Me and My Sleeve

‘Take the plunge, make the change, and enjoy your new life’……. Dr Charles Mosse. Those were the words I needed to hear during the consultation with my surgeon Dr Mosse in October of 2017. His encouraging and inspiring words changed my life. I took the plunge and went in headfirst; I came out the other side, sixty kilograms lighter, and for the first time in my life I was a size ten. Living my new life, I was fitter, healthier and feeling sexier than ever. Losing weight is challenging and confronting, it can be an emotional rollercoaster. It is difficult to know which way to turn, which path to tread and how to decide what strategy is best, to successfully lose the excess weight for good. You might have already tried every weight loss trick in the book, and there are no other options other than surgery to help you lose weight. This book will provide insight into the difficulties of living life with a sleeve. Opportunities in the chapters will encourage you to reflect on your own beliefs and expectations regarding bariatric surgery and weight loss in general. If you have already had the sleeve gastrectomy procedure and slipped off the healthy sleever path, I am hopeful my story will provide the inspiration to ignite the motivation you need, to get back on track and live a healthy sleever life again. To all readers, I am delighted to let you into my life as a sleever. My life is not perfect, and it is not easy as I ride the sleever roller coaster every day. In my experience, bariatric surgery is a profound approach to weight loss which demands a lifelong commitment. To begin my story, I need to tell you about my previous years as a young person with an ongoing weight issue, and how I came to the brutal realisation I needed to change my life once and for all.