WantingtoLoseIt

I was 360 at my highest weight - 2009. I worked and worked to get my weight down and it yoyoed. I was 315ish in October 2024 when I started my journey with the bariatric doctor. My insurance required I do a three month diet before I was approved for surgery. Then I had to do a 30 day restrictive diet prior to surgery. Since surgery 2/26/25 I have lost 9 lbs as of the original post, but I have lost a bit more in the last couple weeks.

I'd be lying if I said this hadn't crossed my mind, but I am sure it is just me. I had a follow-up appointment where his nurse practitioner recommended I start seeing a therapist so I am trying that. I had my first appointment Monday. She gave me some helpful tips I am trying to see if I can kick the weight loss into gear.

I do have PCOS. Thank you for sharing your counseling story with me. That gives me hope! Thank you so much for the encouragement.

I wrote this in the middle of the night and wasn't thinking clearly. I will go back and edit the post the fix my error. It has been 4 months (2/2025) since surgery. I have started writing down every single bite I put in my mouth for the last couple days. Yesterday's calorie intake was 1000. Today's was 960 so clearly I need to work on that. Thank you so much for all of the advice and encouragement. I really appreciate it.

This is my first post here. I am Lisa. I am 42. I am six months post surgery (Duodenal Switch) and I have some questions. Did anyone just NOT lose the weight afterwards? I had to do a diet three months prior to surgery and I lost about twenty pounds doing that. However since surgery in February, I have only lost 9.2 pounds. Yes, you read that right. I am so frustrated. Even in the first two weeks post surgery where I religiously followed my liquid diet, I GAINED weight. From what my doctor told me, most people lose during that period. I have tried to follow my plan of 700 calories and no snacking since then but I haven't done the greatest at it. The PA and I have discovered I may have a eating disorder. I eat when I am not hungry. Sometimes when I feel full (never to the point of getting sick). I am an emotional eater. I eat my feelings so they are sending me to a therapist to try to help with that. I know most people would say "well that is why you aren't losing" but the thing is, MOST DAYS I follow my plan pretty well and I am still not losing. Especially not like I want to. I had hopes of losing big numbers and being way closer to my goal by now. Can someone please tell me there is still hope for me? Is there someone who has been there and went on to have a success story?