Plateau Busters

Thanks everyone. I have a problem living in a fool's paradise. I did this before the surgery when I wanted to eat, I would convince myself that"This little thing (like a bag of Oreos) won't hurt, I'll just excercise more". Denial ain't just a river in Egypt! I think the scale this morning was enough to scare me straight. It can really inch back up on you. -=db=-

Dee, you are confronting one of our worst fears! That of gaining back the weight. It is scary, real scary and i know at 16 months out, that i have to work at it every day. I regret allowing myself even a tad of sugar....we all have regrets. In my preop psych eval i was told i had ADD...no big suprise I do...i knew this, but have learned to deal with it...or so i thought. But i learned that people with ADD often eat out of boredom, and unconciously grazing is a big issue. I have no answers, just many questions like yourself. But perhaps researching ADD can give us some insight. DEE TAKE CONTROL... Here is the tough love....you know what will come if you don't. SO do it! I am impressed you had the discipline to do the plateau buster diet. That in itself says something great about you. I have failed every time i have tried it. Figure out your trigger foods and realize that you are an all or nothing and make it the nothing. Try the filling foods, that aren't all that great, but remember we now eat to live not live to eat. Keep celery, beef jerky LF cheese sticks and SF hard candy at work. I find this helps. Dee I am sending you my sincere prayers and love. I know it's hard....and it we can all say your not in it alone, but in reality we all arein it alone, cause if we gain the weight it's only ourselveswe hurt. Your in my thoughts. GoD Bless you, Melinda

I ate so many of those cheese sticks when I tried that Plateau Buster's thing I don't care if I ever see one again! -=db=-

db ~~ I'm sending major hugs your way as I can SO feel your pain. I just read through (well most of) your profile and we have a ton in common. You were actually 2 days ahead of me in surgery, and we have similar men problems and sounds like we had the same major depression going last fall. e-mail me sometime ~ i'd love to chat and compare notes. Yeh and I'm up between 35 and 40 pound from my low of 135 at Christmas 2005. How in the hell do you gain that much weight that fast???? Only I could accomplish that major feat!! Well I'm working on it... and working out. On a happier note have you tried Cupid. com? I have met a great man there and we've been seeing each other since December 2005. He lives 200 miles from me, but we manage to see each other every other weekend or so and talk multiple times daily. Keep the faith... Hugs Janie 272/135/170ish UGGHHH

I am done with internet matchmaking sites. I am super tired of flakey liars with severe emotional problems. I know there are ones out there that are not like that, but those are the ones I seem to meet. I am focusing on other things right now, like SCUBA classes and stuff like that. No more men! -=db=-

Dee, I am at 2 .2 years out . FEAR .. of Failure is driving me nuts . I have had and while this sounds small to some .. but I had a 2 to 3 pound increase in my weight . I am now totally freaked out . While I find myself fairly disaplined in my eating .. and exersise , I am wondering now what the Hell is happening . I did re-start my hormone patch 2 weeks ago .. and I am wondering if this has anything to do with it . I weigh every single day - have for 2 years .. and I know that any change is up to me to fix .. it all just drives me nuts ... I do eat small meals a day, due to me being diabetic .. even though I am no longer on meds .. I have to keep my sugar levels in check .. now my problem is it get's to low .. Good for you in grabbing back control with the Platuea buster... I know it works .. As to work .. OMG I sit in an office all day .. and the people around me eat constantly .. and eat out all the time or order in .. and I seldom particapate .. as the choices they make are not allowed in my diet .. so when I feel jumpy .. I bring in fruits and veggies and tell them all .. "Live the healthy Life " most will join in and enjoy the other side .. but most go right over to the donuts .. I just go into the bathroom .. look at my new self and remind me .. that this is truly the good life .. and nothing can sabotage me . Best wishes to you sweety ! Tink 310/125 and Holding on Tight ...

Hi Dee! You are definitely not alone! I've been struggling with regain since about the two-year mark myself. I've gradually put on 20 pounds from my goal weight, and over 30 pounds from my lowest weight. I had actually put on 30 pounds from my goal weight, but I've since lost 10 pounds through, unfortunately, DIETING. Yes, it sucks, but it's finally working. For a while, my appetite seemed to be totally out of control again, just like back in the "bad old days" of morbid obesity. Now my appetite seems to have waned again, and it's much easier to make good food choices. I wonder if some of the longer-term post-ops can shed some light on this? It seems like by and large our appetites return with a vengence at about the 2-year mark. Do our appetites diminish again by close to the 3-year mark (where I am now)? If so, that's certainly encouraging news for all of us that are struggling to lose those regained pounds! Exercising consistently continues to be a challenge for me. I know that if I start making that a priority again, things will really start to fall into place. Keep the faith, and don't give up! We are all here to support each other! Lelina 298/132 (lowest)/175 (highest regain)/165.5 (current)/looking for 145 again!

That's interesting about a two-year relapse into voracious hunger again. That seems to be what I am experiencing. I think about food all the time. If I'm not eating, I am looking for something to eat. -=db=-

You may want to talk to your surgeon and have them take a look at you. You are not far enough out to start gaining weight. I am a little over two years out and I am still losing. Try to do all liquids (2 protein shakes and liquids) from wake up to 12:30 pm (be sure the shakes are 35-40 g of protein) and then do a light lunch (salad with meat) and then do a normal dinner. Make sure you eat 2-4 oz of meat, veggies, fruit... There is no such thing as a honeymoon. You control your weightloss by what you put in your mouth unless there is a medical reason for the gain. Thats why its important to talk to your surgeon. I have had three patients this week who are scheduled for revisions because enough was not bypassed for malabsorption... They started gaining weight or either they just stopped losing all together... Try to get in 100-135g of protein and 80-150 oz of fluids a day. When you are prone to pick up food in between meals, drink 32 oz of fluids... (does not have to be plain water... make Koolaid or Lemonade with Nutrasweet or Splenda) Good Luck ! VAL