NoMoreWeightNJ

In May I will celebrate my 3rd surgiversary and I should be thrilled but this past year has been a struggle. I started out at 250lbs, did excellent the first year of my sleeve with weight loss, by May of 2016 I'd released about 80lbs and was 170lbs -about 10-15lbs from my 155-160 lb goal. Then I started having gallbladder attacks and ended up having it removed in an emergency procedure in August of that same year. The following month my father passed away (he was only 65) and I started to notice that I wasn't following my diet plan as closely. I gained about 10lbs within and was 180lbs by January of 2017. A few months later I had some other family changes that involved several very close family members moving away out of state, some of my core support. I tried to stay on track with exercise, training for a 5k then developed a bone spur (osteoarthritis) and was told not to run by my Dr. That was this past summer. I am now at 192lbs and feel like I can eat more before becoming full, have been completely unmotivated to exercise and eat right. I'm feeling angry, guilty, upset and completely confused about how this is getting out of control. Has something similar happened to anyone else? Can anyone please recommend some resources to help motivate me or get me back on the journey towards my healthy goal? I am very independent and hate asking for help, but for goodness sake, I had an operation that involved cutting out half my stomach and now I'm gaining weight again? I never thought I'd find myself here...

Thank you - it's a daily effort but I'm taking steps to get there. I started using the Calm app and meditating for the past 10 days or so and I feel like it's helping me pay closer attention to the things that trigger my stress eating.

Thank you Sherrie, I'm sorry to hear of our similar struggle. I am thinking that the first step will be for me to talk with my doctor and stop ignoring the issue. I think I feel a lot of guilt and shame related to weight gain as if I am failing the process when all I'm doing is hurting myself with that attitude. I came to this site because it's the next best thing to an in person support group for me and wanted to be able to walk through the steps on how to get back on track. We all started in the same place and worked through the program step by step. Need to get back to holding myself accountable and just moving forward in a positive way from here on. But of course if anyone else has any methods that they recommend I would love to hear. I've heard of a kickstart diet for sleevers who are +1 year post op called the 5 and 2 or another called the 4 and 3, which is a modification of the original 5 and 2. I'll let you know what I find! Best of health to you

Thank you. I have definitely started grazing again which is a horrible habit, stopped using myfitnesspal and have been eating off plan especially breads and carbs. I need to get back to my Dr. and am making an appointment today. I usually only go once a year but I need to get back there and maybe even start going back to the support groups. Old habits sneak back in when you're under stress and strain. I guess the first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one, right??

Sleeved in May of 2015, never had gallbladder issues up to that point. To date I've lost 80lbs. Discussed my gallbladder with my WLS surgeon prior to surgery and he said no worries, my gallbladder looks fine. Started having attacks about 8 months later and then in August 2016 couldn't take it anymore and had my gallbladder out because it was so bad. My dr who did the surgery said it's very common in WLS patients after surgery to have issues, especially once you start eating "fatty" foods again whether they are good or bad fats. Feel better soon. It took me until just these past few weeks to get my stools back to normal. Had loose stools for 2 months afterwards. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using the BariatricPal App

Had my gallbladder taken out yesterday morning at 9am and can honestly say that this was way easier than the sleeve as far as recovery from the surgery itself. I was up walking around 4 hours after surgery and discharged by 630pm. I'm home and feeling better already. I'm so glad it went smooth. Thanks for the help!

thanks everyone! I appreciate you sharing your input!

Got my sleeve done 15 months ago and here I sit in the hospital getting ready to have my gallbladder removed. I asked my surgeon if he did it when we initially had our consult and he said if you're not having issues then we leave it. I didn't know if I had any stones at the time but I know now that I do and that it's infected and needs to come out asap. I PRAY that I am not out of work long or that I don't have a difficult recovery. Prayers are welcome.

thanks everyone - I'm relieved to hear that when it is removed you found relief. I had my sleeve done a year and 3 months ago and have been having gallbladder attacks for 4 months now. I'm sitting in the hospital right now and found out it's infected and has to come out. I am really worried about malabsorption or frequent diarrhea issues. Have you all gone back to regular digestion after the surgery healed?

Final weight 168. I'll take it! Happy Memorial day!

Looking fabulous ????????. Congratulations I make my one year on 5/29/16 Thank you and congrats! Share your B&A!

168! Yesterday was my 1 year surgiversary! 82lbs gone and loving it!

Yesterday was my 1 year surgiversary! 82lbs gone and a lifetime of happiness ahead!

Hey everyone! Happy Surgiversary to us! Here I am 82lbs less than I was 1 year ago today!

Still at 169. Hoping to break through for the last 5lbs!

169.5!!

170.5, sooooo close to the 160's!

172.5 today!

FINALLY broke the stall after 4 months! today's weight is 173!

That's awesome @@jbokla ! Congrats! I'm at 75 and have 20 more to go! What app is that you're tracking on? Looks cool!

Good morning! Weigh in this morning is 177. Goal weight at end of challenge is 165!

Sadly, I am right back where I started at 177. Been dealing with a sick father and husband. At least I didn't gain!

I'm in too! Thanks for doing this!

Still 176. Gotta break through!

176, staying focused.