Donnamaria12/2/13

Hello everyone, I am new and my name is Donna. I had my gastric bypass Dec 2nd 2013, almost a year ago. My starting weight when I first entered the program I was 262 lbs with type 2 diabetes. I tried every diet you can think of plus I've had 3 lower back surgeries and one upper back surgery and walked with a walker and a cane and use a powerchair. I also have a infusion pain pump (which will be coming out hopefully next month) and live with chronic nerve pain daily. I lost 30 lbs on my own in 3 months before my surgery as they suggested, so my weight day of surgery was 242. Of course at first your losing so much weight the the first 3-4 months, well at least I did, losing 5 lbs a week. However it did slow down a lot. Today I have no sign of being diabetic and I hardly use my cane to walk now which is great. I am now 154 lbs, I have to admit that 3 weeks ago I was 150, but I started to slip and ate things like pasta, breads and even sweets. I do know how to get back down but my biggest and most challenging problem has always been taking a small bite every 5 mins, especially when your hungry. Something I never mastered since my surgery and I'm glad but shocked at the same time that I still lost the weight. I don't want to stretch my pouch and I fear that I already have. Can someone please give me some helpful tips on how to continue this journey please, any and all suggestions will be helpful. Thanks for reading my first post.