Question:
2 yrs post op-weight gain...HELP ME!!!
Hello all. It's been so long since I've been here, maybe that's why I'm going through my little problem. I am 2 yrs post-op (go me, go me..lol) and I have gained some of my weight back. Maybe about 10-15 lbs. It wouldn't be so bad if people weren't coming up to me and asking,"Hey, are you gaining your weight back?" It would probally hurt me less to stick a rusty knife in my eye..:). I try to think of the positive side and think, "Well at least you haven't gained the 100lbs that you lost back." Anyway, I've tried everything possible to loose the weight and it isn't coming off. I've been trying this diet pill called SoloSlim and exercising 4 times a week(Curves for Women or the gym at my job). Can someone make some suggestions as to what to do? I want to reach my goal weight so that I can have my plastic surgery before the spring at least. — PoohBearNC (posted on October 24, 2008)
October 24, 2008
Hey,
Read your post and just want you to know you have a friend here. My
husband had WLS back over 3 years ago and lost down from 380 lbs to 240
lbs. Since then he has suffered with a lot of changes in life and has also
dealt with (still dealing with) depression. He has since gained back to
295 lbs and the weight gain only adds to the depression.
I had WLS back in December and have lost 100 lbs. My husbands depression
is effecting me (he doesn't know it) and now I'm trying to revert back to
some bad habits also.
I'm going to try and pull myself out of this cycle of destruction and hope
the same for you as well. If you need someone to communicate with, I'm
available at [email protected]. Feel free to contact me. We will
survive this thing called life. Best wishes.
Theresa Nix
— Breathin4him
October 24, 2008
you can try by doing the 5 day pouch test (if you had rny)
www.livingafterwls.com good luck!!
— dawnie28
October 24, 2008
Pooh Bear,
I recommend you going back to the basics- protein, veggies, water,
exercise, vitamins and more water.
Perhaps your husband will be motivated by your success.
Dawn V.
— DawnVic
October 24, 2008
Don't just take vitamins but take a powerful "liquid" vitamin /
mineral supplement like VEMMA, along with protein,water veggies, and more
water. Go to www.TrySomeVemma.com
— [Deactivated Member]
October 24, 2008
It's common if not normal for a 10% weight gain with RNY...And you are
right...at least you didn't gain back 100 lbs! But if you don't watch
it...then sure those 10-15 lbs can turn into 20-30...So it's great you are
doing something about it! It's not easy losing weight after the first year!
I know I gained some 10 lbs myself and it took me 4 months to lose! I
don't know if our bodies just fight twice as hard to hold onto weight after
what we pt it thru or what! But sometimes I struggle for weeks with just
2-3 lbs that just show up one morning and won't let go! I found that the
BEST way to lose weight is the only way that ever worked...using my tool
and the pouch rules! That and simple calculations...Like 1 lb = 3500
calories....To lose a lb a week I have to cut 500 calories a day. Logging
your food will help tremendously to do this acurately! It's a pain in the
patootie but it works! I had tofigure out how many calories i was eating
to just maintain my weight...then I had to drop 500...That takes time and
patience...You stillhave plateaus too even when losing small amts like 10
little lousy pounds! I would lose 3 and stay there for two three weeks and
then drop one pound ...and then next week gain 1. I went from 1800 cals
down to 1200 and it was hard! HARD! I did do the 5DPT that someone else
recommended and that REALLY helped because it got rid of the carbs
addictions I had let myself begin...So that was an instant relief to not
feel sooooo hungry all the time! I had no idea that simple carbs created
an unsatiable "carb monster"....The 5DPT also 'resets" your
pouch...You go from liquid to soft protein to medium protein to dense
protein and by that 5th day you can feel restriction again and you feel
soooo much more confident and reassured that your pouch still works...It's
awesome! Unfortunately, it's not a "diet" to lose weight,
although some do! It's mostly to get you back on track with pouch rules!
