Loopyjane12a

I think I must be the only one here who doesn't count calories or watch what I eat anymore. I'm 3.5yrs post sleeve and I've lost 10 stone. My weight has stayed the same for a year now, and I only weigh myself once a month, it never changes regardless of what I eat. I have gone back to eating a lot of crisps and cakes and chocolate, my addiction is back full time. I just can't eat a lot of it. I suffer with depression a lot and this is when I eat. I live alone, am disabled and just don't get out so I eat. I don't have take alway meals and my meals are very small but I snack constantly. It doesn't bother me now, I don't think I will ever be able to not eat sweet stuff, the extra skin left from weight loss is soul destroying and I hate my body as much now as when I was fat, if not even more. Losing weight to me, has not been as good as I expected.

Hi. I am a food addict and had my gastric sleeve 3.5 years ago. I have lost 10 stone and my weight has stayed the same for a year now BUT the cravings are every single day and I eat something like cakes crisps or biscuits every day. I can't stop. Luckily my weight doesn't go up as the amount I can eat is limited. The surgery does not get rid of the addiction and I don't think i will ever not turn to food when I'm feeling down/sad/depressed which is a lot. I hate my lonely life, I thought losing the weight would make me happy but it hasn't I just now have loads of awful saggy skin that I can't afford to have removed so in a way I'm now worse off for having surgery. I think when you have weight loss surgery you should have loads of follow up therapy to help with the mental and emotional problems but here in the UK it isn't offered. 😢

Hi all. Not been around for a while as just struggling with life in general. I'm 3 years after WLS now and still have my food addictions. I lost just over 9 stone in all and my weight has been stable for about a year now despite all the "junk" I now eat on a regular basis again. I can't seem to stop the crisps sweets cake and chocolate. If I run out I feel a desperate panic to go get more and although I don't and can't eat a lot at a time I will still have a bag of crisps and a chocolate bar every evening. I know its boredom as well as cravings. Even if I find myself a book to read or something to do I still want my treats in the evening. I've given into it as.my weight doesn't go up at all. I weigh every day to make sure. I think I will never get over my addiction. 😢

Thank you so much for the love and support. I have been speaking to my eating disorders therapist today and talking through why I revert to junk. I already know why I do it..... I'm lonely. My daughter moved out to liver with her b/f this time last year and since then I live on my own. I'm disabled and don't get out much as need help so I sit indoors on my own day in and day out with no one to talk to. The day time I find things to do to keep occupied and during the summer I could get out in my garden etc and was lovely. But now its winter, dark at 4.30pm and its a very very long evening on my own. I'm feeling very down, and very lonely. I only have 2 friends, one lives 5 hours drive away and the other one has a busy life and only visits once a month. Other than that I have no one. I have my dogs so I get out with them for a mobility scooter walk twice a day and will say hello to people out and about but then I'm back home, bored and alone so I eat. Its the only bit of comfort I have. BUT I now recognise that and I'm making a definite plan to get back on a healthy eating plan and maybe do an education course or something as I love study. Thank you for being supportive, its really helped me. X x

Thank you- lynnelovesthebeach. Thats encouraging. I'm dreading the skin removal but excites too. How do you know when is the right time to get it done. I'm 18m post op and my weight loss has slowed right down now. So I'm guessing its ok to have it done now.

Hi there. I'm looking into having an extended tummy tuck in the new year and worried about the pain and healing. Was it very painful. I also need my bingo wings done on my arms but as I use crutches I'm worried I will split the scars. I have to weight bare through my arms so don't know if I will be able to get them done. I also need my boobs done, they have gone to flat saggy pancakes!!! Its so expensive though I can't afford all I need to get done. Can you advise how you found pain and healing please x

Hi there, I'm so glad someone else has posted their struggles with sweet things. I was beginning to think it was just me. I am a food addict. My 'bad' things are crisps, chocolate, biscuits, cake and sweets. I didn't touch one single thing for a year after surgery as I suffered such bad reflux it took me ages to be ok with food. I then tried some crisps and they were ok and sooo good! I then started having a pack every day, then it was a pack and a chocolate bar, I didn't feel sick or have any problems. I stopped losing weight but I still carried on. I knew I shouldn't have it but my addiction was back. It was coming into the long dark evenings in October that triggered it as I was feeling down and lonely. It this time that I eat in the evenings. So a week ago I got in touch with my old therapist who specialises in eating disorders and had a good hat. I haven't have any crisps or chocolate this week and lost 3lb. I am going to chat to my therapist every week until I feel stronger at coping again. Like you, I know the surgery is a tool and it doesn't cure what goes on in the brain. Its so hard! Best of luck, I'm so glad I found this site. X

Hi. I've only been losing about 3lb per month since 10 months post op. Then I stopped losing for 3 months then it started again but I can go 3 weeks and not lose anything then suddenly on week 4 I will lost 3lb. Like you say it takes forever. I am sticking to the protein but wasn't told anything about water and I know I don't drink enough. I only have between 600-800 calories a day anyway so don't think I should cut down more???

Hi all, Just wondered for how long do people generally keep losing weight for after surgery. I'm 18 months post sleeve and I barely lose anything each month now. Is this nora. In last 6 months I've lost just under a stone and feel I should be losing more than this. I can go 4 or 5 weeks and never lose a thing. I'm on permanent crutches or wheelchair so mobility is very limited but I try and move as much as I can each day. Any tips or advice please. X x

Hi everyone. I'm so glad I came across this site as I have been desperate to talk to people to see how others have coled with their weight loss since surgery. I am really struggling and have found old bad eating habits have crept in again. I am 18 months post surgery and lost 7 stone 7lbs. Most of that ca.e off in the first year but the last 6 months nothing is coming off. It just stopped. I have mobility problems and walk with crutches and if I go out have to use an electric wheelchair. Because of this the surgeons said I would possibly lose 3 stone if I was lucky so in their terms I've.more than doubled my weight loss. But due to only being 5'1" I'm still obese at 11 stone 7lb. I have become so frustrated at not even a 1lb coming off each month I've started eating crisps and cake and chocolate again. I know I shouldn't but I'm addicted again. I didn't touch anything sweet for over a year but now, boredom, loneliness and frustration have triggered old habits. I need help, I just don't know what to do and don't want weight to go back on. I can't walk or exercise, and started to get very down that the weight wasn't coming off I've given up. Did anyone else have this happen? If so, what did you do and how to cope? ANY ADVICE? LOOPY

I'm just in a bit of a slump at the moment. I have reached out to my therapist who I was seeing before surgery. She works for an eating disorders team and have spoken to her about whats been happening. I will get through and and just need to find things to do to get out of the rut of loneliness and boredom. Due to lockdown yet again I can't go out anywhere even if I could so the days seem very long! Thank you for the support and wish everyone an early merry Christmas.