Should I get a gastric sleeve?!
I am 29 years old, weight 95 kg height 169. I qualify for a gastric sleeve, I have issues that make me qualify.
I have struggled to lose more then a few kilos most my life. I need to lose about 27kgs to be "healthy weight" .
I just dunno if it's the right thing to do. I don't want to "dieting" all my life, I just want to lose my 30 kilos and keep a healthy lifestyle with my babies.
I currently workout 4/5 times a week, I have been doing that for roughly a year and I bloody hate it. I mich rather play a sport but I'm so sore all the time!
Pros and cons? Am I being dramatic thinking I should do something extreme?!
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Yes i think its dramatic to think of 30kgs weight loss. Maybe instead think of changing things up so that youre losing some. If youre losing some, and its sustainable, you can continue and theres no end goal, just positive changes.
As for working out, Im toyallywith you. Go for bushwalks, bike rides, swim? Do what you like, as you get fitter and lighter you wont hurt and can then join sport, but you have to do something, and for it to be sustainable you have to enjoy it - it has to be what you want to be a part of your life.
Working out too much and not eating right would be the most obvious culprit. Focus more on eating the right foods and the right amounts. You can work out all you like but you won’t lose any weight until you fix what you put in your mouth.
Give it six months. Get help to change your diet and learn about food, good nutritious food. Even if you then Decide to have surgery you’ll have a much better understanding of what your body needs.
Have a look at what and how much you are eating, as well as what you are drinking. Weight loss is something like 80% diet and 20% exercise. So if you are eating too much then it won’t matter much exercise you are getting. Speak to a dietitian. They will be able to help you with what foods and quantities you should be eating, as well as adjust meals to suit the whole family so you’re not having to make separate meals. Even if you have the surgery at a later date, the dieticians advice will still be relevant afterwards.
Definitely look into other options beforehand. I do know people who have had this procedure and still need to exercise and watch what they eat. They are also only able to eat small amounts of food - extremely small.
I found the TNT program in April which provides the nutrition and exercise plan. It sounds like your fitness plan is on point so maybe your nutrition just needs a tweak. I've lost over 7kgs so far and feel amazing. The nutrition plan is amazing. Please consider other options before you do something irreversible such as the gastric sleeve. Wishing you all the best with your decision.
You can only answer that and if you decide yes you must be committed.I tried every diet, every pill,ate healthy and killer myself exercising nothing worked.I had the lap band 3 years ago and I was 130kgs down to 72 and my weight fluctuates between 70-75 kgs,the best decision I have ever made.I am not going to lie it’s hard work I obviously can’t eat as much as I used to and to be totally honest I do not exercise I might walk 4-5 weeks but it’s a leisurely walk rather than a workout walk.I have excess skin due to not exercising which is my biggest regret.
You need to have the right mindset ‘cos if you don’t there’s no point having surgery.There are a few people I know they have had either gastric or lap band surgery and haven’t lost a thing, entirely their fault as they would still rather eat rubbish than a healthy meal.
I eat lots of soups, grilled chicken, meat, fish snd salads.
The thing with gastric sleeve it can’t be reversed over eating will cause stitches to split and infection.
Lap band over eating causes reflux, vomiting, and a few other issues that I don’t have and it can be reversed.You need to make to want it work it’s a tool not a quick solution.Good Luck whatever you decide.
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If you are mentally ready to change your life then the sleeve is an excellent tool for weight loss. I am 9 months post sleeve and down 42kgs with 7 to go. I have so much more energy, comfortable in my own skin and loving my new life. It’s improved my relationship with food and I’m now working out 3-4 times a week, smashing my step count every day and loving life.
I wouldn’t have done it 5 years ago because it’s easy to cheat and ruin for yourself. You have to be ready and committed to a new life.
It sounds like you already have a pretty good lifestyle, so as long as you follow the guidelines, focus on protein and fluid intake, and keep active you’ll do well.
Good luck!
Hi
I have had the endoscopic sleeve aka ESG (this is not a full cut, it is a stitching of your stomach and is conducted via the mouth - day surgery only). This left my stomach the size of 275ml and costed roughly a little less then the full sleeve. The stitches can break (stomach fuses tho) if you eat too much however your generally not even feeling like food.
I started at 104kg / 165cm and ended up losing 20kgs in 5 months (84kgs). I then started to noticed my hair thinning and nails thinning and skin ageing quicker (lack of nutrients do this but there is only so much you can eat so vitamins/supps are the only other solution to help). I then found a trainer which understood this and I trained and trained but we found my metabolism was near to nothing due to living on very little cals a day.
I made the decision in Feb this year to increase my cals back up from 500 per a day and as of today I am sitting at 2200 with no weight gain (this was very difficult to do with my stomach the size it is). I have 10 more days at 2200 then I will decrease this to 1600 and continue my streght training 3x a week , cardio 2x a week and 11,000 steps a day. I have increased my muscle % dramatically and my whole body has changed shape. Within the next 12 weeks I will lose the last amount of fat I need to be at my goal fat percentage.
The surgery helped alot as I had a food psycologist , dietician and a doctor all supporting me however the thing which actually changed my life was reverse dieting. Ever since I started reverse dieting my muscle tone is the best its ever been, energy through the roof , physically stronger then ever, skin is glowing, fat % dropped, heart rate and insulin have also dropped right down.
Surgey will help but its not a quick fix to "healthy", it will require you to prep and monitor your food more then ever. You will also need to excercise still which can be hard at first because your body is running off very little fuel.
All the best with your decision :)
I've had it done. It was the best decision I've ever made.
A lot of people will tell you not to do it and it's the "cheaters way out" or there are other ways to do it. Sometimes those other ways don't work for everyone.
I lost 40kgs over the course of about 10-12 months. Most of it was lost in the first starting months.
If you select the right surgeon you should have no problems at all. I had private health insurance so I had minimal additional payments and I chose a surgeon with a higher out of pocket but a more stringent after surgery care plan. I would strongly suggest getting health insurance and wait the 12 months, my surgeon was $20k+ if you were paying yourself.
You will see some horror stories, but most of the time they are from people who did not do the pre or post op diets correctly. And other times, it is just flat out back luck. But those back luck chances are minimal.
Join the Facebook pages and get some feedback from a group of people who have been through it and hear their outcomes. I think from memory, I could count the "regret" people on one hand.
Good luck with your choice.
Yes, best thing I've ever done for myself! I am 47. I was 99kg and am now 67kg and have kept it off for 2 years so far. It's not the easy way out... it takes a lot of appointments, pre-planning, food prep and shift in mindset but the results speak for themselves!!