Start logging your intake at this time...You can use several online sites
to help you! Then you can cut back out simple carb calories and
sugar...and eat only complex carbs and begin eating protein snacks rather
than junk foods...and lose weight more efficiently. It's a much slower
process then new post ops...but it can be done! Make sure you go back to
taking vits religiously too if you have stopped! And go get labs to make
sure everything is good if you have not recently! Keep up the exercise
too! That's an excellent start...I truly believe it is a kick start in the
correct direction always! I can eat soooo much more when I work out...and
maintain my weight...Winter i have to cut calories because I tend to not go
out in the cold much! So I sit around and hibernate until spring brings me
back out to my beloved outdoor activities...You can do food journals at
http://www.thedailyplate.com/ or Fitday or http://caloriecount.about.com/
Hope some of that helps! It helped me get bck on track and STAY on track!
— .Anita R.
October 25, 2008
Go back to the pouch rules. Eat small meals more often. No sodas, exercise.
lots water. No liquids with meals...Good Luck
— Kimberly Ten Kate
October 25, 2008
I am guessing that you are post-RNY? I have managed to keep mine at 143lbs
for 3 years now. I do not do any carbs except veggies and fruit, and I eat
tons of protein. I also suffered a 13 lb weight gain earlier this year and
found out two things; 1) I was on an antidepressant that caused it, so my
therapist changed it out. 2) My iron was really, really low. When your iron
is low, your red blood cells can't take and remove waste to your tissues,
and your normal energy is not so good. With low iron, my body wouldn't give
up the extra weight even though my eating was still proper.
Hope this helps, it's what worked for me!! -Darlene
— dadebrito
October 25, 2008
Are you a LapBander? You might just need a fill.
I'd be really cautious about the OTC diet pill. Suggest you clear it with
your doctor.
You might also want to add a 30 - 45 minute walk on the days you are not
currently exercising.
Getting the weight off is the easy part. KEEPING it off is the challenge.
Good luck.
— [Deactivated Member]
October 25, 2008
Come on over to the Grad board at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG You will find great support
from long-term post-ops, short-term post-op, and everything in between.
The only requirement is to be 1 year post-op. Great people, jump in with
both feet and you will feel a part of the group right away. I am 7+ years
post RNY and they have helped me through a 50 lb. gain, the subsequent 30
lb. loss, a bowel obstruction surgery in 2003, then surgery for an internal
hernia 9/26/07, iron deficiency and a whole bunch of other stuff. I am
currently battling the carb monster - I hate it when that b---- starts to
hang around again. At the moment I am only 5-10 pounds away from where I
want to be, so once I kick Ms. Carb's butt to the curb I will get rid of
those last few pounds. Going back to the basics really helps kick start
the weight loss again although that is easier said than done. Good luck
and hope to see you on the Grad board. Blessings,
— ALF
October 25, 2008
I haven't had my surgery yet but I attend a support group and have heard
many of them say that if they start gaining the weight back that the
doctors have told them to go back on their liquid diet from the 1st and 2nd
week post op..
— kj_bluejaye
October 27, 2008
Another thing you might try is mixing up your exercises - trying
new/different exercises help because your muscles begin to "know"
what to expect and keeping them guessing will help in losing weight.
— dnefews
November 23, 2008
Oh my God. This isn't so much an answer as it is a comment. I too am over
2 years post op (July 06 was surgery date) and have started to gain back
10-15 pounds. I never really made goal in the first place, I was always
kinda stuck at 217 lbs about a year after my surgery. (My starting weight
was 303 lbs.) In February of this year, I noticed that the weight was
creeping back up. I have always been a blood donor and was able to give
even after the surgery because my iron levels were ok. It was about
February of this year that every time I tried to give blood I wasn't able
to because my iron levels weren't up to snuff. (I also must add that the
carb monster can get ahold of me from time to time as well). I am going to
step up the exercise and take my iron supplements religiously now (wasn't
really before) and stick to the protein and veggies. I also must add that
after a year out when I went to my surgeon for my 1st year check-up I was
embarrassed because I hadn't lost more at that point and told him I was
stuck at this weight. I never did go back to him. That was August of 07.
They keep calling me to come in. Maybe I should, embarrassed or not.
This is the first time I have read this question and answer page as a
support mechanism. I am so glad I did. I would welcome any comments.
— LYNDISH
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