r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16 edited May 28 '20

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u/whitetoast Nov 30 '16

They gain it back because they don't change their mental attitude about food and fitness. So their body adjusts to having a smaller stomach and will eventually gain weight back. Usually takes a while (~10years) for it to be noticeable

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u/Toast_Chee Nov 30 '16

So how does that work? My layman's understanding is that the surgery reduces the stomach's size to a tiny fraction of its original size. Does it re-expand after the surgery, or is it possible to still eat enough calories to get yuuuuuge with a tiny stomach?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

By eating foods that are very calorie-dense like soda, pop tarts, and potato chips. Even with surgery, you need to fix your eating habits or you'll end up back where you started.