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We eat take out a lot because it is just the two of us. We usually choose the Black eye Pea, Cracker Barrell...places where there is a big choice. I do not eat bread, sugars, or anything white...no potatoes. It's really not that hard once you get the hang of it. I love Chick-Fila's grilled chicken nuggets!...no sauce or waffle fries...even though I loved them. Every once in a while I will eat an egg mcmuffin with real bacon instead of canadian bacon on it. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

DFW area. 4 yrs post sleeve in Mexico. No problems. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

I have 2 adorable and lovable morkies...Scooter and Daisy. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

I am 63 and have lost 125 post sleeve 2012. Gained back 20 or so because of some meds and off. track. Am back on track and losing again. I hate exercise and have limitations anyway. So i don't believe it is a one for all requirement. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

No...i still gained weight in psych meds that had to be changed. I refuse to take any med that makes me gain. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

Do you know for sure you are not bipolar...there are at least 4 types. I would change doctors. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

I am bipolar 2 with anxiety. I did not go to your extremes.. but i watch the ID channel and realize how lucky i am to be alive. I am 63 and was misdiagnosed with just general depression. 2 yrs ago...2 yrs post sleeve..is when i got my dx. Sounds to me a change in a pdoc i called for and meds are not working as they should. In my case taking an antidepressant made my bipolar worse....it has to have a mood stabler along with it. I now take depakote, prozac, and valium. What meds do you take and how are you doing? Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

I am bipolar 2 with anxiety. Was dx 2 yrs after my sleeve. Started out seeing pdoc every 2 wks, then once a month, now every 3 months. The surgery did not affect mine one way or the other. Now...after going thru so many meds to find my cocktail...i take depakote 1000 mg at night, valium 5 mg at bedtime, and prozac 20 mg in a.m. All the others either stopped working, made me gain weight, or had side effects. I never had to be on lithium. It took me 2 yrs and going before a judge to get my ssd here in Texas. Hope you are doing well to all here. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

It won't take long until you will stop craving them. You are doing wonderful! Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

We are one of the few Prozac works for. I am so happy it is working for you! I admire you also for moving forward in changing your doc...true they may know more professionally...but we know our bodies. Keep us informed on your progress please. ???? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

My pleasure.???? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

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@@mi75 Acceptance is the key regarding your weight gain. Don't be so hard on yourself. The same has happened to me and I have been soda free for about a month now. I found a wonderful Protein drink...syntrax nectar..that I love! I had been off of peotein drinks for a long time...sleeved in 2012...because they all tasted like crap to me. I eat good carbs and nothing white...no sugar. I am taking one minute at a time. I do not log my food...for me if I did that food would be all I thought about. I make sure I get my daily protein requirements in and good carbs too. I don't worry so much about the fat and I do not count calories. I also set a timer as to not drink anything 30 minutes after I eat. I am disabled, to look at me you would not know, so I get very little exercise. I love to walk but can't for very long. I have never liked exercising anyway. I am about 25 lbs from where I want to be. Lost 125 lbs and gained 20+ back due to some meds that I no longer take and doing things I was not supposed to do. Hope this helps. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

I am sorry for your loss. I lost my dad when I was only 6. Acceptance is the key regarding your weight gain. Don't be so hard on yourself. The same has happened to me and I have been soda free for about a month now. I found a wonderful Protein drink...syntrax nectar..that I love! I had been off of peotein drinks for a long time...sleeved in 2012...because they all tasted like crap to me. I eat good carbs and nothing white...no sugar. I am taking one minute at a time. I do not log my food...for me if I did that food would be all I thought about. I make sure I get my daily protein requirements in and good carbs too. I don't worry so much about the fat and I do not count calories. I also set a timer as to not drink anything 30 minutes after I eat. I am disabled, to look at me you would not know, so I get very little exercise. I love to walk but can't for very long. I have never liked exercising anyway. I am about 25 lbs from where I want to be. Lost 125 lbs and gained 20+ back due to some meds that I no longer take and doing things I was not supposed to do. Hope this helps. Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App

We all know WLS is a tool. My first 2 years after my sleeve in 2012...I began a blog and reached way down inside of me and began writing what I called articles. They were about life...and the wisdom I gained through out my past. I wrote about fear, unconditional love, suicide, self, changes, about being a mother, and many more subjects. I literally poured my heart out from the pain and the happiness I had experienced. The blog no longer exists now as it served its purpose at the time. I no longer have the desire to write because I learned how to deal with my feelings on a daily basis now. Journaling is a great healing tool because mostly it addresses the mental and spiritual aspect of WLS. I highly recommend it or a blog. Blogs are free and can be anonymous. I kept my articles and every once in a while will read one and say to myself..."I wrote that?". Sent from my SM-G920V using the BariatricPal App