Feeling Frustrated

My one year will be June 23. I've lost about 115 pounds. I'm so grateful for that, BUT now I'm feeling really frustrated and a little scared. The weight lose seems to be stopping. I've even gained 3 pounds.... I'm ashamed to admit it but I can eat a lot more now than 3 months ago and my appetite seems to be increasing tremendously (especially for sweets) I can t even say that I have the dumping syndrome anymore. Anybody feeling me?

You just posted my exact thoughts that I have been thinking for quite sometime now. I haven't lost any weight in I don't know how long, and have done the gain/loss game for months. I decided today that since I'm off for the summer I am going to increase my excercise routine and low carb it for awile. I totally "feel" about the sweet tooth, but I'm thinking that if I can do the low carb for awile alot of those cravings will subside ( I hope). Your not alone! I'll let ya know if I have any progress. Wishing you the best.

Don't worry - just be sure you are discussing this with your surgeon and/or dietician. I can eat what seems like a ton of food now. If I go to a restaurant, it doesn't really look like I am a GBS patient anymore. I was concerned about this, but my dietician told me it is perfectly normal for some of us to be at more reasonable portion sizes now. Just ask - it will help ease your concerns. I have also been suffering from the sweet tooth lately - I am not sure how to help you with that one. The sugar free stuff just does not seem to satisfy! Hang in there and talk to your doc. You are doing just fine! Nicole

I have seen alot of us posting lately about the same thing. I am thinking it is a normal slow period for us. Remember 3months and 8 months? We all had the same thing then. Although I haven't yet had too much of a slow down in loss, I have noticed the appetite thing alot. I have had bad days, but occasionally I allow myself to "splurge" and get it out of my system, then back on the bandwagon. The beauty of this surgery, is that it is easier now to get back with it. If you are not getting your protein, or water in, this will help you get fuller faster and will also help pick up the weight loss again. I suggest upping your supplement and not using as much food for your protein. There are alot less calories in the supplements. Try not to pu**** though, there are some people who end up doing revisions later. You do not want to go there. I have heard some long timers say that they went back to the beginning diet and restarted their dump-o-meter. They totally avoid carbs for a long time and the dumping seems to come back. Good luck, Wendy

One of the reason I like this forum is that everyone is going through the same things at the same time. My wife made chocolate chip cookies over the weekend and I ate one without a problem. I have gotten to a point where I can eat real sugar, but sugar alcohols gives me fits (go figure). I still can not eat a whole lot of food in one setting, but I find that I can nibble continually (not good for the old late night snacking problem I have always had to contend with). Needless to say...I feel you...

The sugar alcohols get me too! Yuck! I get sooooo sick off of them. Like the flu. I have to eat quite a bit of sugar to get the same effect. It is hard sometimes to stop. But I am learning! Splenda is pretty good! Wendy

I think about sweets non-stop. I can eat alot of sugar before I feel sick too. It seems like a lot has changed in the past few weeks. It is alarming to see how much more I can and do eat now compared to last month. Not a great thing considering that I need to lose another 40/50 pounds. I FEEL YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dawn

I keep dreaming about Market Day's Strawberries 'N Cream Pie!!! I'm feelin' ya!!!!!

Oh honey i so understand. As a matter of fact i just posted pretty much the same thing a couple of days ago. My fear is that i am done as well. I have gained a bit too. I know for me with the eating i have noticed something. If i eat sweats or carbs.. i want to eat more and more of them. The more sweets or carbs i have the more i graze on more carbs. If that makes sense. They say the carbs burn out of our stomach faster and they make us crave more of them. I do the best when i am eating sort of like on the Atkins diet. But the hard thing is getting all the initial carbs and sweets out of my system. Like you i don't feel like i dump at all. The only time i think that is if i eat ice cream. funny though.. i can drink milk fine and i can tolerate sugar fine.. but milk and sugar together in ice cream makes me dump. WEIRD! I made potato salad for my husband birthday. Man i just can't stop eating it.. i swear ever 45 minutes i have to have another bowl. I have to get it out of the house.

I am feeling the same as you and all the others. I am feel frustrated and a littel scared. I only lost 4 lbs last month and have noticed that food really does not bother me anymore. I wish I was one of thoese lucky ones who dumped on certain thing all the time like carbs. and sweets so I would not be so tempted to eat them. I am also thinking about going back to the beginning and see if it helps. Just remember how far we all have come.