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[hoksberg 5]

I'm coming up on 4 years post op. In the last 6 months to a year I've had an uncontrollable sweet tooth. Anybody else have this? If so, what did you do? I've put about 20 pounds back in and I'm pissed at myself. I just can't stop, it's frustrating me to no end.

[sharowna 6]

Hi post op gastric bypass 8yrs. Gained 40lbs. Buddy needed for many reasons( working out, recipies, advice, etc. I live in Rochester, NY. I want to get back to my lowest weight of 187. Its hard on my own. Anyone else feel this way? Seriously Willing! Cool Power! xxoo

[gourmetone 394]

Hope I'm a vet

[gourmetone 394]

Having problems with the sweets myself and derailed from exercise at the moment due to newly revealed diagnosis of scoliosis which greatly explains the chronic pain I've had in my back. I had recently joined the YMCA and was doing aqua exercise and really enjoying it then bam!! So now I'm adjusting following Dr. orders. Now back to the sweets. I have to be honest and admit that thru the Holiday I allowed myself to become complacent in my eating. I'm 19 mo post OP and haven't reach my goal YET sw 293 cw 211 my lowest post OP weight was 204 went from size 28 to 18.

Now I'm walking around looking at ALL this snow and carbing out. I'm admitting this because I'm ready to make my goal.

Edited March 2, 2015 by gourmetone

[Chelenka 827]

Welcome gourmetone! You are definitely a VSG Vet. I struggle with sugar too. It's an addiction for me.

[hoksberg 5]

I just really wished sweets tasted like crap. Sugar will be the death of me I'm sure :-(

[gourmetone 394]

Encouraging pic of my journey

[wildGoose 207]

I am so happy to be in this forum. I am seven months out from surgery and I have recently weighed in at 182. That is down 100 pounds since I started on the liquid diet. I'm still losing, maybe 5 or 6 pounds a month. I am not sure about my goal weight. I want to let my body figure that out for me. I am so grateful to be this size, and resentful that I have to keep buying new clothes. For me, body image is one of big issues. I don't know what I look like. Before surgery I went about 15 years without looking in a mirror. now I am trying to take an honest look at myself. it is sort of fun. I have a great support system, and I have people calling me skinny all the time. ???? I go shopping and shock myself with size 12 jeans. yikes. I am so grateful. I was in a stall, and then I started drinking lemon Water. I do this first thing out of bed in the morning. juice of one whole lemon in a half liter of spring water. I put liquid stevia on it. I think it is better than coffee, and it is filled with all kinds of stuff. Ok. I am babbling now. ????????????????

Edited June 1, 2015 by wildGoose

[ladypoohbear 123]

I just bought the b.b of bariactic surgery. Awesome book

[leanora27801 315]

I'm 7.5 months and my weightloss has slowed down, but I can't really complain because i have come from being 439lbs down to 277lbs. I fear that I won't reach my goal of 160 before my honeymoon phase is over. Like some others here, i am a sweet addict too, so I look for things that are sweet but are within my guidelines like, honey teddy grahams, nature valley granola bars, skinny cow chocolates which you find in the sugar free aisle. My biggest thing is balancing calories lost during exercise and the calories I eat, and if I'm eating enough.

[reallyrosy 161]

How do i start a new thread on veteran's forum?

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Look at the top where it says general weight loss story forum, under patients and weight loss story magazine. right next to general weight loss its says veterans.

Under that it should say start a new topic