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Those stalls are the absolute worst! I hit one a few weeks out myself and then the weight began to come off. I definitely have to admit that the smart scale helps me stay on track as well. Increasing the water intake helps me prevent severe constipation but I could've sworn I was giving birth all over again a few days ago, it was that bad. I went and purchased some stool softener and fiber gummies as others have suggested on the forum. Hopefully it helps. Also, I've been using a kitchen scale as of Monday and the scale started moving again. And I've increased my water intake to at least 64 oz, 96-100oz if I can. The water intake seems to change the further we are out or rather, the capacity does. Good luck to you! We got this!
I am heading for thirteen years out. Most of the effect of the surgery is long gone. I can pretty much eat like I could before surgery.
So I have gone back to Weigh****chers, now called WW.
Last year, I did WW from January until June and lost fifteen pounds. Weight gain is not an issue for me during the summer because I lose my appetite in the heat and get so much more exercise outside.
But as it gets colder weight starts to come back. I get through the holidays and then will go back to WW in January. I have kept off all but two pounds of that loss and plan to lose another ten to fifteen between January and June of 2020.
That will put me back to my goal weight or close to it.
Once I talked to my doctor about weight gain during the holidays and his opinion is that is nonsense. He said squirrels and raccoons gain weight during the winter months and they don't have Christmas. He believes it has to do with cold weather and lack of sunlight.
I really like the WW points plan because I can have anything I want as long as I track the points and many foods are zero points. Many days I am at zero points at supper and still had things like fish, turkey, eggs, chicken, yogurt, corn, peas, salad, tomatoes, three bean salad, strawberries, fruit ****tail, apples, and refried beans. Then I have my full 23 points for something like a steak with baked potato, salad with thousand island dressing and ice cream for dessert.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I'm only 1.5 years out, but I have a couple of tips that might help:
I try to focus on what I should eat rather than what I shouldn't. By the time I've met my goals for eating a certain amount of veggies, fruit, fibre, etc., I'm rarely hungry and seldom tempted to eat things I shouldn't. I'm so busy trying to get in all the healthy things I'm supposed to eat that I don't have much time to think about unhealthy food.
I use water (or other fluids) as an appetite suppressant and to help me distinguish between real hunger and excess stomach acid or boredom. If I'm hungry and it's not mealtime, I drink a glass of water. A little while later, if I'm still hungry, then I eat. That way I'm not denying myself food, I'm just postponing it.
I make one change at a time; I don't try to fix everything at once. I look at the things I eat most often and try to tweak them to make them healthier. Tracking everything you eat is key.
By tracking everything I eat, I have learned that the amount of food I want fluctuates from day to day. This has helped me be more relaxed about those days that I eat more, because I know that I'll probably make up for it the next day.
Hey guys, I just had the VSG on the 19th of November and I am so glad I saw this post. This whole week I have not lost a pound and I was wondering what was wrong with me?? So glad to see that this is just something most of us go through.
A little about me, I had the lap-band for 12 years and was very successful until February when it developed a leak that could not be fixed and it had to be removed so I spend the next 9 months gaining weight (not on purpose) and fighting to get the VSG.
This is so different than the band and I am just getting used to how this works. With the band if I ate something wrong or too fast I would spend the next 5 minutes in the bathroom throwing it up and could not eat another bite for hours. I would not go out the eat with people because I could not talk and eat at the same time for fear of getting up 4-5 times during a meal and going to the restroom but I would not have given up my bank for anything in the world because it kept me grounded in my weight but I know now it was not good for my health.
So here I am now starting all over with a new friend that will help me with portion control.
Thank you for listening.
Debbie
Track your food- every bite. Cut back on carbs. No excuses.
I am battling regain, too. The mental part is the hardest. I know what to do- just making myself do it is the hard part.
Good luck!!
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
What is a philly cheese steak sloppy joe and how do you make it :)
(VSG) HW, 346 SW, 341 CW 176.2 GW, 165 
Not far enough out to really give the advice but just wanted to Give my condolences. And wish you good luck getting back on track. Knee surgery can put you down for quite some time between not being able to walk for a while and the stress included eating wrong can happen easily and not working it off at the time. i can see that happening really easy. Good luck on your journey back down! i wish you all the best. You can do it!! You did it once before.
That makes sense. Yea today was a very gurgly day. or Growly i am not sure. still trying to figure out how everything feels again. Cuz the growly/gurgly stuff i haven't felt since before the surgery at least to this extent. Just getting back to work gotta get my schedule and meal times reset to where i was 2 months ago roughly. Granted im not sure if i can do the intermittent fasting this early out. as i was before.
Thank you for hte advice ^_^
