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It is so good to see how well you have done. I did OK the first year, 80 pounds down from my highest. Than an unfill and down hill there after. I'm getting the band removed soon. I hate having to lose it and feel like I have failed. But, I can't take the pain from the band and longer. 
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
February 17, 2009: 376, March 6, 2009: 359.5, April 3, 2009: 343, April 15, 2009: 336, April 27, 2009: 330, May 18, 2009: 317.5 , June 3, 2009: 310, July 19, 2009: 290, August 14, 2009: 282, September 19, 2009: 269, October 25, 2009: 258.6, November 16, 2009: 254, December 17 2009: 244, February 2010: 238, May 10, 2010: 235. June 2, 2010: 234, July 7, 2010: 233, October 4, 2010: 243, Feb. 1, 2011: 260, Sept. 2011: 265,
May 25, 2012: 288
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i gained 43lbs after 2 1/2 year out by eating poarly but now i am on a whole new journey to lose the weight plus more for good!
Feeling a little guilty. I haven't been to this site for at least 6 months. Gosh, I used to be here all day long. I should be helping the newbies.
Life is good. I am hanging around 150 lbs. and wearing a size 4 and medium on top. Who would have ever thought that was a possibility. I am dedicated to working out. My life is changed and I am so thankful. My 3 yr checkup with my surgeon is later this month. I hope to put up a new pic.
Wishing you all the best !
I'm still struggling with erratic weight gain that no doctor can seem to fix. Its a combo of hormonal issues including thyroid, cushings, and medications.
Still, I'm holding at a curvey size two (the gap/ old navy) and zipped back into my tight size zero shorts yesterday. I will continue working my way back into my "goal jeans", an american eagal brand size zero. I'm making that my size for life.
Be well. Fight regain. Stay with the basics and continue to follow the rules.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
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V'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
So sorry about the weight gain. Two words I don't see often on this site is DIET and FAT (other than dietary fat). I've skiped the life style change euphimism because that is all it is for me.
If you don't want to be FAT you have to stay on this DIET for life. Sounds lousy but we have lived the alternative. Its go back to basics and stay there.
My hard nosed DIET FOR LIFE RULES follow. Last month the endocrinologist, tired of me whining over this bouncing 15 lbs, said to me:You can live on only water and not loose weight. I am certified metabolically fkcu'd. Fortunately I've gleaned a few tips from succesful vets.
- Treat yourself at times but not treats that are risky for you personally. I've heard diet soda can do folks in but that is not an issue for me. However, I must approach fruit with caution.
- Work the head issues that pull you backwards toward behaviors tha made you fat to begin with. I'm convinced that this will eventually save me.
- Never never buy a bigger size and don't be fooled by vanity sizes. Know your body measurements and the measurements of your clothes and carry a tape measure. If the waist on the new outfit is bigger than what you were already wearing put it back and loose the fat.
- Variety keeps you interested in eating well and exercising. Boredom leaves you eating the wrong foods to find variety and skipping exercise for something you prefer.
You can drop that 20 lbs and keep it off. It may be harder to loose this time. It may get even harder if you wait or if regain again. You already know its worth the struggle not to be back where you started.
The problem for me is the cravings. Like a previous poster said. One thing that triggers my cravings leads to my eating more than I should. Crackers and the dreaded DIET COKE, seem to be the things that have gotten me off track. It is an addiction, no doubt about it.
I am trying to get back on track. I don't fee good about myself right now. I want to get back to where I need to be! Any suggestions and support would be greatly appreciated.
Im at 203 rignt now......was down to 169 .......Hightes was 297
Congratulations for making your goals and for continuing to work towards your goals and for maintaining your weight loss and especially for getting on with life doing the things weight loss has enabled you to do. Was that sentence long enough for you? LOL.
As for weight gain? I am on this diet for life. Stay on plan, stick with the basics of diet and exercise and you can drop any gains and maintain.
You may remember I have fought weight gain since five weeks post op and always lagged behind the rny'ers in wl. The bandsters even adopted me as an honorary mascot but they soon passed me in wl too. Two years and a month later I have a medical explanation as to why I still fight weight gain. It will always be that much harder for me to loose it and then re loose it and to keep it off. Nevertheless, there is no stopping me. I'm 10 lbs up right now but I will be 5 lbs below my low weight in time. That will put me at 20 lbs below my docs goal, and 7 lbs below my revised goal, and within 3 lbs of my "ideal" weight.
Congratulations to us all!
I have lost 139 lbs and am at 178. I still want to lose an additional 30 lbs, but am struggling to get it off. I am so happy I did my surgery and would do it again in a hot minute!
24 lbs lost prior to surgery
I have just recently gained 4 lbs over night. It seems as t hough my body is hungry and able to eat more. I know I need to exercise and eat right. Did you notice that you all of a sudden could gain weight too? If so, how did you stop this. I want to stay down at my low weight and maintain it, not gain 5 lbs a month, this is what happened before. Any suggestions?
