Hi LoveAngel........(This is a long reply).......First congrats on your progress thus far.  Often times we are our own worst enemy!  We can sabotage ourselves better than any enemy could ever try to do.  The question is why engage in this destructive activity?  To answer that critical question involves the portion of wls that is the most neglected and discussed in the process, and that's the mental part.  We all had to jump through the hoops to get approved for the wls, and there is that evaluation that attempts to understand what type of eating behavior or perhaps a tragic event that occurred to assist in your weight gain.  But that's the extent of dealing with the mental game involved in our eating habits.  For many of us continuous counseling and therapy is required to get to root of this behavior to help us become successful and maintain a healthy weight.

In the meantime..........this journey is yours to win!  And you can do this!  It will require you to DECIDE to be disciplined.  We all figure out at some point a few months after our procedure that hey....."I can still eat" the same foods as before!  But we also know that doing the same thing that we did before, eventually will yield you the same results as before!.......Real talk!

So CHOOSE to drink your protein daily; to eat lean meats first then veggies, eat small portions slowly from a saucer, refrain from second helpings, refrain from indulging in snack foods.  You know the drill to get you back on track.  Of course you may not like it.  You want to have all those tasty chips, candy and fried foods!  It is a conscious choice to govern your eating to get your desired results.  No amount of motivation from any outside support can assist you with being successful at weight loss if and until you decide that you want it to work and take the steps to make it happen.

You are still in the honeymoon phase where you can easily get back on track by beginning at the begin!  This is so doable!  The following is something I posted a few weeks ago with a similar topic:

I've always been a strong believer in drinking my protein each day.  I still get it in religiously!  I increased my daily intake to drinking two 30 g shakes a day, and that really cut into my appetite.  I shoot for 100 grams a day.  I went back to eating from a saucer too and not going back for seconds.  I also made an effort to not eat anything after 7:00 pm, go to bed earlier so I wasn't awake to think of food.  I think the main thing that keeps me at goal is to be consistent and persistent with my schedule.  These are a few things that I live by and don't waiver much on:

Eat breakfast EVERYDAY!....(This was a hard one for me to do, but it changed my metabolism and energy levels)

5:30 am  (I eat within the first 30 minutes from the time I wake up - Usually straight protein...i.e....boil egg white, deli turkey or chicken shavings, peanut butter or baked fish)

6:30 - 8:30 Get in my water, vits, meds......(My least favorite...:-)

8:30 am - Drink 30 g protein shake...(Costco Premier........18 for about $28.00........great price..........good taste)

10:30 am - Snack...(Almonds, protein bar, ...)

12:30 - Lunch.....I try to eat as big a lunch as I can earlier in the day (Salad with meat, meaty pasta dish and veggies, baked salmon and veggies......Usually whatever leftovers from dinner...:-)

2:30 - Drink 30 g protein shake

4:30 - Healthy Snack (if I'm hungry)

6:30 - Dinner - (Salad with meat, meaty pasta dish and veggies, baked salmon and veggies......Dessert sometimes........Maybe a glass of red wine...:-)

Now my downside...........Is getting in water!  I've always struggled with that.  I have a weakness for sweets.......and sometimes, not always........I go a little crazy at night snacking....

Of course exercise is the other component that's a must.  My choice is always walking.  I've been sidelined with injuries for the past year and unable to do so.  So I have to find another outlet and stop making excuses.

Bottom line is to get your mindset on doing something to bring about a positive change you desire.  We know how this works, but WE have to work IT!  Take control of your intake, get your body in motion (especially now that it's getting warmer), and journal your food and activities.  You'd be surprised to learn a lot of details about your habits and how you can correct the ones that sabotage your progress!

I hope this helps somehow!

Keep it moving!!

JJ

Hi scdiva31,  you really should visit the revision board and post the question over there.  I know the BOB (band over bypass) is not a good surgery and it is not very successful, the same with EGD and that big failure the Rose. 

I just had a revision from my 7 year old RNY to the DS.  I went with DS because it offers me the most  long term success of 91-94% and you eat like a normal person.  It is a very difficult surgery though.  But before you go and keep wasting your time on those pie in the sky fixes you may want to talk to some revision people and get some advice from people that know a lot about it. 

HAPPY SURGEVERSARY AMY LYNN!

Ok, not interested...but I will say that "Secret" why secret? I suspect that it is this way because there are a BUNCH of insecure people who get a pleasure of Rejecting others. Call it what it is a CLIQUE, and if anyone does NOT think the "Leaders" are great or funny...they are ostracized. It is the same Bunch that messed up THIS Board, and left...A BUNCH of gossiping, Intra-Group dating and sexual activity, just a Mess!

So I will say to Newbies, if you go there and when YOU get on the Outs with someone, you WILL be put down; So I suggest that You stay connected with this Board, especially the Main Board and your type of Surgery Board, get connected with other resources...That Secret Group is a bunch of Cliqued up Black folks (AND YOU know how that will end), take your chances, but you will leave; THAT is why they come back here "Recruiting" New Meat to be devoured!!!

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