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Topic: RE: Having a hard time
I am having he same porblems! I was 263 in a size 24 the got down to a size 10. LOOKED GREAT felt even better. when through some emotional stuff with my husband coming home from Iraq and got to dinking. When from a sixe 10 back to a 14 AND I NEED HELP. I dont take my vitemins and I ahev nto went back to the dr because I am a faiulure. Please hepl me get on teh right track!!!!!!! Even thoug I am smaller that i was i feel 10Xs bigger!
jamie lynn
jamie lynn
Topic: RE: Having a hard time
You sound to be the same size as I am... I am 5'8" and go between 160 and 168 and I wear a 8 or 10... Why is this not a good place to be? WLS was not to make supermodels just healthy people.. You know you cant eat crap.. you know what has to be done.. You have to decide to do it.. Its not easy , but it is simple..
Topic: RE: Having a hard time
Hello,
Oh my goodness, girl please reread your post and ask, what am I doing that my surgeon advised against from the beginning? I am not trying to be harsh, but I am going to say somethings you might not want to hear. If your surgeon did not advise you to greatly modify what you eat then shame on him. The surgery is a tool....we CANNOT eat whatever we want. My surgeon said recently that carbs to an obese person is like crack cocaine. Please get off the diet pills and get back to using your tool. It is a lifelong committment to doing things differently. There are some great websites that will help you with regain. But they involve alot of work on our parts. New thinking about obesity says that for some folks it is not about the food. What is causing you to want to eat? Again, I only wish the best for you but it is about us changing our relationship with food and changing our behaviors forever. Wishing you renewed committment to a new life. Pam
Oh my goodness, girl please reread your post and ask, what am I doing that my surgeon advised against from the beginning? I am not trying to be harsh, but I am going to say somethings you might not want to hear. If your surgeon did not advise you to greatly modify what you eat then shame on him. The surgery is a tool....we CANNOT eat whatever we want. My surgeon said recently that carbs to an obese person is like crack cocaine. Please get off the diet pills and get back to using your tool. It is a lifelong committment to doing things differently. There are some great websites that will help you with regain. But they involve alot of work on our parts. New thinking about obesity says that for some folks it is not about the food. What is causing you to want to eat? Again, I only wish the best for you but it is about us changing our relationship with food and changing our behaviors forever. Wishing you renewed committment to a new life. Pam
Topic: RE: So when does it stop
I'm having the same problem as well..... I am 5'6" and weigh 124. I wear a size 4 - and people always tell me "you're too thin... you're soooo skinny." I'm so tired of worrying about my weight... too big... too small.... never thought I'd say that.
I've been telling myself - and everyone who brings it up .... that "There's going to be a point where I start to gain - so, in the end, I'll even out." ......... I used to believe that ... but, now I wonder. My doctor had said this to me at my 6mo post op visit. I'm still waiting...........
A friend of my sisters had given a bag of clothes to me which no longer fit her. I'm sure you can all relate to the cost of constantly buying new clothes - and how excited I was to get clothes that fit for free! I was digging through the bag yesterday, and I came across a really cute pair of jeans. I held them up and looked at the size..... I yelled out "3/4 YES! They'll definately fit." My mom (who is a WLS pioneer... she had her operation in the early 80s) and my sister were in the room.... they both started laughing.... who would ever expect ME to be this small.
After having a talk about how small I am - my mom assured me that I wont feel the same way in a few years.... I'm bound to start gaining...... So, I'm holding my head up... and not parting with my size 6/7's just yet!!!!!!
I've been telling myself - and everyone who brings it up .... that "There's going to be a point where I start to gain - so, in the end, I'll even out." ......... I used to believe that ... but, now I wonder. My doctor had said this to me at my 6mo post op visit. I'm still waiting...........
A friend of my sisters had given a bag of clothes to me which no longer fit her. I'm sure you can all relate to the cost of constantly buying new clothes - and how excited I was to get clothes that fit for free! I was digging through the bag yesterday, and I came across a really cute pair of jeans. I held them up and looked at the size..... I yelled out "3/4 YES! They'll definately fit." My mom (who is a WLS pioneer... she had her operation in the early 80s) and my sister were in the room.... they both started laughing.... who would ever expect ME to be this small.
After having a talk about how small I am - my mom assured me that I wont feel the same way in a few years.... I'm bound to start gaining...... So, I'm holding my head up... and not parting with my size 6/7's just yet!!!!!!
Topic: Having a hard time
Hi Everyone,
Its been a long time since I've been on this site.. funny because before my surgery I was on it every night.. Anyway, this is my dilemma... I had my surgery Sept 12, 2006. By March of 2007 I was about 175, (which is around what I always was before my last child and gained all that weight making me about 250) I have never dumped, I can eat whatever I want just not as much as before. The surgery it seems just gave me the option for "moderation" which was what everyone told me I just needed to do instead of having surgery. So here I am, two years out and back on prescription diet pills and falling into the same eating habits as before. Some days I get full real easy and some days I feel like a bottomless pit. Just recently I was able to get into the 160's (166-168) which is a little break in the plateau since I havent been able to get under 170 since March of 2007.. but I am on the diet pills, as soon as I stop taking them I hit 170 again!! Is anyone else having this problem???
Its been a long time since I've been on this site.. funny because before my surgery I was on it every night.. Anyway, this is my dilemma... I had my surgery Sept 12, 2006. By March of 2007 I was about 175, (which is around what I always was before my last child and gained all that weight making me about 250) I have never dumped, I can eat whatever I want just not as much as before. The surgery it seems just gave me the option for "moderation" which was what everyone told me I just needed to do instead of having surgery. So here I am, two years out and back on prescription diet pills and falling into the same eating habits as before. Some days I get full real easy and some days I feel like a bottomless pit. Just recently I was able to get into the 160's (166-168) which is a little break in the plateau since I havent been able to get under 170 since March of 2007.. but I am on the diet pills, as soon as I stop taking them I hit 170 again!! Is anyone else having this problem???
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Topic: RE: Cold Hands and Feet
It sounds like a circulation problem. Have you talked to your doctor? How is your Hgb (iron level)? Taking your vitamins?
Pam D.
Topic: RE: Is anyone else stalled???
Michelle-
I had surgery in September 2006 too, but I am stalled at 200. I can't seem to get past that, or if I do get to like 198 I move back to 200 or 201. How did you get yourself moving again and did it work right away or take like 2 weeks of change to see any difference?
Topic: Cold Hands and Feet
I am 2 years out, RNY have lost over 110 pounds, keeping it off. In the last two months I have been having a horrible time with numb fingers and cold hands and feet. I know there could be a lot of reasons for this. Though I was getting carpal tunnel but now dont think so. Is anyone else having this kind of problem?
Topic: RE: Exercise or surgery to loose excess?
I have exercised and exercised. I notice that if I stop working out for a week or two, I look heavier, even if I haven't put on any pounds. Exercise definitely helps. That said, I don't believe anything but plastic surgery will take the loose skin away. I work out! I do kickboxing with 5 pound hand gloves and I feel the muscle, BUT I have more loose skin on my arms than my grandmother and it won't go anywhere without surgery. But I'm TOO SCARED of the pain.
So to answer your question, I think excercise definitely helps, but surgery would probably give you the look you want, I bet. I'm not an advocate for surgery, cause like I said, I'm not doing it!
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