My biggest fear

It's distressing, that's for sure.  But I'm sure she's still healthier and happier than at her heaviest, so I'm glad she's still out there trying.

Carnie looks like she is about 200+ in the newer photos, which is extremely disturbing to someone like me who is looking toward building a family.  I just don't want to end up in that boat of gaining and not losing weight.

 I think she had the baby in 2005....look at the date on the article. I remember when she was on celebirty fit club a year or so ago she had already given birth.  Donna (who is also gaining- but thank goodness hasn't been photographed in People magazine!!!)

I know, that's my biggest fear too! BUT, its also my biggest motivater to keep my booty moving!!!! The thought of having to face my family and friends if I gained weight is terrible, so can you imagine being her and having to face the world~Literally! My heart goes out to her, but I know she can lose it!

The fear is quite real and justified considering we see people having trouble with regain all the time.  Each day, I try to thank God that I've been given this gift of technology and ask for the strength to behave in the ways it requires me to.  I am only in my twenties and all I ever wanted was a few years before I turned thirty to say I got to enjoy life like everyone else...if only for a little while.  I try to keep that in the back of my mind as well.   This last month while on Christmas break, I had my first regain.   It was 8 pounds over a month I believe.  I flipped out being so close to my goal.  I created a plan of action and nipped it in the bud early on before it became a problem.  I have lost all but one pound of that in 2 weeks and feel that as long as I am vigilant and don't let a gain progress, I can still work my tool!!   We all are scared of being what we once were, especially when we aren't even sure who the person we are no is. Rachael

I am new here and have not had the surgery.  I am hoping to have it.  As a mother, I would like to ask you whether or not you have always dreamed of having children?  I bet you have.  If having children is part of your future then you dont need to ask yourself anything...DO IT!!! I am so sure that  you are scared...but if having kids is a dream, then you have to go for it.  As an obese woman I had my children without gaining much weight ( 1st pg= 10 lbs. and the second was 15 lbs.) after birth I actually was less than pre pregnancy weight.   You dont have to gain an obscene amoutn of weight at pregnancy actually most people do not.  Gaining some weight is inevitable but you just need to make good nutritious choices.  Seek out the help of a good nutritionist as I am sure your OB would recommend knowing that you have had WLS.  And by your profile, you have the DS which should allow you more freedom in your food choices and quantities as well.   I am sure that all will work out and knowing that you have had the forteitude to go through WLS, then you can do this too with a postive outcome.  I would not change being a mother for anything and I would give my life for them and I am sure I would be willing to face a new challenge of a possible weight gain to give life to them.  I am sure you will be too!!

I just got a new medicine to control my headaches and it has made me gain 8#'s I am freaking out. I go to bed weighing one thing and wake up weighing a pound more. How can this happen. I am 3 years out and it was time to take a good look at myself, have I not been doing what I should. That is a big YES. Over Christmas break (work at university so I get 1 1/2 weeks off) I just sat around. I told myself I was taking a break from the gym. I ate things I would never have eaten before. I am sure this all lead to the weight gain plus the new medicine. Now I am busting my butt running 4.5 miles 5 days a week. I am making sure I get my water in wasn't doing that at all before. The scale is not moving down much and if it does it goes back up. I am scared to death of an 8 pound gain in the blink of an eye it will be 10 then what.  I feel like I failed myself over Christmas when I was home and not working I should of been at the gym every day. It so hard to get back to running again. It seems my easy days of WLS are over and I better start paying attention. If you are no****ching all the time those old habits just sneak right up on you before you know what has happened.