Dawn Hanaphy

Hello all, I am in the same boat, I have regained 50 of my 98, it had been slow at first and now the last year it has been 15 pounds in one year. I never got my hunger back, for years I barely ate and loved it. What I didn't love was only pooping every fifth day. My Ferritin levels were super high, (I think it was related) My surgery was 2018 in Feb, so I am in my 7th year post-op. I'm considering trying Ozempic / Wegovy. I know my metabolism was completely shut down. I was struggling with reactive hypoglycemia, which I think I have under control. I am working on eating as much protein daily as possible and also getting any fluids in, (not soda). I am going to read as many posts as I can in order to seek out others who are in the same boat thanks Dawn Marie

Tats are Sexy too

leg muscles are awesome, outfit is awesome, I want one.

you are amazing and what I love the most, is your smile. Funny I just looked back thinking your Before pic you wouldn't be smiling but you were. Amen to loving your self at all weights

Hey our weights are similar? you were sleeved less than a month ago?

fast heart rate and nausea sounds like the start of dumping?

that is a crazy great dress.

yes it is all trial and error. LOL I wanted to love Ricotta bake too. thought it would be my saving grace. Nope. fresh salmon ended up being it. It was my go to.

wait you are only less than 3 months out?

I went through the same thing. And all the advise I got was the same. Stalls happen, and most people when they spoke about timelines of stalls were the same. Its the waiting it out, that is hard, its the believing that it is all part of the process. Its in the desperation of thinking Oh God I went through all this and I am going to fail and then starting to lose again and feeling relief like no bodies business. Stay the course the stalls are important. they Help your body cope with the weight loss. I had a stall for almost 6 months, I thought I was done. And Started loosing again. Good Luck.

ok I cant believe I am jumping to this thread to tell my story in hopes that you can relate or find hope or commonality in my story. I had my first Surgery as My Marriage was coming to an end it was an attempt to save it but was a joke, nothing was going to save it. I got banded and got miserable throwing up all the time lost 30 pounds and divorced healed a little emotionally. Started dating, Still heavy not as heavy thought like you it was easier to date fatter. Anyway, flash forward 5 f**king years of no luck no love dating. uckkkkk to the nth degree. but I knew I wanted love. And kept trying. I eventually said ok if not love than an education. So I went back to school and got a degree lol still no luck no love dating. But I wasn't as focused on it. But still dying inside wanting to be in love or at least like, and a partner to go through things with. Well despite my pathetic attempt with the lap band I gained it all back. Finally after a trip to emergency room I decided to have it out and got sleeved. Finally real weight loss. Still dating no luck no love dating. I kept trying because like I said I wanted love. I did everything people said "learned to really love myself" I wasn't even close had to really figure that **** out. Weight or no Weight. Got it mostly figured out. Kinda, Being obese is a mechanism to not really deal Food was my drug, OK so Finally still dating now thinner a little more success. And then it happened met him On Zoosk. But the best part was we went to a restaurant on our first date and as we are looking at the menu, he starts to say, oh I really dont eat much not sure if you would understand but I had this thing done to my stomach. LOL I just looked at him in disbelief. Not to mention I was digging him anyway. Well there it was we split our first of many Entrees "steak tips" laughed about Protein shakes and all that went with the first year. He was a year and a little out I was nearly two years out. Ok so Moral of the story don't give up but don't focus on it. And while you are waiting get **** done. Getting my degree was amazing. I used to pray for God to send me a Man a good man, Or at times any man. When I stopped focusing on that and my pray changed to Get me to graduation and let me be thinner or at peace with my weight. So year after 7 long years I did it. I am in love with a man who has a gastric sleeve and teenage boys who play sports and video games like mine. Sorry to tell you the sappy story. Best of Luck Dawn Marie

Hello All, I am checking in to see how everyone is doing. I was sleeved from a band on February 26th, 2018. I am so thrilled with the results. I went through what most people described here as 3 month stalls, 5 month stalls, 6 month stalls, Than I start loosing again. I have to say this tool is now really starting to be powerful. A lot of my old habits are slipping away, especially my compulsiveness with food. Would love to hear about good bad and the ugly. Anyone out there with a lap band still in and struggling with throwing up on a regular basis and minimal weight loss, talk to your Dr. I found a new practice and it was done in one surgery. I regret going on as long as I did with my lap band not working, and so afraid that I would fail again like so many times before. I can honestly say, I am not failing at gastric sleeve bariatric surgery. This is what I had hoped my sleeve would do. anyone out there considering a revision and needs to ask questions please ask. Dawn Marie

Im so literal that I am confused now. Did you mean Cocaine or Coke? By the way Judgement free here or try to be

Sorry I really thought you meant Coca Cola, If you are thinking real Coke, that long term bariatric surgery wont work. Drugs and maintaining health rarely work. Good Luck.

LOL I am a fan of caffeine free diet coke.

what can they do for that.

turn the tv off

Are you on Mushies still

I think to be really successful here (surgery) you need to follow the rules. I had a cousin who couldn't follow the rules and has only lost 30 pounds. Please don't eat earlier than suggested.

congrats , its an amazing feeling isn't it?

pain on the right side is something I remember. I went bowling the day after my surgery (kind of dumb) and pulled something. you really need to take it easy for a while after surgery, think about how few calories you are eating. dont get up to quick. Has your weight loss been steady?

HI honor your feelings at all time, I am very happy I had the surgery, no regrets.

congrats on your success. One year out? how does it feel?

HI welcome to being a february sleever, we all had ours 2 years ago february. But would love to hear about your journey and support you along the way. You are ten days out how are you feeling.

Hope you are feeling better.