Sounds like you are doing great. Thanks for posting.

I feel as though you're reading my mind...I am up 10 pounds and freaking out. I have considered weight loss pills, a short stay at a fat farm! I'm desperate to get this weight off again. I hate that some of my clothes are tight. But, it's so hard because the food tastes good again. I refuse to let myself spiral out of control (any moreso than I already am) and have decided to try counting calories starting tomorrow. My goal is to get 20 pounds off by Christmas. UGH, it's so hard.

Hi Stacy, we all feel your pain. My yo/yo has been a bit bigger. I go up and down 20 pounds unfortuantely. I can gain five pounds in a day. I think a lot is water and I am very tall. I am six feet tall. I started at 312 and currently weigh about 165. I have to remind my self when I want to beat myself up is that I still have come a long way from 312. At least you are yo/yo'ing. When you worry is when you keep going up and don't come down again. Most important thing is that you are here. Just take it one day at a time and go back to basics. Excercise is key. Take care hugz

aloha I am here but don't come very often. Great to see friends with the same amount of post op time as I have. Good to know I am not the only one struggling but most important thing is that I am here. Take care hugz

Aloha Delia, I feel your pain and this far our I am sure most of us can relate. I too have my bad binging days. I seem to do good for two/three or four days and then binge for a couple of days. I am in my good phase now. I binged the day before yesterday (badly) and did great yesterday. We all fall off the wagon but most importantly is that we pick ourselves up again and that is what you are doing now. I expressed my concern to my doctor about stretching out my tummy and he said most likely it is not stretched out to normal. The normal tummy is 32 oz. and I can eat about 8/10 ounces depending how dense the food is. I too can gain five pounds in a day. I think a lot of that is water weight. What has helped me is making myself weigh everyday. When I don't the scale creeps up. I especially make myself weigh after a night of binging to remind myself what can happen. One scarey fact, is that 25% of everyone who has the surgery gains ALL their weight back and than some. So it is just a tool but you are hear and catching it early and you can still get back on track. Just being on the boards is a huge step. You can do it and know we are all going through the same struggles. I went back to basics. I am doing all protein shakes yesterday and so far today. And since doing this I dropped the five pounds I gained binging. I will see how long I can last. Maybe a few more days until my clothes start feeling looser. Take care and hang in there kiddo. hugz