help need to lose 20lbs.

I have not lost any weight in the past year. 252 now 150 goal 130.Will diet pills work? RYN 6/02

Dear Bobbie, I had my surgery June of 2002 also. I am a lltle confused by your post...did you start out at 252 and are now 150 but want to be 130? If thats the case it could be that 150 is your true weight especially if you have maintained it for one year. But if you really want to be 130 go back to the begining and reread all the informaion your doctor gave you..follow to the letter. Please, don't try pills. Your gastric bypass is the tool you need to help you lose the weight. Good luck, Cindy

I had made my goal ... to be in a healthy weight range, but then gained some weight back. I reviewed what I was doing and what I should be doing. First, I had been following the six meals a rule day even though I was nearly three years out; second, I was drinking too soon after eating. So, I cut back to the 'normal' three meals a day (which was easy said than done, but I found out taking chromium and fiber capsules helped), and I now again watch to make sure I do not drink too soon after a meal. I am now back down into a healthy weight range...if not down to my lowest weight. Also, are you still exercising? I would just take a serious look at what you are doing and what you are eating and see where you might not be using your tool to its best and make adjustments accordingly. I would NOT take diet pills under any cir****tances. Also, with chromium...I started taking it because of research I had read that said it helped to stabilize blood sugar, but I found that it helped me to control my hunger (which might be due to blood sugar swings???). I take one 400mcg tablet in the morning and might get as much as 300 more by drinking ZipFizz. However, chromium is one of those you have to have it, but too much will do damage kind of things; so, never go over a full mg a day (1000mcg). Does this help?