I had surgery in 2008. I weighed 276 and got down to 206. Never smaller. I am 5-8 and female. In 2009 I had to have an aplasia done. In 2012, 2018, and 2020, I have had Lyme's disease. Since the Aplasia, I started gaining some weight back. Once I had the lymes, I gained it all back and then some. After 30 years, I finally was put on Thyroid pills--a doctor finally did a full panel and was shocked it had never been done. I now weigh 283 lbs. I am exhausted all the time. I have no energy. I drink water, and (1) DECAF coffee a day--I haven't had caffeine in 15 years. Because of the lap band, I have a hard time eating veggies and meat. I have found that poultry--which I love--makes me sick if it because of the hormones and vaccines pumped into them. Veggies are hard because I can't get them chewed down enough. I try to stay away from processed foods because of the unhealthy packaging and the sodium in them but do eat some processed protein. I NEED HELP!!!!! If anyone out there has any suggestions, etc I would really appreciate it. My sugar is fine, but my liver function isn't looking good. I have tried things like Nutrisystem. They work for about a month and then I stall out and start gaining it all back.
