I don't know how religious you are about taking your vitamins, but if you don't take them some of the things you may be deficicient in can affect your thyroid balance.  And the thyroid basically controls hormone function.  So, girl, it may not be your fault that the weight won't come back off.  Your thyroid may be sluggish.  I knew someone this happened to.  They put her on meds and she lost her 50 pounds gained.  So, make an appointment and get your labs done.   I do take my vitamins but had gotten a little slack with my B-12.  I was feeling pretty fatigued and had put on a few pounds.  I had my labs done and my B-12 had dropped from 896 to 496.  Still in normal range but not for me.  So, I got back to my B-12 religiously and did some injections to get it back going up and have since lost the weight and feel 100% better as far as energy goes.  Now if I could just fix my brain.  LOL.  Work in progress girl. Melissa

The number is 228-376-0425, I hope they are able to find out what the problem is. Working out 5 days a week and high blood pressure that can't be good. Cindy

 I had labs done this past Wed. for the first time in about 2 yrs.  There is a wt loss surgeon at Kessler but all they are doing are followups, no new surgeries.  Dr Dolan is TDY now but,  the way they were talking Wed, when he gets back he won't be seeing patients because he is going to retire.  They have a wt loss nurse but only part time.  She talked about getting a support group started, but I think she has mentioned it to several people and  nothing gets done.  The phone number to the surgical clinic has changed, if you need it let me know. cindy  

Hi Dawn We had Surgery about the same time, and I have gained back some weight.  I carry a before surgery picture with me and often look at it because I never want to go back to that!! Recently I  have gone back to the basics.  Drink lots of water, NO sugar, take my vitimins,  and write down every thing that goes in my  mouth.  The first year after surgery I was religious about writing down everything, since I have started doing it again I have lost 5 lbs in about a week.  We sure need a good support group down on the coast, that would help too. Good Luck

Cindy

Would anyone be interested in a support group around the Belmont, Ms area? I am considering going through leader training if there is enough interest for our area. Please give me a shout out if you would be interested in attending!!!