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There isn't much I can top that with :-)...I have cried, prayed, searched for another fix. What I never did was fix my bad habit of going to food for emotional issues. Granted the VSG kept me from getting back up to over 300 lbs again but no truer words have ever been said than this is only a tool to aid in our own good decisions. Its not doom and gloom to tell the truth as you see it. Not everyone has the same experiences but this is mine.

There isn't much I can top that with :-)...I have cried, prayed, searched for another fix. What I never did was fix my bad habit of going to food for emotional issues. Granted the VSG kept me from getting back up to over 300 lbs again but no truer words have ever been said than this is only a tool to aid in our own good decisions. Its not doom and gloom to tell the truth as you see it. Not everyone has the same experiences but this is mine.

Watch for anemia. Iron deficiency after the VSG seems to be a rite of passage. I abhored those little pills and recently needed an iron infusion which almost killed me. I feel better but geesh. We all need to continue to get our Vitamins and minerals in correctly and go to the doc regularly even if it isn't the vsg doc. The anemia thing will only get worse over the years. Tired doesn't describe the terrible feeling of having no energy at all. I also have serious arthritis now at 46. I had no problems walking before the VSG. Iron is critical.

My two cents....it's work. I've failed. I don't know how to get back into the swing. I'm 2.5 years out. Lost 76 lbs. Still have 100 to go. I've been to therapy. I'm just.....well....idk. I wish I did. I eat 1800 calories a day, sometimes 1600, sometimes 2000. I know the key is in dropping lower but I just can't seem to do it. It's mental. A big mental game that I just cannot win. Not wanting anybody to feel sorry for me, just wanted to say that it's not "easy". Does it matter that I've been fat since the day I was born? I think so. Add thyroid issues. Add having to work twice as hard to lose weight bc of the damn metabolism issues and you have a recipe for quitting when you're not seeing results like you should. This is work. HARD work. You won't always get your payoff. What can you do? Keep working. Try not to say never. Realize you may never be at goal but work DAMNED HARD not to go upwards.

In my five years since vsg...I lost both my parents to heart disease and cancer. I am so so sorry for your loss. Stress = Weight Gain or Weight Stall for most of us.
Yoga, therapy, friends, church, love. ..knowing your mother wanted you to be taken care of and happy. You need to continue where she left off.
Love yourself like she loved and lived for you. You need to find it in you.
I lost my way and am just now trying to find my own way back. I know it's possible.

Here's an interesting article about why some may have a hard time losing or maintaining (spoiler alert: it's gut bacteria!): http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss?page=1
Lynda