Holly, I am sending lots of hugs and prayers your way. I am so glad that you were able to determine it was only 10 lbs, but I can understand how anything double digit could be concerning. I also am glad you posted about the drinking concern. I am really scared to drink because of all the things you hear about cross-addictions. I have never smoked, so I can't say I have that concern at all, but both of my parents do and I know how hard it has been for them to try to quit. I have given up on them trying again. You can do it though. Just try to go back to the day when you decided to have this surgery and how miserable you were then and how you don't want to go back there and perhaps it will help you. I will keep you in my prayers! Hugs, Lindy

Any one else? I just cannot seem to help myself. I love shopping now. I am absolutely amazed to find such cute clothes. I went to find jewelry yesterday and walked out with a cute pair of capris and a cute button shirt to go with. Then today I had to have a pair of sandals to go with. Oh well I plan on wearing them Monday to the group meeting. I know it really helps the people that are looking into RNY or at any stage of the game really. Everyone always says I am so tiny....I get such a kick out of that....lol. I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I woke up this morning with no headache...yipee. We went to a pancake breakfast and then went to the strawberry festival and then went and saw Iron Man. It was a good day. Anna

Hey Holly....I agree with everything that has already been posted and don't have much to add but I did want say I really appreciate you caring enough about yourself and us to post this message. Too many times ppl go into isolation when they are going to thru something instead of reaching out for help. I will definitely be in prayer with you and you already know I can definitely relate to what you are going thru. We will get back on track and get remotivated. God has brought us too far for us to just give up because we hit a bump in the road. Not only does posting this message get you some extra prayers and positive thoughts...you are helping others by letting us know that this journey is not "the easy way out" and that we are not alone. Just like I have, you have identified areas of opportunity (can you tell I work in hr?) and all we have to do is take action on it....You don't have to do it all at once but pick one of the things you listed above (drinking, smoking, not exercising, or eating crap) and make a goal for this coming week to cut back or totally cut back on that one item. Once you have completely gotten over that hump, pick another one to get rid of or to start back doing like exercising. I read some where that the first year our pouches do 90% of the work for us to loose weight....after the first year...we have to do 90% of the work. And I definitely would agree with that. Anything worth having is going to be hard...and maintain our weight loss is no different. It may be hard to resist the junk foods we love or the wine but the results are rewarding. I am so proud of you for being proactive and taking the steps to find out what's going on and seeking ways to fix the problem. Keep us posted on how things go and know that you have a support group here for you when you need us. ((HUGS))

Yes!!! Post, post, post!!! We need to support and encourage one another, now more than ever. This is when it really gets hard for us...that rocky road that you speak of! We can get through these problems together. Do I sound like a cheerleader, yet? ;o) ~Suz

Holly- first off, don't be so hard on yourself. I totally know what you're going through, I want to eat more during the day too and I've noticed that I've been snacking more. It's scary because that first year was EASY compared to what it is now. So, you're up 10 lbs, your BMI is still normal. I know that because I remember your BMI was kind of low about a month ago. Like Suz said, there's probably something feeding the addiction, so dig deep and see if you can figure that out. I know I eat for comfort when I'm stressed. Twins are so hard and fight and whine constantly, eating comforts me, I honestly couldn't imagine having triplets. I try to do other things now though, locking myself in the bathroom helps too. lol! I just said a quick prayer for you. ***HUGS***