3 years post RNY

Hi there

i didn't post for a while,busy with life 

i had my surgery july 2007, with starting weight of 355 Ibs

I went down to my goal in the first year,180 Ibs.

since then my weight fluctuates between 185 and 190, now i86 

to be honest,i eat every thing but in very small portions,including chocolates and cheesecakes.

I think food tolerance is individual, some can get dumping syndrome with what i eat but i never experienced it.

the following are the bad hibits i couldnt get rid of it, but still working on it:

1- Smoking  

2- drinking a lot of diet coke 

3- not taking my multivitamines religiously

I feel good though,more light, exercising on regular basis, hopefully things will be good for long time and i wont put any extra pounds.

good luck for those waiting for their surgeries 

Hi, just read your post.  Funny thing about the diet soda.  I am on my 4th day without it.  My habit got really bad.  2 gallons a day.  NO KIDDING.  but since my hypoglycemia is raging out of control, and i am so tired of feeling bad, i went cold turkey.  (doing ice tea for now)  but i am here to support you in giving up the diet soda habit.  its hard.  I started back in the 70's with TAB.
I am here for ya
Gina

I will be 3 yrs post op this coming June 2011 and I've done pretty good so far.  I lost 130 pounds at 10 months post op and then went on to get pregnant with my 3rd child at about 14 months post op.  I gained 27 lbs during my pregnancy and then lost it all within 6 days of having my baby (which is common for me, even pre op, I just drop the baby weight quick!). 

I then went on to get post partum depression again (got it with the other 2) and had to temporarily go on meds to help with the anxiety and depression.  The med that I was on (Remeron) made my appetite go up HUGE and I gained 20 lbs in ONE MONTH!!!  I would literally eat like a horse for a meal and be absolutely starving like an hour later and would be shaking from hunger, it was HORRIBLE.  I went from 140 to 160 back in July and then went off those stupid meds (that weren't even working) in July and lost about 5 lbs when I went off them right away.  I got on the right meds that worked with the other 2 kids when I had PPD and went back to feeling like my old self again, but this med still had a little bit of an appetite stimulant in it and I was eating more than I should (but nothing compared to the previous med I was on).  I just weaned myself off of the med (with the help of my doctor)and feel much better- not so tired and hungry all the time.

But I've also gotten into bad habits again like eating breads, cookies, sweets, etc that were my weakness pre op.  I developed hypoglycemia during my pregnancy and had to eat more carbs along with the protein to keep my blood sugar up and not get dizzy and feel crappy when my blood sugar got low.  I'm not a big soda person, but have tried it a few times in the last year- it's ok, just tastes like fizzy chemicals to me most the time (except mountain dew for some reason,  must be the OJ in it).  But I don't drink a lot of soda, it's just a sip here and there.  But I need to not buy those cookies and also not make them at home, I have a hard time controlling myself with cookies and brownies for some reason and that's how I was pre op.

I currently am 166 and want to get back down to 140 if I can, I'd be happy with 150 too.  I was kind of lucky in a way when I was losing all of my weight post op, in that I didn't exercise (except for a good two weeks where I was speed walking with my SIL outside when I was like 2 months post op).   But now, I realize that I wasn't so lucky and I NEED exercise, along with good eating, to get this weight off.  I don't want to gain any more back and know that it can come back if I'm not careful- and that scares me!!  I want to get back into my size 8 jeans (I wear 12's right now) and get rid of my muffin top around my stomach and love handles. 

After seeing some family members that have had RNY (back in 2001) gain most of it back, I don't want to be them.  They had insurance cover it 100% but I was self pay (my parents paid half of my surgery and we paid the other half, which was $9200) so I don't want to waste our hard earned money if I gain it all back!!  

I need to start eating more protein each day and less carbs.  I need to drink more water (I drink about 32 oz a day right now).  I need to exercise, even though I HATE it.  My husband has been going to the gym for a year now and working out at 24 hr fitness and has really toned up (but still needs to lose like 40 lbs).  He does a spin class 2-3 times a week and just did one on thanksgiving day that was a 2 hr class (instead of a 1 hr) and MADE it through the entire 2 hours! 

We have a treadmill and an eliptical downstairs, I just need to get my butt down there to work out.  My hubby loves to exercise and it's his "out" to get rid of the stress and tension and also just time for him.   When my kids get older, I'd love to be able to go to a gym and be away from the house and kids and I could focus more.  But I have a 7 month old (not nursing) and am still trying to get my body back after having him in April.  Plus I am finally getting over the trauma that I went through in those 3 months on the wrong med and experiencing major anxiety and depression after I had my baby.  I want my old body back before I got pregnant!!!!!!

So I hear ya, it's good that you want to get back on track and improve your bad habits right now.  I'm right there with you!!  Good luck!