Weight Gained Since Having Gastric Sleeve Surgery

[helpless 10]

Dear love tennis keep up the good work u will make it..

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[helpless 10]

Oregon daisy I'm 66 so I understand . I need to start walking again was up to one and half miles everyother day got away from it when weather got bad but our walking group is starting up again and I can't wait.it does make a difference plus it makes me think about my choices of foods more

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[Kindle 8,667]

For all you negative nellies out there.....

"If you think you might fail then yes, you might. But if you KNOW you will succeed then you will."

There is a similar weight regain discussion going on another forum right now. One of the best posts was from someone who suggested that once you are at goal, you make going even one pound above your bounce range totally unacceptable. You take action immediately to drop that extra pound. You do not accept 2 pounds or that turns to 5 pounds and that turns to 10 and the next thing you know you are obese again. This is what I've always done, but turned out to be an "AHA" moment for several members.

[reallyrosy 161]

Hi love tennis,

Im sorry u gained so much. I hope ur not too uncomfortable. I do think there is some connection btwn before and after surgery BMI and wt gain. But i think u r the first to say u didnt have too far to go after surgery. Thanks for sharing and good luck.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Wow, this is a struggle after reaching goal. I have gained and am having difficulties getting back on track. Sigh...it is helpful to read about our struggles. For me, I have to start over with the basics. I just can't get my head into this. Makes me really sad and frustrated too.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

I hate to say it, but it's nice to have some company with this situation. When I first started gaining, I was alone.

We can fight better together!

[debsta816 10]

Yes. Misery loves company sort of thing. I've been doing the 5 day pouch test today, and I've lost 7 pounds so far. How about you? Are you ready to try to lose the weight again?

[jane13 2,256]

@@TheNewSusie - sorry I am still new to some of the terms here...what is the "16:8"?

The 5:2 I somewhat get, at least I think I do

Unless you can explain that one too.

Thanks in advance -

[TheNewSusie 471]

@@jane13 16:8 is the intermittent fasting whenever u fast for 16 hours and have an 8 hour eating window and you do 5:2 on two of those days if you choose. It's intermittent fasting.

[jstachic 61]

Wanted to update everyone. I finally met with the Bariatric Dr, so my test results show, Dr language in parentheses (partial gastric outlet obstruction) proximal dilation of stomach with extream narrow area and tortous twisting body of stomach with reflux,

Twisted Stomach the fix(gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy). By-pass, (approval from insurance on an urgent basis), will need surgery asap,

[reallyrosy 161]

Good lord...i dont understand this at all but i do wish you the best and PLEASE keep us "postererd"

[LisaLouBop 181]

@@jstachic

Wow, you poor thing. I wish you the very best with your surgery and recovery. Have you been suffering since your surgery in 2012?

[reallyrosy 161]

Does anyone responding here have experience with going back to wt loss drugs like phentermine and metformin? I did not do well with metformin before surgery but i did lose 100 on phentermine before surgery. Now that i am gaining again, i asked for newer meds. The cardio wants me to go back on metformin and phentermine. When i said i do not want metformin [in an email) he cautioned me not to make any decisions before we discuss it. I feel boxed in. I would love to give him the name of a newer drug i might try.

Thanks

[jstachic 61]

No it started a year ago, and my symptoms weren't that bad, and vyvanse is a new FDA approved drug for binge eating disorder

[Dee951 28]

Good morning all! I was sleeved Jan 28, 2015. I have dropped 77 lbs and I am stalled. I go up and down 4lbs and it's driving me crazy! I went to my one year follow up and the nurse said "you haven't lost much weight but lots of inches." I felt even worse and I thought that was insensitive for her to say. Here I am already annoyed with my stall and she just added to my anxiety.

I don't know what to do. I just find myself being more self conscious about every thing.