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JoeyJo, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter. My daughter will have been gone due to cancer for 15 years on 3/22. There is nothing comparable to losing a child though we eventually learn to live with it. I envy you having your grandsons.
I lost 105 pounds originally but regained about 25 over 2019 while caring for my husband with dementia (he passed away in early January this year). I decided to lose 20 of them (the last 5 ends up being mostly my boobs, LOL). I went to WW for the third time in my life to have structure and accountability. I find it works well with WLS and having a VSG really makes a difference. I have lost 15 pounds since early December and am now at my WLS goal. I still want to drop a few more but am mostly back into all my clothes again.
Good luck to you - it is important to be as healthy as possible for yourself and your grandsons. I originally had VSG so I would be able to be a caretaker for my husband which I was until he had to go into long-term care 3 months before he died.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Welcome back!! I hope your week has gone well. I was up 30 pounds at Christmas but I made a promise to myself to get back on track for my physical AND mental health. Since then I joined WW and have been going to weekly meetings. I am down 14 with 16 more to go. Losing regain is a lot slower, but totally do-able. Good luck!!
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Hi JoeyJo,
So sorry to hear about your daughter and all that you have gone through this last year. Sending all my love to you and your grandsons.
Like you I had my surgery in back Oct of 2014 and am back after going from 145 to 186 (now down to 178). It is time I get back on track and treat the VSG as a tool like I am supposed. I think coming to the forums will help with accountability and being able to get/give support where needed.
Much love.
Yep, whole reason I came back to the site. Started at 289, went down to 142 after a VSG and went back up to 186 (now sitting at 176) this past year. I can make all kinds of excuses of why but honestly I just started sneaking back in foods I shouldn't, extra snacking and discovered "slider" foods.
I need to get back into being accountable as well, realizing (again) this is a tool and you have to use it as a tool to succeed.
Yup, right there with you...even the numbers are almost identical (my lowest was 144) and I'm sitting exactly at 217 now. Though...I was as high as 231, but started back in the wagon mid-January and have lost. I've not been in this community in a LONG time. Just happened upon your post. I'm in Florida. Let's connect!
Michelle
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Hello I am about 2 1/2 years out, I have gained about half of the weight I lost back and recently for about 2 week I have been having some nausea, I have not vomited, but there are times I feel like I could.
This has been my life's struggle to loose weight, and my second failed weight loss surgery. Part of me says this is what God wants? The other part is angry and sad. One of the biggest reasons I have had surgery is because I have osteoarthritis, and my pain at times is unbearable, and I want to be NORMAL sized what ever that is???
Seriously very frustrated. Any way, just wanted some feed back about the nausea.
What do you think it could be caused by?
Thanks for listening.
Cherri
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Good luck! I'm looking forward to hearing how your recovery is going.
You'll do great!
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
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