I had a VSG like you.......this is the best thing I have ever done for myself! I have been able to lose weight before, (atkins, sugar busters etc) but I have never lost as much, and i would have gone back to old habits long before now! I had my surgery 16 months ago, and I have lost 275 lbs! It was life changing for me!! No more...... diabetes (I was on 250u of insulin a day!),,and 2 oral meds, hypertension, (before VSG, 155/90 W meds, now 120 over 60 no meds) cholesterol 180-200, now 117 ( I eat eggs and cheese and meat daily!) I was walking with a cane, (now I walk 3-4 miles a day no cane!) This was LIFE CHANGING for someone my size...... I'm a different person in every way, not just my physical appearance! The cool bonus is I still do a modified atkins style diet low carb high protein.(just smaller portions) My VSG (Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy) Kicks A**!!