Hey Nancy, i guess its just you and me. Im doing good. I ran a 5 k and my time was slower than last year so i've decided to up my cardio and try to jog more often. I think im getting in a rut at the gym with the stepper. Its going ok. I have another one tommorrow. Im going to see if i can improve my time from april. Thats it. michelle

I too have not been on this sight for about a year. I lost 92 pounds and haven't lost since. That was Dec of 04. I joined curves and lost inches but stalled there too and when my year was up I didnt go back. I allow myself 1 diet coke a day. I eat salads and sandwiches. I still have times when what I eat sticks in my pouch and doesnt stay down and I dont know why. I now have a fear of gaining back my weight. I feel fat and I came back to this websight for some moral support. I know everyone is different but I feel stupid telling people I had gastric bypass and look like I do. Anyone have advice?

Hey Michelle, I haven't been on this website for almost a year. I can't even get to my profile. I had the feeling that "life goes on". I weighed 279 at time of surgery. I now weigh 129. I stopped losing the first time at approximately 160 and plateaued for a good 6 months. In March 2005, I slipped and fell on ice at work, fractured my shoulder. This required two surgeries. The pain meds caused a bleeding ulcer in Dec. of 2005, which caused me to drop down to 117. This was really scarey for me as I was comfortable in size 12-14. Now it's size 4-6. I returned to work this past Feb. and have gotten back my appetite!! I also quit smoking Feb. 4, 2006, so this has added to my increased appetite. I'm really craving carbs and I don't want to get back into my old habits. I'm in need of support, and it's hard to share these feelings with non-bariatric dieters. I came back to the website as I've been wondering if other Schuhknecht patients are putting back on weight. You excercise, that is wonderful. I'm just now entertaining the idea of getting back into water aerobics or at least walking. My physical therapy ends April 6th and the shoulder pain is almost tolerable at this point. I need to get comfortable with this new weight. I had been real isolative during the shoulder recoup and the gastric ulcer healing, so I need some help with my body image. I just ordered the book, "The Taming of The Chew" as I'm very aware right now of my compulsion to overeat. I'm trying to increase my protein ct. and decrease my carb intake while being gentle with myself as not smoking is my priority this year. It would be nice to have a support buddy with the same surgery date, so let me know if you'd like to share daily or weekly living! Terry

Do they test b-1 in labs? and was yours high or low? or did the doctor just tell you to take them and the tingling went away? Thank you for the response Albert

Went to the doctors on Friday... My labs were great he said the tingling could have been from deficiency of b-12 but it was fine... so he said it could be too much caffine. I drink to many espressos , He told me if it don't get better go see my pcp, because it don't seem to be related to my wls Alberto