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I hear your struggle and I empathize. I am one year post op and have gained 6 lbs in the last 2 months. I also take at least two medications that cause weight gain :-( I'm not one to tell you how to lose weight since I'm struggling with it myself.

But if you need a low impact exercise that burns a lot of calories, and isn't boring, try indoor cycling classes at the gym. The instructors keep it interesting. You can work out and adjust to your own level and can always increase your resistance as you get better at it and continue to have a great high intensity, interval training workout. I found that I am not one that pushes myself really hard when I exercise alone, so the group classes are the best for me. But I can't do most of them because I have neck and shoulder injuries which prevents me from weight lifting and I have two left feet when it comes to zumba! I also can't follow the step classes. I get dizzy moving too much back and forth! lol

I cycle everyday now since I'm able to do it and I've become addicted to the endorphins that get released! But I didn't start that way, I built up to it. Now I look forward to it most days!

hello my name is michelle i had it about 6 months ago i have lost 75 pounds so far the best choice i ever made i had the lapband

Hello Vbaum, im new to the group. Had my sleeve June 14, lost 38lbs and stalled now. I've noticed that i've lost more muscle than wanted so i'm taking a different approach. after attending the classes at the OH conference recently, i have to stop looking at the scale and start focusing on what i eat, calories, fat, carbs, and of course protein and sugar. Well im doing good on the low sugar and carbs but i've had pretty much no fat in my diet and im only eating less than 400 cals some days. I too am on really  mushy foods, careful of those soups, too many can add the high carbs and fat that may exceed the recommend daily. I highly recommend researching the resources here for the recommended daily calories and nutrition content. We are in our "GOLDEN YEAR" and nows the time to learn how our bodies respond to our new stomach. I have gone from a size 18 to 12/14, some 12s are still too tight but the sad thing is the muscle loss. I need that back so i expect my weight to rise a little at first, then as i exercise more and my body adjusts to it and I follow the recommended nutrition, i hope to start losing again. I will let you. Good luck to you. Oh i stay away from starches!! No potatoes!! not even sweet, too much sugar for now. Dont plan to ever eat white anything if you want this work, not now. Change your habits. I've noticed that people are in a hurry to try to eat food, anything to get it down but thats old habits.

Hi Kathy, I am from Spokane and am having surgery on April 22, 2014. I go for my pre-op the 4th of April. I am anxious and curious about it all. I am 66 years old, a lady that worked for nutrition services with Spokane schools for 30 years. I am curious about what kind of sugar substitutes you can use. I have done many sugar free diets and may be able to share my recipes. Let me know what the pre-op diet consists of if you have time to respond. Thanks, Lesley

Yes, I am a 'Newbee' and have been trying for almost 1 year to have my surgery (Gastric Bypass).  I have yet to meet the doctor I have chosen and if this process drags on much longer he will probably be retired by the time they approve me.  But, I guess this is par for the course for them.  It is astounding to me that they make this process so drawn out.  I manage to jump through one hoop only to find out their are three more behind it.  I have told my husband that when he finally decides to grant us an audience if we should give him a sharp slap so he will remember us from the crowd?  Or maybe someone out there knows the proper way to greet his royal highness?  Do we all rise, bow or give a full genuflect?  Maybe we should cast rose peddles down at his feet and kiss his shoes?   

Anyway, I live in Hillsboro, Tx. and the doctors won't do the surgery in Waco, where there are adequate facilities to do the surgery mind you for non-Medicare patients.  The only problem is they can't or won't bill Medicare at this facility, so they have me go even farther to Temple to get the surgery with the weak excuse that their Temple facility is set up to do these procedures with the physical tools to handle obese patients.  I guess they need extra large forms for we Medicare patients that the hospitals doing this surgery in Waco don't have! I am sorry, I guess I not suppose to put 2 and 2 together to figure this out and float along with their slow, drawn out program.

Now, I am suppose to see a 'councilor' to talk about my 'anger' issues.  You guessed it, another one of those hoops!  Well bring it on.  I have done everything else including registering here for my 'group' participation.  It seems because I live in an area where there are no 'groups' that registering here and reading and or participating with you all counts as one of those many hoops.  Sooooooooooo

Hello, my name is artfully2u and I am waiting on a date for my surgery.   I have a few questions which have probably been addressed many times over on your forum and will be reading your posts and taking notes.  Feel free to write to me and I will do my best to respond.  God Bless.