bgraciad83

My journey began in 2008. Through Kaiser Permanente I attended weekly classes for about 6 months after I got approved for weight loss surgery. Classes ended September 2008 and the entire time I thought I was going to get the Lap Band done. I met with my surgeon, Dr Zane in Harbor City, California in October and he told me that he would not do the Lap Band on me because he was beginning to reverse them. He gave me really bad reviews so since I was not morbidly obese (needed to lose 100 lbs), he recommended the Gastric Sleeve so that’s what I went with (I don’t regret it BTW). We set the date, February 6, 2009.

Surgery day I weighed 242 lbs. I was in the hospital for 2 days. Because I had been educated for 6 months on how important it was to follow in the advice, thankfully I had no complications. I lost 19 lbs between February 6 and February 24!!!! By my second post op appointment in May, I had lost 40 lbs.

About 6 weeks after surgery I began to go to the gym on a regular basis. I did cardio and zumba classes 4 times a week.

In May I began to feel pain after I ate. For about a year and a half, I thought it was regular pain and I dealt with it. Until one day, I couldn’t take anymore…I was rushed in to the hospital….GALL STONES. Because of the rapid weight loss, I developed gall stones. I had surgery to remove my gall bladder/stones in October 2010. I weighed 146 lbs!!!

For the next few years my weighed fluctuated from 145-150 lbs.
Then I noticed I began to gain weight around June 2012. From there on I’ve gained about 15-20 lbs.

For the last 6-8 months I’ve watched my food intake because I did noticed I was able to eat more. The last two months, I’ve added exercise to my regimen again. I still can’t lose weight.
I’m here to seek support and to avoid from going back to the bad eating habits. HELP!!!!