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I am 222 lbs. this morning so I will continue on the diet as planned. I keep telling myself "slow and steady". I have been checking out other peoples' menus and I realize my situation is really bad. I can't imagine eating next to nothing like other RNYers. I remember 1 day post op in the hospital eating 3 oz. of food and a protein shake. I didn't feel like I swallowed anything and I knew something was terribly wrong. Some of the posting people are eating next to nothing and lose several hundred pounds. My surgical weight was 200 lbs. and I can't even get back to 199 lbs. without struggling. Generally speaking I am sad and discouraged that my surgery failed me. My life has gone downhill since the RNY. I feel like a failure. I am grateful that it happened to me rather than to a younger person. I am 65 years old. I'm not buying any green bananas anymore. If this had happened to a 20 year old it would have been much worse. Tri

I worked in the garden all day yesterday and today. I planted 60 annuals and pulled a ton of weeds. I love digging in the dirt and planting pots and hanging planters too. So far today I only ate 1400 calories. The trick will be to only eat 400 more calories tonight. I did move more than normal for the past week so maybe that will help. Tri

I haven't been on this site in some time. So I wanted to reintroduce myself. I had gastric sleeve in 2010. I orginally lost almost 100 pounds (306 to 210) but have regained/lost 40 pounds about 4 or 5 times now. I'm super disappointed and discouraged. I need to get back on track but have lost my way.

I developed severe GERD about 5 years back and I learned then that the surgeon that did my surgery all those years ago left a larger bottom which is creating the increase GERD which only proves it's even more important to take the weight off now to decrease the abdominal pressure which is creating more GERD symptoms.

I am seeing a weight loss specialist (the NP from my surgeons office) she has started me on Lamira and Prozac. Which I haven't noticed a huge difference .

Any tips on how to get back on track and stay motivated would be welcomed.

Flying out this weekend. We will be eating out and getting together with friends. I am going to give it my best to not blow the diet. Being around food without any restriction might do me in. At home I can set up my environment, but add a little wine and my resistance flies out the window. Chef prepared meals can do serious damage. I deny myself so much food on a day to day basis. This is why I live on a food roller coaster. I know I need a revision, but I am too afraid of surgeons after so many failures. I did read a blog the other day of a woman who used to post here and had a successful revision and finally lost her weight. I would probably end up gaining even more weight. Nope...I can't go there. Tri

I can eat 1800 calories for a day or 2 and then I lose control. My body screams for food and I give in to a few more calories. It takes everything to stop after a couple hundred calorie detour. Before the RNY I was able to maintain 165 to 175 lbs. or less, except when I was on fertility meds or a depo prevera shot (to stop hemorrhaging). Even then I was able to relose my weight gain after the meds cleared out of my body. Since the RNY I can't maintain even 199 lbs. I have PCOS and diabetes most of my life. I had the RNY to cure my diseases not to lose weight. I gained 20 lbs. to qualify for surgery. Since the weight loss surgery I shoot up to 240 lbs. and struggle back down. Twice I was able to reach my pre surgery weight for short periods. My diseases are worse since the surgery. I have saved my clothes for 13 years in hopes of getting back into them. Most people don't expect to gain weight from WLS, but I did. I would be happy to be under 200 lbs. consistently. I am not even trying to get down to my pre surgery weight of 165 lbs. Tri