THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE....I HAVE BEEN WATCHING WHAT I BEING EATING FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND HAVE LOST 7 LBS.....AND DOING ALITTLE EXERCISE...I HAVE BEEN STABLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF...I GUESS I AM OK WITH 10 LBS GAIN BUT WOULD NOT LIKE TO GAIN ANYMORE....I HAVEN'T HAD ANY SKIN REMOVAL...BUT HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO SOME DOCTORS HERE IN HOUSTON..WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FULL TUMMY TUCK AND BREAST IMPANTS DONE THIS SUMMER..HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO RECOVER FROM YOUR SKIN SURGERY?

Hi Vicki- I just read your post about regaining some of your weight. I am 3+ years post-op like yourself and do find myself struggling. I have alos put some weight back on and have now had to remind myself to go back to the basics...something I had quit. Back to walking, drinking water and protein and so on. I hope that you are in a better space and doing well. Support is out there for all of us. Best wishes..... Shelly

I KNOW ITS SEEMS HARD TO GET BACK INTO GEAR....I HAVE AGAIN 15 ABOUTS AND FEEL VERY GUILTY.....BUT IT SEEMS THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT THE MORE I WANT TO EAT....WHAT TO DO....I CAN NOT GET BACK TO MY OLD SELF AGIN

Well I am as of last month ago 3 years post-op and have gained about 20 lbs back..not very thrilled with myself over that but all i need to do is get back on the right track, yes it is hard to do sense i can eat just about everything again, with exeption of Steak and some other meats.. I have stopped on my Vitamins and all that but really be needing to get myself into gear and take them again..So hopefully it will all work out again and i will loose the 20 i gained and the rest i still need to be loosing.. *God Bless You all on your Journey and I will update more often again* Birgit

Hi Tovey. Unfortunately I am glad I am not the only one that still struggles with my weight and eating. I will be three years post-op on the 8th and I had gained 30 pounds after losing 150. I had kept it off for a year and then I slacked off on my exercise. That's when it started to creep back. I got back into many of my bad eating habits again. It's scary in a way. I worked so hard to get to where I had been. I don't want to go back to where I had been. I finally got back on track with eating and exercise and lost 17 lbs and then I broke my foot. I have been in a cast for 7 weeks and I gained 9 lbs back. I am trying to control what I eat so I don't gain anymore back. I will probably have this cast on for another month or so. I have been using crutches since I broke it so I could not do any aerobic exercies. Once I get a walking cast on I hope I can at least use my Gazzell again. It's hard to stay focused in this crazy stressed out world. I just read over my profile and I realized that I need to get that excitement back about my weight lose and good health.