4 years out and gaining

I haven't been on here in a very long time. I started this phase of my life 4 years ago. I started off at 422 pounds!!  I since have lost a HUGE amount of weight. I gave birth to twins a year ago. During my pregnancy I only gained 28 pounds. After having the girls I got down to 165- I looked awful and felt awful. I see myself slowly slipping back into my old habits. I KNOW what I have to do- yet I don't do it....I am a full time stay at home mom and I think this is where my issues begin. I am still under the 200 pound mark but I fear that someday I may slip back over to that side of the scale. I guess I am just looking for some kind words. Tomorrow is another day- and another chance for me to start over!!

nurture yourself so that you can nurture the babies. I know it is hard to do when life is coming at you.I have never been good at this so my surgery 2 weeks ago was the first step just for me. I hope I can always hang on to the need to look at me. Let us try 5 minute evry hour to stop and nurture ourselves with food(carefully) a smile or a hug. I pray for you to keep yourself well.

Christine, congratulations on the birth of your twins, that's a double blessing. Being a stay at home mom is great, but you need to remember to take time for yourself, as the previous poster stated. It must be hard at this time with two little ones, but do it in little increments. You have done so well and   I am sure you do not want to go back to where you were before surgery. Keeping the weight off will allow you to stay active with your twins and stay healthy too.

Try and make small positive changes in your activity and eating, and things will start to get easier and put a halt to any more weight gain.

Don't give up, and yes tomorrow is another day....

Sher

Glad to see you around. Has it really been a year already??? I think the first step is the fact you have realized you are slipping into old habits. That shows you are aware of what is going on. Like you said tomorrow is another day and another chance to start over. Don't beat yourself up if you mess up. Pick yourself up and try again. Good luck with all this and I have missed seeing you.

Hi Christine, I was 295 lbs the day of my surgery in 2005. I never even got down to my goal weight. The smallest I got was 216 lbs. I'm 5' tall. After about  a year and a half, I had gained back about 36-37 lbs. You talk about back to old habits? I can tolerate alot now that I couldn't before. Even eating and drinking together. I told Dr. Floch (Neil) that I wanted to get a revision done. He told me to go to the nutritionist once a month for 6 months, go to a lapband seminar (he 's thinking lapband over the bypass), get blood work done then come back. This was 6 months ago. I went back to his office last week 15 lbs less. I was so glad to know that I could still lose on my own, i'm thinking I may not even get the revision. You can do it. Even if you have to go back to the nutritionist for guidance. You' feel so much better. You're gonna get lots of exercise with the 2 babies. God bless you on that one. I remember all too well. I have two girls.

Hi Christine,
I haven't been on this website for awhile.  I signed on tonight since I'm going through the same thing.  I had my surgery 4 years ago this past May.  I lost a total of around 130 lbs.  I got down to 155.  I have been struggling with weight gain the last several months, mainly the last couple.  I also know what I need to be doing but why aren't I?  The carbs are killing me, and I recently started eating sugar, something I haven't done in 4 years.  It's amazing how much I can eat now.  I'm seriously thinking something has "broken" and perhaps I need additional surgery.  I'm also thinking about meeting with a nutritionist.  Feel free to email me if you want to chat.  Good luck in your struggle, please don't give up, we've come too far.  Take care, Debbie