ok - it was 8, then it was 10, now it's 13 heading on 14 - cross post

why would someone go through all i have been through and gain pounds?

makes no sense to me

i know the consequences - yet, i gain

i tried to do the 5 day puch test - i thot i was gonna starve to DEATH

how do people do it?

someone please give me some advice

 

oops
should be pouch test - not puch LOL

Hi Kim,

Well, I see that you are a little over 2 yrs post op, for myself ( RNY not BAND ) I picked up 10 lbs between yr 2 & 3, my surgeon attributed it to the "bounce" back of 10-15% that seems to be fairly standard and he warned me about when I was researching the surgery in the first place...So, in the beginning I swore "I was NOT going to be a victim of bounce back, that I could beat it and was determined it would not happen to me"...Guess what? I'm still here 2 yrs later down the road up that 10 lbs and still would like to wave bye-bye to that 10 again, BUT I have found I can live with it, my result have been mind boggling to me...So I stick to my program and try to follow the basic rules while also balancing living and eating like " a normal thin person"...

I'm sorry for your daily struggle with a weight range/clothing change - this would be very hard for me to deal with too, I was lucky to have gotten skin removal on my panni and my hips & thighs shrank in proportion to my new body, so I did not have the same struggles you do, but I can still empathize...

If you cannot make thru the pouch test ( and many can't ) than at least spend a month or 2 diligently tracking every bite you eat so you can establish any patterns you want to correct, I think this is you best bet for stopping the re-gain and maybe trimming off a few lbs...

Good Luck...You look great  and should be proud of all your success...

i also had skin removal in april of this year
that is when the wt started coming on me
not sure why

thanks for your encouragement

I am almost 6 years post op RNY and until march of this year hadnt put on a pound   & now dispite all my dieting & following the rules my body is holing on to 15 pounds and wont let go.  Started at 1 pound a month then 2 one month then 6 one month  UGH  I am beyond disappointed in myslef BUT I know I havnt stopped working hard  just my body is fighting me harder.  I was 360 pounds on 9/17/03  and until March 2009 I was averageing 194 pounds     today I am 209.    I hate myself these days. I have started to see a therapist and it is helping some.

Just wanted you to knwo your not alone

Diana
RNY 9/17/03
360/209 UGH

i'm glad you are seeing your therapist
i dont want you to hate yourself over 13 pounds =(

you have come a long long way and you have a lot to be proud of
and you must be healthier and more attractive tahn you were 100 pounds ago

we can do this

this morning i was making cinnamon rolls for my kids and was considering eating one even tho i weighed more today than i have since i hit goal,
what is wrong with my thinking?

it came to me - something i've heard a thousand times -
if you keep doing the same thing over and hoping for a different result - that is a sign of insanity

well, i know i'm not insane - but, i do have "magical" thinking sometimes - i like to pretend that this little bit here and this little bit there isnt going to matter
but, the bottom line is - it all adds up

so, i didnt eat it

it's my brand of heroin and i cant afford to get back into the food cycle
it ends today for me

I have to agree with the other ladies that I did have some rebound weight gain around 2-3yrs post op.I got down to 150lbs and have found it very hard to maintain that weight. I try to stay in the 150's, but have made my way back into the high 160's and back down again. I find when I am compliant with my food consumption and I workout regularly, I can easily maintain in the 150's~as soon as I give myself slack in my eating, I jump up into the 160's and then I'm uncomfortable with myself. Its such a balancing act of food, exercise, mental health, etc. We did go thru ALOT to have this surgery~in fact we risked our lives when we hopped on that table! Just remember that the ### on the scale is not really what's important~the important thing is your overall health and I'm sure you're WAY healthier today than you were a few years ago. I know its discouraging b/c I've been there more than once myself, but don't give up on yourself and your goals! The 5day pouch test is hard~I've done it successfully 3x's, but let me tell ya how many times I started it and didn't make.........many, many, many so don't let it get to you~maybe that's just not what you need right now. Take a look at where you are today and where you'd like to be and then set a resonable short term and long term goal for youself. Be good to yourself thru food and exercise. Try to figure you what you're triggers are~I'm an emotional eater and I know that so when I feel it coming on I try to use coping mechanisms to get thru it. This whole journey isn't about a diet, its about a lifestyle change and change is hard~don't be hard on yourself, keep your head up and be proud of everything you've accomplished so far! You ARE worth it!!!!!!

tracy
you are so encouraging

i appreciate that

i am an emotional eater also
but, i cant usually feel it coming on

i think mine is actually anxiety driven?

i usually realize it when my stomach is hurting from eating

I think the pouch test has it's place but I sure can't do it...I have to eat every couple of hours so I journal...it's what I do, maybe not something you can do but it's what I do..

I do a modified pouch "reset" and that seems to work for me when i feel out of control...but for five whole days? I think those people who can do that, are super human.

please tell me about your "modified pouch reset"
maybe your modified version will be something i can manage?

also
tell me how you journal?
do you just write it down right when you eat it?
or do you go back in your mind?

i am a nurse and i go from room to room in a short stay area where there is a lot of caos
so, eating is kinda hit and miss
sometimes i think i have to wait too long to eat and that is one of the things that gets me messed up
because i think i get too hungry and make poor choices or eat too much

thanks for your encouragement and instruction

kf