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Hello there, I'm 35, 4 years post-op, and feel so lost. I had a daughter going on two years ago, and gained 60lbs with my pregnancy. My lowest weight was 177, I started at 320. As of right now, I'm 220. Although I'm much lighter than I used to be, I feel I'm slipping back to my old ways of snacking and binge eating. I am new to being a stay at home mom, and although I try so hard to watch what I eat, my snacking, and eating the leftover of whatever my daughter isn't eating is so hard to resist. I'm so disappointed in myself, and I feel like all the hard work was washed down the toilet. I feel terrible, and now with summer coming up, I am really noticing just how heavy I've become once again. Please, I need a buddy, or just some words of encouragement right now. So glad I found this site..

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You can do this! