GAINING BACK THE WEIGHT ?

I AM GOING TO CELEBRATE MY TWO YEARS ANIVERSARY ON 01/15/03. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANYONE GAINING THAT WEIGHT BACK.

yes 3 people gain most of thrir weight back myself i gain 8 lb back scraed the heck out of me do not want to gain any more weight

I've been so preoccupied I didn't even realize I've reached my 2 yr anniversary. The last time i lost weight was last year. I lost 17lbs and was so proud of myself. But i've been gaining weight back steadily and it's damn scary. I'm so afraid for myself. In November i weighed 513lbs and i have an appointment with my surgeon on Monday and am afraid of what my weight is now. I can't do this on my own. I'm trying to work on it again one day at a time. I quit smoking almost 3 weeks ago now doing pretty good not craving a cigarette. Today i started back at the gym. Just gonna do it one day at a time one problem at a time the best way i know how. I wish there were others i could relate too. i'm told i've lost a lot of weight. And i know i have it's just it isn't the same as seeing someone else go and have the surgery and coming out with the dreams i only have of looking half as good. I still have a ton of weight I'd like to lose like another 350lbs. I've even gone to the point of asking my surgeon to please hospitaize me. I feel like I can only be successful in a controlled environment. Without that i feel so hopeless. Lately i've even been toying with the idea of having the procedure done again. I'd be willing to go through all I went through again just to be normal.

Boy, do I know how you feel! I have gained 40 pounds over the last 6 months. I am scared to death that the surgery was all for nothing and I'm going to gain all the weight back. I try, but I can't seem to stop eating, especially sugar (chocolate). And the damn thing is that I was not really a chocoholic before surgery. I have always had a sweet tooth, but I don't remember it being this bad before. I just don't know what to do! If there is anyone reading this that has not had sugar since your surgery - PLEASE don't start! If I hadn't thought it was OK to have sugar (in moderation) and hadn't eaten any, I am convinced I would not be gaining weight. But, I really think I am addicted. I know how bad I feel when I eat sugar -VERY tired! But, I keep doing it anyway! If anyone has any advice, I'd sure be grateful for any help I can get. Please don't put me down - I do enough of that myself. Can someone have the surgery a second time? I am still considered obese and more than 100 pounds overweight. I'd do it again in the blink of an eye! I don't know if my insurance would pay for it though. Liz

I too find that I crave sugar. Especially chocolate. I always loved deserts with cream and especially ice cream but was never really a candy eater. In have gained back about 30 lbs over the last 2 years. I was lactose intolerant for 2 years but now find that I can have milk and ice cream in moderation (except for Friendly's for some reason, that still makes me very sick) I no longer get sick when I overeat and sometimes wish that I did. It was a great deterent not to over eat. I actually lost more weight than I wanted to originally and got really nervous because I kept losing. Now I need to eat less. I would like to lose about 10 or 15 lbs but am still only a size 10 so that's not bad since I was a 28/30. Best of luck to you and be patient.

Anyone can regain any and most of all of your initial weight loss. It seems to happen to those who are around 2 years post-op. The easy part of losing the excess weight is over. Now the committment starts...watching the carbs, fats, SUGARS, and all the great junk food. Execise is HUGE when it comes to keeping it off as is water. Now that you are 2 years out, you are just like everyone else who struggles with weight. If you don't change your eating habits or address eating disorders, you will regain. I weigh myself daily so I know what I can eat or how much to increase my activity. Call me anal, but I have been fluctuating from my 100 pound weight loss by 2-3 pounds at most. It works for me. You need to get in touch with support group, nutritionist, your surgeon. This should have been part of your pre and post op teaching. The expectation that this surgery will alleviate all your weight issues is skewed sometimes. The weight will fall off during your first 18 months or so, but as your belly stretches, your appetite increases and you can eat more, thus gaining weight. Get some help or support from your area. Good Luck... (I am 2 years out as well, and am the Bariatric Coordinator of my Hospital's program.)