Christi85

I had Gastric Bypass in December of 2013. My starting weight was 375 lbs. I am now 170 lbs. I stalled about 2 years ago and could not get under 200. I can't seem to stop losing weight now and I am almost 6 years out. I will be honest and say that I do not watch what I eat. I do not follow any of the 'rules' that were laid out. I do avoid things that make me feel terrible - I can't drink milk and certain things with too much sugar make me feel sick so I don't even want them. I can only eat small amounts at a time still. I was just wondering if anyone else who is this far out deals with the same things. It almost freaks me out a little as if something is wrong with me. Maybe it's just my anxiety but I am looking for people who are this far out who can shed some light as to their journey thus far.

How has surgery changed your sex life? Just curious. I have a friend who said she lost all desire. I'm still early out so I haven't noticed any changes.

I discovered on Easter that candy doesn't really make me sick. I've never 'dumped'. I do end up feeling icky just because of eating junk but nothing like what I've heard of dumping. This is a problem. My kids have a ton of candy left from easter and I've been eating pieces here and there. The struggle is hard.

I have terribly dry skin now. Never had the issue before surgery. I itch constantly. I'm not too sure why this is happening. I use moisturizing body wash and lotion for extremely dry skin and it doesn't seem to help.

*after

FINALLY ad err 3 weeks of not losing, the scale moved down 5 pounds... FINALLY!

I had my surgery on 12/16 and I've only lost about 35 pounds. I have the same concerns. I haven't seen my scale move in weeks.

What are your grocery shopping 'staples'? What things do you ALWAYS keep stocked to eat since surgery?

I've been struggling to find protein rich foods I can tolerate. Tonight I bought a regular sized can of boiled peanuts. 24g of protein for the can. I was able to eat and tolerate it! Yay for something I love and that's rich in protein! Also, peanut butter crackers have been a blessing!

I am 6 weeks out and have not experienced dumping. I puked once because I ate too fast.

I've been struggling because I would just rather not eat anything than deal with eating the same tiresome things or risk hurting or getting sick. I feel like it's not worth cut to cook when I probably won't be able to eat it anyway. I have found that pork rinds have become a great substitute for potato chips. Really trying to find things I like to eat instead of not eating at all.

Yogurt is always my go-to...

How do you make yours?

Same story here. My Doctor said I need 1000 calories a day which is not happening... Not even close. I went into surgery on 12/16 at 325 pounds... I just hit 290 today. Feel like I should have lost more by now.

No. She didn't say. I would assume the change in hormones would contribute. However, my initial thought was that after the weight is gone I'd be more eager to get it on... lol... but I'm not there yet... guess I'll see...

I ate the top off of a small slice of pepperoni pizza...

Yay! Good for you! I need to get my butt in gear!

I have had the same issue. Everything I could eat before is a no go. It's miserable.

I'm going to have to try it. Everything seems to be hard for me right now.

How much weight are you losing on average a week? Just curious. I had my surgery on 12/16. I've lost 30 pounds since surgery (50 since the pre op diet). So I'm averaging around 6 pounds a week. Feels like it's coming off so slowly.

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I had RNY Dec 16. My Doctor told me I need to be getting at least 1000 calories in a day. I'm doing good if I get 500 in. Anyone figure out how to do this? Not getting my protein in either. Blah.

I'm 3 weeks post of and I am red around only one of my incisions. No drainage. Doesn't hurt. Just red. The others are not red. Is this normal? [ATTACH]39849[/ATTACH]

I have dreams every night since surgery that I over eat. I dream of food. So weird. I never really realized how addicted to food I am... I never ate to survive... I ate for a 'fix'...

I'm 3 weeks post op. It's happened twice now. I'll wake up, start getting dressed for the day and suddenly get hot and weak. I felt like I was going to pass out at any given moment. I had to lay back down for about 30 minutes and sip on Gatorade. Awful feeling.