fond of looking at it is this: it's my odds-evener.
I had zero chance of keeping off a big loss for life. I know this, statistics show this.. With the VSG I have a much better chance of staying within a healthy weight range."

LOVE THIS.  I lost about 110 on my own and gained it back.