those who are six years out and more, having problems or none?

 

sometimes I want to regret my decision of having surgery specially because I am almost where I started but I know deep inside I have to keep moving

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If the sentence above means that you have gained back most of your lost weight, then no wonder you do not feel good.  You need to continue on your high protein, low carb diet for life to keep your weight from returning. 

You do not need a special doctor or special program to start working on getting your weight back down to goal level.  You need protein forward, low carb meals and plenty of exercise.  This will not be a fast process, because the body just gets better at holding onto weight as we age.   Set up a realistic goal of one or two pounds off a week.

Track your food and exercise, weigh every single day.  Get rid of any junk food that is making you fat.  Make this a priority for you.  Remember that you will always have your surgery as a tool, but like any tool it only works if you use it.  A hammer sitting on the counter will not get the nail driven in unless it is picked up and used properly.

I plan on making my surgery work for at least 40 years, because I was 59 having it done.

6/24/14 was my 6 yr.  anniversary. I started at 310 and lost 170. I am at 140 & do vary. When things get" tight" I really cut back to 2protein shakes a day, one healthy meal and fruit and veggie snacks. I think the main thing a lot of people fail to acknowledge and refuse to admit is WE ARE ADDICTS! Many people addict to drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling,etc.  We chose food to bury our problems in. Until you face the fact that you "live to eat instead of eating to live" and face the reason you are hiding your feelings, you will have problems both with maintenance and stress related health problems. I suggest a session with your PCP and a complete physical and vitamin/protein panel. I'm not a doctor, but this is where I started. I speak as one who did cross-addict several times. My PCP is a Godsend and brought this to my attention. With the help of my PCP and facing my truths,I am growing every day. You may not feel this helps or is important to you, but, I also reconnected with my church family. I wish the best for you. Hang in there, there will be rough days for life, but isn't that true for EVERYONE?

We are NOT all addicts.  Feel free to speak for yourself but please, do not speak for anyone else!!!

You've gotten some good, and not so good advice already. You do need thorough labs, and by thorough, they will need about 17 OR MORE vials of blood drawn. 

As far as all of us being addicts, that's hogwash, and we need to understand we all got fat for many reasons, and all have to deal with our post op lives according to our specific issues, and surgeries. 

If you have a malabsorbing surgery like RNY or DS, you need a harder look at your labs when you get them back. You need a copy of them for yourself, so you can see if levels are trending up or down, as they won't get flagged for a doctor to even mention them until they are out of range, by which time you may already be in troubled territory (especially with B vitamins).