Hannah83

My strength is coming back. Today I did incline dumbbell presses with 45 pound dumbbells -- still less than before but quite a bit better than just two weeks ago. Still can't do squats very well -- I'm doing trap bar deadlifts instead (a great exercise BTW).

7 moths out and I am loving the gym!

It felt great to get out today and renew my gym membership it's just 25 a month! Getting my sweat on has been a go-to stress reliever for me for a long time, now I just need to not overdo it...oh look at all the shiny weights! I'm day 48 out and feel great.

I did go today! Thanks for the reminder! Though hopefully my antidepressant's will kick in soon, usually I have a post-gym afterglow but with my sleeve stomach now my meds haven't been absorbing as well...But it did help a bit...

So your post sounds just like me...add a few advanced nursing degrees AND the fact that I had RNY done 25 years ago to make me feel like even more of a failure. I'm back going through the process of considering a revision to my original surgery at my highest weight ever. IF insurance will approve. While it would be awesome to get a total do-over with the RNY process (not just the reducing the stomach which is essentially what I'm not a candidate for) I don't regret my decision 25 years ago. I am sad that back then there was little/no follow-up, no real rules on diet/caffeine/timing of Water intake/etc --maybe I'd have had better long term success. BUT I did lose just over 100lbs. Felt better than I had in my entire life and did more than I'd ever done - travel, marriage, shoppig in normal size clothing stores, etc. I have been morbidly obese since 6th grade and overweight since I was 7. That surgery got me closer to "normal" than ever.
No diet I did before that or since then has been so successful- a year long Protein Shake diet did result in 70lbs lost but then I regained all + some much faster than after surgery. But, I realize now that I half-assed the process and expected that it would just magically work on its own. I'm sure deep down I probably still sort of think that way.
I'm older have a couple kids that wish mom was more active and am restricted from doing things because of my weight and that makes me sad.
This time I'm throwing everything at it...sort of feel like it's my last ditch effort. After my mandated psych eval for surgery I opted to continue working with the counselor who specializes in all types of eating disorders and am seeing a bariatrician who will prescribe WL meds. I've long thought until someone fixes the chemicals in my brain WL will never be long term, so I believe in meds. I'm taking the process so slow unlike in the past where I jumped into huge lifestyle shifts that were only sustainable for short-ish periods of time. I didn't even start a legit "diet" until just this week even though I've been going through the pre-cert process since October...and it's not really a diet- just replacing one meal a day with a shake per the changes prescribed by the bariatrician. On the advice of the counselor I've been setting one really small goal each week that is hopefully attainable and I'm able to maintain.
Who knows what will happen with the WLS approval process. I'm hopeful the other adjuncts I'm working on will help me be successful for the long term. IF surgery is approved, it's really just another piece of the WL puzzle though a really nice one in terms of the ability to lose weight rapidly. It's up to me to keep it off though.

Attention Creekimp, did he sell,his soul to the Dark Angel? Either that or he has a portrait like Dorian Gray that is doing the aging off in a corner somewhere. If it is makeup 1. What does he,look like without it? 2. Where can I get some?
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The only person that took offense to that comment was you. I ask EVERYONE if they have been to the gym. Are you new? Haha I spread positivity. I remind people why we are here. Not to bash and assume. But to help. So, did you go to the gym today?

Well that explains. Have a great day, try and go to the gym or do a productive workout today! It will make you look and feel better

I have actually, and thanks! Don't lose heart, there were trolls here before us and shall be after us...and snark is part of being autistic If I could pass along some of the social deafness I've been told I'm not missing out on social cues...And I find that helping other people is helping me help myself...take care...

I was going to agree with you but you seem to be just as rude as some others in this forum. Why are you asking someone if they have been to the gym today? Are you trying to make her feel bad for not going to the gym? That’s pretty low. We are all here for a reason. We are or were severely over weight. No need to belittle someone and tell them they need to be more productive.

Thank you, Hannah83!
It has been a roller coaster ride.
Nutritionalist did blood, urine, stool & saliva test that shows I’m not absorbing some nutrients & amino acids well, but bariatric surgeon says everything is fine.
Based on some research I did. Bariatric doctors are well aware of post mental health worsening, especially in patients w/genetic predisposition.
Why Bariatric practitioners & mental health practitioners ignore this correlation is beyond me, unless it’s all about the $$ for bariatric surgeons.

