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They only suggested getting a stress test if I continued to have issues, but I'm going to monitor my blood pressure for awhile anyways.  I did go to the chiropractor and had a pinched nerve in my shoulder that could have been causing the chest pain because I feel much better now, but I'm still very nervous about the whole siduation.  I feel like I'm being paranoid now, but I keep telling myself something my husband said in the ER.  He said "99% of the time you're fine, but 1% of the time you die"  so basically, better safe than sorry.  I'm glad I joined this group!  I've always found this site to be a great source for support!

i have been in a program specifically for people who have regained some weight. I love the program. I went back to basics to reset my pouch and my head. I'm working to get my exercise back in line and water drank every day. It is the first time I've felt like I can conquer this regain!

i haven't really posted much the past few days, i've been non stop searching for a place to move. Ugh I hate house hunting. I had a few rough days surrounding the wedding I went to on Saturday but it was nothing drastic. I never went over my daily calories burned but i didn't stick to losing calorie range either for those two days :'( ! It's been either two or three weeks that I've been working hard on being back on track, I'm losing slowly, than I gained all kinds of water weight because my water pills ran out, now I'm slowly losing the water weight. I got my water pills today so I'm hoping I see a loss on the scale within the next day or two. If I could just be below that 192 mark I would know I've actually lost real weight. I started at 199 and went down to 192.8 If I could get to 192 even or below I would feel like I have accomplished something but I'm bouncing back and forth between 193-194. It's very frustrating. I feel like I"m never going to lose this weight. I feel like I'm trying but maybe not hard enough. I've been slacking on the exercise because of the weather. I lose interest very quickly exercising inside so walking is my best and most successful exercise routine. It's been below zero here and I just can't face those temps. I know that's not helping me with my weight loss journey. I can't wait till this weather breaks. I'm also having a very difficult time drinking water, just plain old water, instead I'm drinking TONS of coffee. I was losing pretty quick when i was drinking water but for some reason it tastes gross to me and I'm gagging it down. So I'm lucky if I drink half a cup a day. Once again, i'm going to try again tomorrow with the water. I'm going to put a bottle next to my bed and try drinking a cup before I even get out of bed. Maybe if I can start my day drinking water I will be better about it throughout the day. Any one have any other suggestions on getting the clear nasty liquid down? lol. I'm also waiting on my protein powder. I'm hoping that kicks things into higher gear too. I had VSG anyone know the amount of protein I should be getting a day while trying to lose? I'm averaging between 20-40 grams a day that's it. I know the 20 grams is on the low side but not sure where I should be. I'm scared to use the protein powder because my calories will be going up with it. I'm already getting between 600-1000 calories a day. I can't see me losing weight on anything above 1200 calories a day. to get the protein I think i need i  would need two protein shakes added to my daily calories which are pretty much the same foods every day and that would put me at around 900-1400 calories a day. YIKES! So how many calories are you folks getting in that is working successfully for you? Do any of you change up your calories when your weight loss stops or slows? There is a time in my life when I lost 100 lbs on my own and the way I did it is once a week i would get extra calories in. I would eat as many calories as I burned that day. I didn't care what it was as long as I raised the calories, sometimes I would even do this a few days in a single week and it would kick my loss into gear again. I'm not sure why but I'm scared to try it again. Anyone else do this? How does it work for you?

Hope you all are doing a great job staying bott! And I hope to hear back from you all soon. Hugs

thank you! 

Way too many yes answers, but I already knew it.  I know not everyone that has had WLS can reglate to this and maybe they can do things in moderation.  So far not my reality.