Hi guys ... glad to know I'm not the only one out there ... in between visits to my doctor (from Sept '04 to July '05 ... and the only reason I went to the doctor in July was because it was just past my 2 year mark, and I "knew" something was wrong) I gained 20 pounds! At that point, I decided to start seeing the nutritionist again, yet that appointment was delayed due to the fact that I was bit by a neighbor's dog and spent 5 days in the hospital, and then another four days in the hospital a week and a half later. Although I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, but I think the pain medication I was on made me lose my appetite ... and sure, I have (over the past couple months) lost that 20 pounds, but I'm having a hard time eating. At all. I have no appetite, I really think that the hospital stays have messed me up. I hadn't had any b.m.s when I was in the hospital, and I still feel like everything is all knotted up inside. It hurts to eat, it hurts not to eat. I'm hoping that by trying to force myself to eat according to my nutritionist it will clear everything up ... but it is so difficult. I have now lost about 120 pounds (including the recent lost 20), and would like to drop about another 50-60 too ... hopefully I'll be on the right track once I can eat again (and who would have EVER thought that I wouldn't WANT to eat?) ... but I'd love any ideas for continuing weight loss at 2-years out. Hopefully we'll come up with something. We've come too far to go back! --Karyn

It's all about you! I wish I knew that little secret earlier in my life. I know now that I am a stress eater, so I have found that when that occurs I concentrate on protein---protein---proteing. It very filling..especially to gastric bypass patients and forces the body to burn fat. Weighing myselft weekly and sticking to a proven method....Lots of proteing, and a no white processed carbs have kept me in the 145 - 149 range for the last year.

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My blood sugar would suddenly drop & I would feel shaky & break out in a sweat and almost pass out. My nutritionist suggested that I break up my meal & eat 6 smaller meals to keep my blood sugar more stable and on an even level. I've done what she said & it really seems to work. I don't have as many "episodes" as I used to & it helps me get more protein in. When I skip a snack, my body lets me know by bringing back that feeling!! YUCK!! FYI - I'm two years out & 114 lbs lighter!! Continued success to you! Patricia Lowman

Hey guys -- I have lost 180 pounds and have recently completed all my plastics (or so I hope). I had a lower body lift in January and was successful in getting insurance (Aetna) to cover most of it by providing four months of medical documentation of "rashes" (read between the quotes please....). I also had my arms and breasts done in another surgery, and recently completed my inner thighs and chicken neck in my last -- now I can heal! I may have been able to get insurance to cover my thighs too if I fought and waited another four months to get additional documentation, but didn't even try -- it was more important to me to just get it done and finally heal. I was lucky though -- I recently got a large enough bonus at work to cover these surgeries, and used it for my plastics instead of paying off credit debt like I usually do. Perhaps I'll be sorry later I spent this money, but I figure I'm worth it! Lap RNY 6/16/03 -- 336/156 (would like to get down to 145!) LBL - 1/24/05 Arms/Breasts - 5/4/05 Thighs/Neck - 6/7/05