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How are you doing? Have you spoken to your doctor about your interest in revision or possibly trying a pharmaceutical alternative? There are so many now! After seeking help with my knees Dr. only x-ray'd and insisted getting weight off would help. After discussing prescription alternatives finally the only one that was appropriate for body was Wellbutrin/Naltrexone also known as Contrave. It has made it so much easier to say no to overeating and bad habits and I'm losing finally.
Something to consider is that with every surgical intrusion to your abdomen you increase the risk of adhesions and hernias. We have so many avenues of health even before pills or shots...Weigh****chers is just one that has always had a sound program and offers avenues of great support.
Hope you are doing well and busy enjoying your summer. Best wishes for whatever path you choose with your weight journey.
Hi R.J. hope you are doing well. Did you have a revision or were you considering it before the ZepBound, it isn't clear. Hopefully your hair loss is only due to the big weight loss and lack of vitamins, although after my revision to RNY (VBG in '97) I took vitamins religiously and still lost hair but it grew back. Hope yours has already started. While you were getting the weight off did you use an online tracker? Surely someone has made one specific to vegetarians, haven't they? I've been using the freebie Nutritionix which is a good basic tool. Maybe seeing daily numbers would help you get to your protein goal.
If you ever have to go off the ZepBound, research Contrave or the cheaper generic alternative Wellbutrin/Naltrexone. Maybe it would be appropriate for you in a low dosage? I'm a tried and true food addict and it has really shut off the food noise and I can now make good choices again like no beverages with meals. I always knew my pouch was intact but it is kind of showing off in the last 4 weeks and I'm actually having a hard time getting my macros all balanced and get enough calories.
HW 268, SW 230, LW 130,Restart weight 228
It's important to take all the recommended vitamins. I made a mistake ignoring that advice and now my bones are really weak. I fell and fractured my wrist that needed a surgery. The bone was so weak that they need to put two pieces of titanium objects to hold it together.
did you lose anymore weight with the rny? I am thinking about doing thd same surgery I already had the sleeve and gained all my weight back so I am just wondering if you lost anymore weight?
what site is that cause I can only get them to npay for ruyen y and I want the Saddies but the dr said that my ins wont cover it because of my gerd?
I'm glad to hear you're feeling supported and ready to get back on track with your weight loss journey! Best of luck as you move forward with your goals and reset that ticker!
For most people a revision results in about a 20 pound weight loss. Part of that is from the liquid diet before and after the revision. When we get first surgery they are taking a stomach that can hold the amount of a two-liter soda bottle and reducing it to the size of an egg or even smaller.rr
We learn how to eat enough calories to gain weight, even with a very small stomach. The revision makes it a little smaller but most of us can easily just eat smaller meals a bit more often and weight stays pretty much the same.
If you read the revision board you will see many with high hopes and expectations before revision but very rarely anyone posting success after the first month or so.
The secret to losing the weight again is just to eat less calories than you burn. I found Weigh****chers new program extremely helpful. It took more than two years to lose 30 pounds but it did stay off. I highly recommend you start with the book, The Shift by Gary Foster.
You can lose the weight without another surgery. If you have another surgery, you still have to reduce calories for any lasting weight loss.
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