Smaller Stomachs

I have thought about that and I may contact Dr. Boyce if my Dr. does not do it.

There are many people who have had success with the sleeve.  Once you are sleeved you will not be able to eat that many calories at first.  But.......if you do not change your eating habits, then you will lose the weight but you will eventually put it back on.  High protein is great and some fat is tolerable but not "high fat".  Eventually you may lose some of the restriction and it will be easier to overeat your sleeve and put the weight back on.

If you do the surgery, whatever kind you choose, you will need to use the tool to your advantage and change your relationship with food or eventually you will put it back on.  Then any surgery will be a waste of time and money.

That line of thought is in essence why I asked the question. I cannot just keep doing what I'm doing and expect different results. I also figure that just minimizing what I am doing is not going to be productive; but I wanted to just think through the simple idea of calorie reduction.

I didn't think I would only eat around 600-800 calories a day and be more than satisfied.  The restriction is wonderful and there are days that I struggle to get to 600 but twice I have pushed too far.  Not sure if it was what I ate or that I pushed but it was the same food each time.  I am trying to follow the advice on here and to also under eat my sleeve as much as possible.  As you go through this process listen to your body and you will be able to tell when you are full, etc.  It may take a while as nerves grow back together and swelling goes down.  I have found through this process that I am a stress eater and I have to learn how to deal with that stress without stuffing my mouth.  Also at times people have said they feel hungry but it could be just the voices in your head or acid in your stomach.  Anyone who does this should lose weight to begin with, fewer calories in than you are exhausting through exercise and just breathing.  It is up to us that have taken this journey to change our lifestyles so that we don't put it on again.  There are some one here that are hardcore, but they are also the ones that have been successful and gotten to goal.  They don't make excuses and at first some of the comments I thought were rather harsh but the truth of the matter is that making excuses and not doing the work is what got me where I am today.  I want to succeed and not be a failure.  Sorry for the soapbox but I think these comments were probably more for me than for you.

Good Luck!

No problem. I appreciate the input. I am hoping to shoot for high protein and low carb approach. The biggest fear I have is that I am a carnivore at heart. So, just thinking through stuff.