I think I am failing

I think I am failing at this attempt of reaching my weight loss goal. I am depressed and sad because I feel like noone understands. I think I can eat way more then I should be able to. nothing makes me dump like it should and just last week I gained 4 pounds but have lost it again now. I asked my nurses at the weight loss center about possible stretching of the stoma and the pouch and was pretty much brushed aside with an answer something like this. Stoma stretching is a rare occurance and it is more then likely that you are eating wrong. and that if i want an xray of my pouch I will probably have to pay for it myself becuase they doubt that the doctor would find it nessessary., I am so tired of being treated like a bad person and scolded like a child. I have obvious weight and eating issues or this surgery would not have been nessessary in the first place. Im just so frustrated. Thanks for letting me vent.

Sorry to hear you are having a hard time. As for eating too much... I thought I was eating a lot and I went to my NUT this week and she said I wasnt eating enough! Imgaine that. Its hard because there are people who eat SO little... I saw one girl post she was eating 400-500 calories a day. My NUT said that was way unhealthy and we should be eating more. Sometimes I am amazed at what I eat but when I think about it... it really wasnt all that much. My NUT suggested to me to start weighing and measuring what I eat to see how much exactly I am getting in... I have been eyeballing. She said do this for a while so I get an idea and then adjust accordingly - you may want to try. As for gaining 4 pounds... the scale will (and does!) go up and down... try and look at your weightloss from a weekly and monthly standpoint. One week I may not lose... heck even two weeks... but at the end of the month Ive lost the same as every other month. Did you Dr tell you what to expect in the way of weight loss? For me I am now down to 5lbs a month... Im glad to know because then I have an idea of what to expect... if I wasnt told Id think 5lbs wasnt enough Do you go to support groups? Maybe you should check into seeing a therapist who specializes in EDs if you are having a hard time. Good luck to you!

Sorry you are feeling depressed. I would definitely see if there was a support group locally so you could have people to talk with. If all else fails, talk to us. If you feel like your aren't losing, go back to basics - protein firs****er, vitamins and exercise. That will get you through your stall. I know my weight has stalled but I've been carbing alot, which just makes me want to carb more! Take care!

Sometimes i am amazed at what i can eat! i would suggest keeping a food log for a few days. that way you will know exactly what you are getting in. i believe we should be between 800 and 900 calories a day, but that is something you should get from your nut. if you keep a log, you can see for sure if you are getting enough protein and too much of other things. shake up your diet and exercise. change your routine, this might help. hang in there, when was the last time you measured? it will get going again if you are following what you are supposed to. good luck, teri