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Hello, I am now five years out and loving life. Although my weight fluctuates up and down, it is much easier to control. I am currently 215 pounds and in fairly good shape. My pre-op weight was 335 pounds.
I want to communicate with anyone interested in having this surgery, that having the surgery does not change any addiction, or craving you may have for food in general. As my surgeon says, I can operate on your body, but not your mind. The pouch does expand and I have found that my portion sizes do increase readily if I'm not in control. My lowest post surgery weight has been 195 pounds, and my highest weight was 247 pounds. This is when I had to take a step back and look at myself and what bad decisions I was making. It was so easy to gain that much weight back, I can't stress that enough!!! Stay active and stay in control of both portion sizes and making healthy food choices.
Best wishes, Rob Warmels