OH MY GOSH

Now that I am 2 years post op...I am freaking out! I can feel my pouch is stretched. It has to be! Some days I can chow down and I feel like a TOTAL piglet! I hate it! Then I am miserable and depressed so I want to eat eat eat more! UGH!!!!!! I need some support and help gang! I am 148-150 depends on the day. I was 247 at time of surgery. I have lost a significant amount of weight but I haven't lost anymore in over a year. I want to lose atleast another 15 lbs but I can't! What can I do? What do I do to test to see how much my pouch has stretched to? How do I shrink back down? Thanks.... I AM VERY DEPRESSED!

Wendy, first congratulaions on your success. You know sometimes our bodies stop because we are at the place we should be, and I am sure you look great. Remember the scale is only numbers. The recent OH magazine has really great articles for us. If you can get your hands on one do it. To get back on track, write down everything you are putting in your mouth. You may be amazed that you are really consuming more than you think. Stop the grazing if you are and get back to basics. Remember the 4 rules. Protein firs****er, Exercise, and Vitamins. You can get several different programs to help. Terry Simpson has some great resources at obesitydr.com that really help and Colleen Cook also has great resources at BSCI.org (Bariatric Support Center International in Salt Lake City, UT). Everyone says that as we get further out we can eat more we just have to get back to the early rules and measure everything to remind ourselves of portion size. Good luck, Robin

Hello Wendy Hello Robin Robin I too shell take your advise. I have not reached my goal but I will. Wendy in one way it is good to be aware of gainned weight so that you don't let it get out of hand. In another way you cannot let it stress you to the point of emotional eatting. I feel that because I have not reached my goal weight I'm a fine one to give atvise but I will pray for all of us to be victorious for Christ for our bodies is his temple. With God's love and banding success/Coke