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hi, i have been bad and stopped taking my vitamins. now i am anemic and my protein is low. Oh yah did I mention I don't eat well. Divorce and stress. Any one else having problems?-**(not the divorce part ) I ache all over. They say it is because of my poor nutrition. i'm trying to do better. i go back to the dr's friday. i didn't have problems until this year. i have been maintaining my weight. i usually only go up and down 5 pounds. I want to lose another 40 pounds. i was 285, now 170. hope to get my life in order. get back on track. chris

Chris I do not have your problems yet. I am having problems with regain. I am probably up 5 pounds (well maybe 8,) but I can not seem to go down. I saw you on the board and had to answer. We have so little activity on this board. I guess everybody is off living life. I hope so. Patricia 262/130 (maybe) RNY 3/11/2005

I am also having problems with regaining some weight.. I was down to 142 and i weighed in at 150 yesterday and i go as high as 152.......So I have been going back to exercise and eating protein. Going on 3 yrs it gets harder everyday. best of luck to you janice 320/ highest weight 231/day of surgery todays weight-150 -I want to be 140???????

Thanks for the reply. I struggle, too. I have come home from a week at the beach with all the seafood restaurants and no exercise. i weighed 136.8 yesterday, 134.2 this morning. My lowest weight was 125--I was only there about five minutes. I want to stay under 130 but would love to weigh 125. I am only 5'1" tall. I am trying to get back on track, but SUGAR keeps calling my name. My DH insist on keeping some around the house. Sometimes he keeps it hide from me--sometimes he does not. I plan to get back to walking in the morning with a girlfriend. Hopefully I will make it to the gym, too. I do pretty good with protein drinks. We are having a dinner at our church tonight. I have fixed a layered salad with veggies and low calorie and low fat dressing. I plan to eat it mostly. I can only eat small meals, but I graze a lot. We are coming up on our 2 1/2 year anniversies. I am thankful for the surgery every day, but I stay scared the pounds will come back. And they will if I do not work hard at keeping them off. I have an appointment with my surgeon in a few weeks for my 2 1/2 year checkup. I weighted 130 when I was there six months ago. I hope to get back to that before the appointment. I am tired of fighting the food battle, but what else can I do? Good luck to you. I wish you the best. We have no choice but to keep working this program. Where do you live in CA? I have a daughter in San Diego. Janice, hang in there. I am wishing you the best. Maybe we can encourage each other. Patricia

wow I have also gained weight, MY lowest was 152, now I'am 165, its so hard to write about it, I'am having such a hard time getting control of my stress eating. I work out at the gym 3 times a week. I work a physical job. I love sugar and junk food. I take my vitamins and calcium and Iron. I live under a lot of stress due to my drug additic son, he has turned my life into one big mess. I start out each day doing what I'am suppose to, vitiamins and protein, working out, then by afternoon I fall off, what a struggle. I feel like the weight gain part is just like any other failed diet I did. I hate failing especially cause I choose WLS and everyone expects so much from me because I choose such a drastic weight loss. I now am on Thyroid medication and I also have low blood sugar, Anemia, and the beginning of Osteoporosis. My WLS doctor says he does not want me to gain no more weight, well neither do I, I just feel like I'am out of control with this eating, and I'am not even hungry most of the time when I eat. yvonne

Yvonne, try to hang in there. I know dealing with the son is very stressful. I have gained back about 10 pounds and am working like crazy trying to get it off. I am trying the 5 day pouch diet everybody is talking about. I am on my first day. (I blew it for the last two days.) If I can make it through today, I will will feel proud of myself. DH wants to go out to eat tonight. I am not sure how I will handle this. He has been supportive through all my weight loss programs including the wls.

Patrica; Thanks for replying, Ok the 5 day pouch test sounded good I printed it out awhile ago, but what happens after we finish the 5 days then what. Can you tolarate junk food and sugar better now than before, I know I can, thats what makes it so hard. I work afternoons and come home and want to snack. I started gaining at my 2 year mark, My husband is also supportive, that is after the surgery was over and I made it through, before that he was scared so he fought me tooth and nail about getting it. He likes me at the size I'm now, he says I was to skinny and sickly looking before. I have allready had my tummy tuck also in 2005 (December). I go to my Dr's support groups but now they are mainly newbies who are in the honeymoon stage of the WLS. When I was there I said like many of my other WLS friends I'm not gaining the weight back after all I went through to get it. Remember those days? HA HA. Then this WLS becomes like any other weight loss program and we start to gain again. Maybe I was under the impression I would never gain my weight back. I know it take alot of effort on my part. I just need to get movative. Do you have any medical problems that have happened since the WLS.

To tell the truth, I do not know what we are to do after the five days are up. I am looking at these five days as a detox period to help me get away from all the carbs I have been eating. I managed yesterday and am working on today. You know one day at a time. I think just getting through Day 1 has helped to motivate me. I can image how hard coming home after working is hard to deal with not eating. There is something about the back door and the refrig door having a connection. I have been drinking Walker Diet Cappuccino to help relax when I am stressed. I put one scoop in a cup of warm water. (Directions say two, but I use one.) I put UpCal D in there, too. I heat the water 1 min and 10 seconds in my microwave. I have read not to put protein powders in real ho****er--Probably any powder you like would work. Sitting down with the warm drink seems to help. Last night when DH wanted to eat out, we went to Panda Express--kind of a fast Chinese food place. I took my own warm water and my Unjury Chicken Soup. This was relaxing too. Maybe if you try one of these, it will help when you come home tired and wanting to snack. Also, I drink lots of Chrystal Light. I like Strawberry Kiwi. Really I can eat most anything I want. Hopefully after this 5 day thing, I will not want that stuff so much. We do not keep much here. My DH even puts his cookies in his truck to keep them out of my eye sight. I put bread and saltine in the basement out of sight and butter in the freezer. I know I sound like a crazy women, but I try to do whatever it takes. I know I sound like I have my act together. I DO NOT--I AM JUST TRYING TOO. I had a TT/BA/BL last November. I need a revision which I guess I will do in January. I am thinking about having my arms done but just can not make up my mind. I am afraid of the scarring. I really hate to start all this stuff again. Do you have thoughts on this situation?? I have the same situation with support groups. I go to three, but I would love to go to one for people that are two years or further out. My hospital talked of doing one, but it has not happened. I have had had a Vitamin D deficiency, but the last blood work was so high till I was told to back off. I am to have it check again next month. I had a B-12 deficiency before surgery and I continue with monthly shots. I hear that is SO important. My DH likes the way I look, too. But he is afraid I will keep on gaining if I do not stop. My panties are tight and some of my pant are too. As someone said "Pants don't Lie." Ha-Ha Patricia

Just thought I would check in. I made it through 5 day thing. It helped to detox me from sugar. I did not lose any weight. I went back to eating pretty much as before, but it is a little easier to say away from sugar. This Thanksgiving week will be hard. A friends brother and my cousin both died today. I guess there will be two funerals to attend. My husband is not well--long story. Two deaths on top of all this food will be a bit much. I think I will take a Zanax and to to bed. Hope you have a good holiday. Keep the faith Patricia

hi , i haven't been on line for a while . i forgot about the web site. I am up 5-8 pounds. i can't get them off either. I can't get back on the diet. I live on pepsi, notdiet either. Not sure how to get back on track. I wanted to lose another 40-50 pounds. I can't seem to get off the sugar . I try not to drink the pepsi, for a few days. i either get stressed or pms i guess. What is the 5 day diet/ i haven't been able to find it. i assume it is a protein diet. hang in there guys , we seem to be all in the same spot. thanks chris