weight loss after baby

So Mischa will be 6 months in 2 weeks and i still weigh 220 lbs!!!!! OMG! i see my before pictures and its very depressing. I'm having a hard time with weight loss. i started walking every morning with and my weight just fluctuated between 220 and 225 going up and down. I don't know what to do. I know my pouch is much bigger than before. I don't know if to see my surgeon but i dont have the same insurance and i don't know what's out there really.. Anyone have any advice or gone through the same thing? dont know how to go about doing this.. 

I suggest googling the 5-day pouch test.  That's a great test to check how "good" your pouch still is.  I'm sure your pouch is still in good working order... just need to kinda re-learn how to use it well.  Once you find out the pouch is still "good" after that 5-day test, then go back to your early WLS stage diet with increased exercise and water.  I know it's not easy, but you do have your tool there and it will take a good jump start to get it going again.  Are you active in a WLS support group near you?  Maybe a workout buddy can help.  You dont have to do this alone.

Since you don't have a pouch with VSG, just a smaller stomach, try going back to basics.
Protein first, minimal carbs, no drinking for an hour after eating.

Keep track of every calorie you consume on Fitday.com or something similar and keep on moving/exercising.

You can do it! 

As hard as it is going to be, I plan on going back to the basics too after baby is born! Good luck, hope all goes well!

 Girl, I was in your same boat six weeks ago.  I weighted 217 the day I deleivered and lost ten pounds right away; probably because it was the ten pounds of fluid I gained in about 7 days...so I didn't really count.  Well six weeks ago I decided I had to do something, I refused to allow myself to go back in to my old habits as well as I visited my annual appt with my surg.  My thyroid is slowly dying, so I knew that was one more fight against me.  My surg basically said, get it off, or it won't come off.  

So I took some drastic measures and went to the Center for Medical weight loss.  Now, what I will warn you is it is very pricy.  But the program that I choose provided me with all my meals for six weeks.  I drank four portein shakes a day and one protein bar.  A total of 800 calories-only the carbs were in the shakes/bar, which were less than like 40 a day.  This worked wonderful for me and got me back to where I needed to to begin slowly getting back to life and weight I wanted to be at.  I lost 21 pounds of fat and gained a 1.5 in muscle, so to me it was great results.  

My next phase is a little easier and a little more affordable.  I still have about 20 more pounds to go and be where I want to stay, but there is a book called the 17 Day Diet.  It's about $29 and can only be order through their website (unless someone is selling it second hand).  This again is a protein based mainly diet.  It however includes food.  I am still going to strive for 800-1000 calories per day until these last 20 are off; and then I can maintain about 1400-1600 pounds per day

I know this was a longer post than expected, but some ideas to maybe help you along.  I promise once you see the scale move past those first ten pounds you will get your groove back.

Good Luck!  Stacey

thank you for posting your question. I am in the same boat with you.  And thank you to the ladies who posted a reply,  you have been a big help.  I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy in September.  I weighed 217 the day I gave birth.  my pre-preg weight was 165.  I am now 190!!  it has been mentally hard for me to have gained this weight....yes I know it was for a good reason.  it's just hard.  i lost 125 lbs.  but like a good friend told me.."girl, it's better to have just 25 to lose instead of 125 to lose right?"..."at least your not staring at a mountain anymore...just a small hill"!  how i love her :).  I will be going back to basics, thanks to your suggestions.  don't know why I didn't think of that myself! duh! thanks again!!