Issues

I hope everyone has had a great holiday season.I am sitting here reading and wondering things. In March it will be 3 years for me since my surgery. Its been wonderful and a life altering change, for the better of course.I look back adn realize at the transformation i have made. How this has changed my life. My biggest issues these days are weight gains. Please don't ever let anyone tell you that you cannot gain weight after this surgery. I was at my lowest weight of 152 and have since gained to 186.I beat myself up everyday about it. Its no ones fault but my own thats for sure. I know how much sugar i can eat and i push myself to that limit. Why?...because i can. Its a constant battle with me. I have lost all interest in working out. I never make the time for it. I eat the wrong foods, because i can. I don't take my vitamins anymore. I have stopped drinking my protein shakes. I have stopped going in for my B12 shots. Why?...i have no clue..It messes with my mind to know ive gained this weight. The only thing i can do now is to read..get back to my basics...log into the site and have some motivation.Just know that its a life changing thing. Its not easy and it never will be.. Today.... i will start again... tomorrow?,,, we will see...

I am in the same boat with you. I am going back to the bascis and exercising to relose. You can too. Many people have regained. We are not alone, but our tool still works.

Hello shirley My name is Tammy and im sorry that this is happen t o you I know that I am only months out and its a big worrie for me that i am going to fail . ATthis point i think i have over eatten and my tummy is streached out. I dont know if everyone worries about this or not but i know i can eat more than what i should. So tomarrow im going to try to go back and see what happens i have not gained any weight yet but im scared to death i am going to. My heart goes out to you and if there is anything you need you just let me know ya need suport i can do that i will give you my phone number and when you feel hungry you can call me. I will do what every ya need to get ya back on track you are not that bad out yet at lest you know what is going on. Good luck to ya and we can always hope like he said before our tool still works Tammy

Hi Sweety! Glad to hear you are alive and kicking! I can only imagine what you are going through, and I feel really terrible for not staying in touch with you more. I sure do miss ya girl! I hope you get back to your basics, and lead the lifestyle you must to keep your weight where you want it. I remember how badly you felt before the surgery, and what you went through to get it completed. DONT GIVE UP! I have every faith in you possible, and know that you, my dear, can move mountains if you want to. You can do it, I believe that. (you have already did it once, so you know you can do it!) This is one thought I have been worrying about while reading posts talking about the gaining back after surgery. With healthy kids in the home, I feel that depriving them of their food snacks will be mean to them and punishing them for something they had nothing to do with, but I also know that by having snacks and other things easy to cause weight gain in the home, I am really going to be hurting myself. I have talked to everyone at home about this, and they are supportive of the 'no junk' rule ....for now...BUT, I have no clue what will happen 3 years after the surgery. One thing I do know is that you have remembered where you can come for support and encouragement. This place still rocks full of wonderful people who care about each other. Glad you have chosen to let us support you. PLEASE just keep trying.....and remember everything you said....you know what you need to do....one day at a time. I LUV YA girl! Danetta