looking for help

i had my lapband surgery in March of 2011. although i lost close to 50 pounds in the months that followed it has been such a strubble since then. i have slowly put about half of the weight back on. i feel like i am back in the same old struggles that i was hoping the band would help alleviate. i do feel restriction when i eat things like bread and such, but i have found that when i eat things that aren't dense carbs, i feel almost no restriction. this means things like meats and sweets that i should be limiting are too easy to over eat on since i feel no restrictions. i haven't been back to the Dr in months since my original surgeon left the facility and i will need ot start with another one. i am just feeling like such a failure and with the holidays coming, taking the weight off is only going to get worse:(

i still exercise almost every day. i was doing more when all of the weight was off but now that i am heavier, i still exercise, just don't have the energy to do as much.

i have thought about going back and asking for the bypass instead of the band. has anyone done that? does it help?

i am looking for advice. any help is appreciated.

terry

I just responded to another post on starting over. Please read it because it applies here, too. You are not alone in this and you can make it back because all is not lost.  Get over the shame you feel and start doing things that will move you in the right direction. God Bless

Sue

how do i find your other post? sorry, i am new here :)

(((Terry)))

Get back to your doctors office/ dr. support group & see dr. Nutrionist.

No matter the type of surgery you have, gotta adopt those lifestyle habits or you will be back to square one irregardless of surgery type. See a physc. who is certified in Eating Disorders *I see one, she is priceless to me.

Exercise (When I go on a BENDER of slider foods = Bad CARBS (chips, cookies , crackers) I don't feel like exercising because I am feeling sluggish) Need to detox from those CARBS, you are experiencing a food sensitivity.

-Eat your dense Protein first/ then veggies/ if room eat fruit (careful with fruit , due to gylcemic index in fruit it can lead you to crave sweets, so always pair fruit with a dense protein) *count your CARBS, when we first began journey, your doctors hand book had a carb count to follow, check with your doctors recommendations.

Water! No liquid calories (NO alcohol , NO juices, watch those flavored coffees)

Journal/ weigh & measure foods. If we knew proper measurements & understanding "eating until satisfied" we would not have become obese. I measure & weigh my foods even at 5 years out. *Currently I am dealing with a 10 pound gain.

****post to daily food post/ there is a Christmas Challenge going on/ and a Commit to be Fit going on weekly here on this forum.

Here are 2 books that the Nutritionist from my Dr. Office recommended Mindless Eating by Brain Wansink PHD & The End Of Over Eating By David Kessler, MD

Interesting reading that is NOT BORING!!!!!

And come back here often!!!!!

prek3

There's a long list of things you can do to get you back on track, but right now I think you should concentrate on touching base with your bariatric surgery clinic and getting established with a new doctor. One reason I never succeeded at weight loss in the past is that I was almost always doing it alone, without assistance from any medical professional. And obsessing about your failure isn't going to get you where you want to go.

Should you revise to the bypass? I don't know, and I think you don't have enough information to make a good decision about that right now.  The fact that you lost 50 pounds after your surgery makes me think you can succeed with your band. If you've been eating "around" your band, that's not your band's fault. And it's not your band's fault if you're eating to deal with stress, boredom, the holidays, etc. All your band is supposed to do is create early and prolonged satiety. It's not going to banish the eating demons in your head. So if you go back to respecting your band, and yourself, there's a good chance it's going to work for you again.

I used the word "fault" in the above paragraph because I was too rushed to think of a less pejorative phrase. I mostly want you to realize that your success is your responsibility, and I think it's too soon to give up on your band.