Well, I'll chime in, I'm not a medical professional. You need to see someone who can help address this issue. I myself have had issues with my antidepressant because it's time released so now I take one in the morning and one at midday. Hopefully, this will solve my absorption issues. As for yours, as stated please seek professional help so that you can get on something that will be tolerated by your stomach and get better. Hope this helps.

129 days elapsed since surgery = 18 weeks, 4 days = 4.25 calendar months.
Down 22.4kg (or 49.38 lbs) since surgery
= 1.2kg per week average (or 2.66 lbs)
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129 days elapsed since meeting my surgeon
Also known as 31 weeks = 7.07 calendar months.
Down 38.6kg (or 85.1 lbs) since July 17th, 2017
= 1.24kg per week average (or 2.74 lbs)
I truly had no expectations except to lose comfortably on a regular basis AND to leave my morbidly obese life well behind by my 63rd birthday (June 2019). I hope I'm under 84kg (or 182 pounds) by then ... 91kg lost (200 pounds).

2 years post op of permanent gastric sleeve. Having severe anxiety & depression, but having bad side effects to several antidepressants that I did not have a problem w/before. Can anyone tell me why this is & what can be done about it?

Yesssss

The issue is you making a snarky comment when you should be focusing on your emotions and meds. Sorry I couldn’t ignore this one feel better babe!

Do something productive and positive today. I went to the gym. How about you?

I'm sorry what is the issue? *scratches head* Just ignore them this nifty feature on the forum in your settings, go figure

I always give proper notice when I'm leaving a boyfriend, I mean job...

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Lets try this again, 10-16 surgery before pic and a pic a few day ago.

(e hug) The scale does not define you unless you allow it to. Keep trucking, I'm going uphill with my anti-depressant absorption and just getting out of bed, if I can do this so can you dear. It's a bump, that is ironing itself out, so will this stall...

Ugh, the f-ing struggle of weight lost. I'm close to 3 years out from getting the sleeve and my God have I went back to my old eating ways. Yes, this is a struggle, and if you are a food addict like me, then you might want to read this.
I weighed 276 the day of surgery. To some that might not seem like a lot but being only 5 feet tall I looked like a rolling bowling ball. I hated carrying all that weight around so I decided to go f oror wls. I was so proud of going through with the surgery, and in the first year I lost 80 pounds. Down to 190 my second year I was even more determined to lose more weight. I worked out at least twice a week faithfully and monitored what I ate. I really didn't count calories (which I should have been doing) because I didn't eat that much. I got down to my lowest at 158, but I started to faint regularly. Come to find out, I couldn't maintain that weight partly because I wasn't taking my daily Vitamins (Shocker!) I was sick as hell, and started over-eating trying to refuel my body, but all I needed was my vitamins. My weight started to increase and now I'm at 182. I love candy and chocolate, and Cookies and sweets, It's my biggest down fall. And when I get stressed, it's even worse. I started to substitute my Snacks for meals to cut calories because I wanted snacks more than healthy food. Empty calories are the worst (Don't do it). So now I'm doing damage control. I've gained a solid 20 pounds and this year is my year to lose what I've gained plus some. I refuse to get over 185 so I workout like crazy now. I've done wrong and I need to get back on track. It's so easy to lose sight of why you've had the surgery, and this is my reminder that the surgery is only a tool, I have to do the hard work.... Watching what I put in my mouth. My goal this year is to get down to 150 and maintain. Now I take my vitamins daily, vit D, calcium citrate and a daily Vitamin. They have really helped me because I started to have muscle and joint pain and couldn't work out as well. Pain got so bad I went to urgent Care for it and the Doc told me to go home and take my supplements (Haha!) So if you're a newbie learn from my mistakes, don't lose track and keep pushing. I know I can do this, I just gotta remind myself of how great I am.
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I'm only a year out but that fear of regain is always in my mind. I know 100% that WLS is only a tool and it still comes down to me making the right decisions on what to eat. Being on the forum helps keep me focused and gives me some sort of accountability.

Thanks for sharing your story and good luck to you!

Thanks for reading orionburn. Had to get some steam off lol and that's why I joined too. I'm a new member, I needed some guidance before I slip too far.... 🤗

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You can do it !!! Keep pushing ! Never give up!