How has it failed? My surgeon and his staff were brutally honest that this was just a tool to help, not a magic fix. Now that I can eat more "normal" foods, I am finding the loss slowing, but the problems there are my food choices, not the sleeve. If I eat protein I remain full, and I can not complain about losing over 135 lbs in 9 months.

Please tell us why you think it is a fail. More importantly, you may want to talk to a professional for real help.

Well I'm not sure I understand why you feel it's a fail, but I can understand the frustration of not getting to where you want to be when you think you should. For instance, I am 2.5 years out from surgery and still not below 200 pounds let alone to my "ideal weight" of 160. I have been stuck bouncing between 233 (my lowest) and 238 for the last 2 months. I lost a total of 20 pounds last year (big whoop she said sarcastically). My weight loss has slowed way down and even though I should be losing a pound a week at this stage, I am lucky to get a pound a month off. Is this a fail? Absolutely not!

Look, I have lost 153 pounds so far. That in itself is a great loss! If I didn't go any further down, this is still a huge accomplishment! I've gone from a size 34 to a size 18! This is a tool and a tool I am determined to keep working until I get to my personal goal, which is to be below 200 pounds somewhere. I have lost 67.699% of my excess weight, the average loss for this surgery is 60-70% so I am right there. And frankly, even if I didn't lose another pound, this is not any kind of a failure in my opinion. I may not ever be 160 again, but that's OK. I am so much healthier than when I started this, I feel so much better, I wear a normal size again and can shop in normal stores, and my mobility is back!

Where were you when you started? Where are you now? How long have you been working the tool? Help us understand why you feel this was a fial. Maybe we can help you get restarted on your journey.

I had it done last april. I had no restriction. The first few day post op I had no problems getting all my fluids in. (Big problem I here is people cant).

I knew it was just a tool, and knew it wouldn't change my mind on the way I eat.
I was hoping that I would have had restriction, and the decreased appetite.

I had lots of restriction at first, and struggled to get in my liquid diet at first. It does get easier as time goes one, but even now I still have restriction. Once I get full, there is no room and the extra comes back up. But feeling full now is different from before surgery. Now I get the feeling that I need to burp. That's my cue. Other people have different cues. Is it possible you haven't figured out what your cue is? If not, you really want to talk about this with your surgeon.

I had it done last april. I had no restriction. The first few day post op I had no problems getting all my fluids in. (Big problem I here is people cant).

I knew it was just a tool, and knew it wouldn't change my mind on the way I eat.
I was hoping that I would have had restriction, and the decreased appetite.

There are major post op dietary restrictions necessary to transition back to real food. At this point in time you should refocus on food choices and get a session with your nutritionist. If you are choosing to eat high calorie, high carb, high sugar or high fat foods then your weight loss challange will be great. If you are not logging all your food into MFP you are missing out on a great tool. I suggest you start logging to see what your current choices are and then refocus on protein intake. That should restart the weight loss and hopefully encourage you to continue. There is really no failure with the surgery - they sleeved you and you have less capacity. But you can "Eat Around" the restrictions with bad food.

Really good points DJRonnieLINY! All of us can out eat any of these tools. Consistently good choices in food and exercise will bring success!

I am not where I want to be (2 yrs post) but I'm not where I was, either. So, I don't consider the surgery a fail, I consider it a success. Plus, the weight that I have gained (and am now trying to lose) is because of bad choices I made with my head-- not because the surgery failed me. The surgery helps me feel full but it doesn't stop me from making bad choices if that is what I want to do. My overall health has improved drastically so I don't regret a thing. I hope it works out for you.