considering the weight never went anywhere, not good. my doctor tells me that 40 lbs in 2 years is normal...so i am having to go back to another run of tests to find out what happened

Hi Rhonda, You look AWESOME! Great job on the weight loss! I had my gall bladder "attack" April 2004 (9 months out) and had been dealing with that kind of pain on and off for a couple years and the ultrasound always said they couldn't find anything. Interesting after losing "weight" they were much more efficient in "looking" for the stones...oh well at least they "found" them this time. Mine was an emergency scheduled surgery too! Fortunately for me my surgeon was the same who did my RNY surgery! So I was in good hands and did not worry about the surgery as much as I might have another time. Keep on tracking the weight by weighing and keeping the gain UNDER 10 pounds, it's definitely more managable that way. "We" (WLSers) all need to support each other, we are the only ones who can understand that FEAR of the pounds coming back after all the work of losing it!

Hi Ann, I relate to what you are saying. I have gained 7 pounds in the last couple of months and I'm freaking out. My family says don't worry about it you can afford another 20. I didn't come this far to put the weight back on. I have been diligent this week to drink a lot, get back on the vitamin regimen and what my food intake and the kinds of food I am eating. I don't want to feel like I am on the diet cycle again, just want a healthier frame of mind. I eat 5 small meals a day now. My two year anniversary is July 7th. I used to weigh myself everyday and stopped when I started gaining out of fear of what the scale was saying. Now I am back to weighing every day because it is giving me the incentive to change it before there is a bigger problem.

Hi fellow losers, I too am 2 years out on July 29, and although I have been a slooow loser the whole time I did manage to lose 98 lbs and I got either to my goal or I would have like to lose 25 more. I quit losing at about 16 months and maintained for 6 months,went on HRT therapy and have gained 8 lbs back. hope to get off real quick here. they are doing nothing for me but the weight gain. I am having real problem staying in the exercise mode since I had a late start on that. it was delayed for the first 9 months due to a nerve immune disease,and has really played havoc on me. I do get the 10,000 steps in daily but hard to do other cardio and weight lifting. now liver enzymes are way to high and I have gotten osteopenia,right on edge of osteoprosis. and the way my hip and knee feel I woulndnt doubt some arthritis too. BUt life is good and I would do it again in a heartbeat. no regrets at all. In fact by having it I found I had a hernia and gall stones, both taken care of during surgery.we have a place to ge****er weighing done to see what metobolic rate is and what one should weigh due to how much fat ratio is and I would love to do this to see if 160 is my goal or 140 should be it. then I know what to fight for. I eat small meals, Protein first and measure my portions, I also have found I am a carboholic and really need to stay under 20 grams a day or it plays havoc, I get 90-120 oz. liquid in daily. all my vites,suppliments and meds. need to up that exercise though, I feel the new year will be better and I can get to where I want to be. would love reconstruction through plastics but havent enough for insurance to pay for. and to be truthful they seem harder to deal with then the stomach surgery. Bonnie in Minnesota

I seem to go up 5 bls every month. So with exercise and proper eating I loose it each month. Seems to be a constant battle. I weigh every day. Sometimes twice a day. I realize we aren't suppose to but it helps me to keep track of my eating better. I am finding I can eat a lot more of he bad things. Hopefully with evercise I won't gain any back. I still eat 3 small meals and a snack in between. I drink 120 oz of water a day. No drinking 1/2 hour before or after a meal.