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Topic: RE: weight gain two
I have gain weight also, around 40lbs. I feel like I have failed at this. I was thinking of going to Weigh****chers also, but I wasn't sure if that would work for WLS patients. I could just go for the support, because I really need the support more than anything.
I need get back on track.
Topic: RE: weight gain two
Hi I just came back for a visit and to update my profile, Are you doing okay? Did you get back on the wagon? I have gained 20 lbs back too. I am trying Weigh****chers again just for the support. janie
Topic: RE: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PEOPLE!!!!
Hi Linda,
I havent been on this sight in forever. I am struggling to keep off my weight and wish I could lose another 50lbs but it isnt in the cards for me....I guess I will be happy with the fact that I am living and just heavy, not Super Morbidly Obese!
Hang in there with me,
Soos
Topic: RE: weight gain
HI
my name is Lisa and I just read your post.
Please don't think this is stupid, but what is vbg. I have gained back about 40 pounds. Was 305 day of surgery and got down to 156. That was 12/05......Soon after that 12/31/05 I found out I was pregnant gained 49 ponds with the pregnancy and 2 years later have not lost any. Honestly I have not tried very hard. I diet lose some, then gain it back. I am so afraid to hit 200 again. I am very close. But I didn't know about any revisions after RNY. Thanks for the info. Can't wait to hear from you.
Topic: RE: Hi ALL ! some issues.. WG, Anemic and such...
Hi Lisa
My name is also Lisa and I noticed no one has responded to you. Well, If it makes you feel any better I am on a weight gaining rollar coaster too. I went from 305 pounds to 156 pounds. It was the greatest month of my life. The reason I say that is beacuse I finally hit 156 in 12/06. Then on 12/31/06 I found out I was pregnant. Which was planned and made me very happy. I never thought that I would gain that much weight. How can I. I seemed to dump all the time even when I ate the right food. To make a long story short......I did well up until my 5 month only gaing 15 pounds, but then I started suffering from low blood sugar and needed to eat every 2 hours and usually ate cookies, donuts etc...to get my sugar up fast before passing out. They ended up taking my son 1 month early because I just could control the low sugar episodes and ended up gaining 49 pounds by the time it was over. Well, today....my son will be 2 in August I am 10 pounds lighter then when I gave birth. I was wearing a size 6 or 8 and now am a size 14 or 16. In pants anyway. I can still wear a med or lg in shirts, but depending on how tight the pants are my roll of a belly is showing.....So again I started wearing loose fitting shirts and looking larger then I really am.
I don't now what to do. I do not exercise like you at all. (MY FAULT) I try eating the right foods lose a few pounds and thats where it sits for weeks. I lose maybe 5 pounds in 2 months. I get soooo dicouraged and end up eating everything in sight. The most I have lost since the baby is 12 pounds and that is right back on. I know I have to exercise, but I am so down I just can't. I bought so many beautiful clothes when I lost the weight and can't fit into any.
I am so embarresed in front of my friends because they complemented me on how great I looked before, but now they say nothing. Thank god..I would probably feel twice as terrible. I know this is all my fault. I really am not trying like I should. I can't get back into the right frame of mind like before.
Just wanted you to know you are not alone. If you need to talk email me anytime.
Lisa
Topic: Hi ALL ! some issues.. WG, Anemic and such...
Hi All
So now that we are close to our 4 year anniversary,
I am wondering how every one is doing.
Most of the time I feel hateful towards food. I almost never have that full feeling, but I only eat what is considered a portion ( IE 1/2 a bagel)
Overall I feel good....
However I have had more than a few health problems
* One totally unrelated to RNY, but the meds made me gain 25 pounds in less than two months. Now that I have stopped the meds the weight remains.
* I am very anemic and have needed to have IV Iron infussions,
* I still use www.fitday.com and record EVERYTING I eat every day,
* I still will measure out portions.
* Take a ton of vitiamns (B-12 injections, Folic Acid, Vit D Mag calciumn ) as well as the once a day centrum,
* I still walk at least 4 hours a week. do a poliaties home routine 3 x a week ( for 45 mins)
* I still have a hard time eating protien,
* I still will vomit if I eat too much, or sometimes for no apparrent reason.
* I have never had dumpping, but then I do not eat a lot of sweets.
* I still can't drink COLD milk.
* still meet with 2 dietritians.. reg and one for Dianeties
Pre surgery I was......... Goal/lowest was...... Today..............
Weight : 202 125 / 130 158.8
Size 22 8 14
I can't help but feel depressed as clothes feel tight again, or as my knees hurt with the new weight, or get very frustrated and as some of my MD's tell me I have to loose weight !
Even the folks that know I have had the surgery ( I didn't tell a lot of folks, just my family) seem to feel it is their business to tell me how wrong I was for doing this. I am not sure how some of these folks even know! I sure didn't tell them.
Sorry..
So How are you all doing ..REALLY ??????
Lisa RNY 8/04
Topic: RE: weight gain two
thanks ill add you to mines as well ...im gonna go buy the stuff tonight so i can get moving .......I opened my own home daycare and its crazy im in the kitchen all the time and I know im not hungry everytime..........lol the thing i learned is to get control now before the surgery and when i gained weight and got into the 300 I didnt see i needed to get control before it got out of hand .....now i can see that if i do not i will lose it .........
Pat
Topic: RE: weight gain two
The Carnation Instant Breakfast is the No Sugar Added variety. Comes in a blue box. I've found the chocolate at WalMart. Meijer has the chocolate, the vanilla flavor and a variety pack that has chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors.
We can chat anytime you want. I'll add you to my friends.
Topic: RE: weight gain two
wow that is absolutly great im so excited maybe we can talk for support I sure can use it.....tell me the instant breakfast is it the regular ones or special ones to buy sugar free?
Topic: RE: weight gain two
I regained too........50 pounds. I saw my dietician and this is the plan she set up for me:
I had to go back to measuring my food in the one ounce medicine cups again.
No more caffene.
Journaling everything I eat and drink.
No drinking with my meals or for 30 minutes afterward.
Started back with all my vitamins and supplements.
Exercise.....30 minutes a day for at least 3 days a week. Will get up to 5 days a week.
Drink 80 ounces of fluids a day.
She has me on a diet of 3 meals and 2 to 3 snacks a day.
The meals are 8 ounces......4 ounces of protein with each. 4 ounces of fruit, veggies and starch......one with each meal.
The snacks are 2 to 3 ounces. Fruits or veggies.
I can't eat 8 ounces at one sitting so they had me break up my meals and eat 4 ounces at a time.
My new vitamin regimen:
B1 once a week
B12 once a week
Biotin daily
3 Centrum A to Zinc daily
7 Citracal Petites daily
I'm also doing a protein supplement in the morning. 16 ounces of 1% milk, 2 envelopes of Carnation Instant Breakfast No Sugar Added and one scoop of unflavored Unjury.
I'm doing great with the eating right part. I'm still too lax with the exercise but I'm working on it.
I started doing this on February 4. To date I've lost 28 pounds. So yes..........it can be done. Good luck with your reloss.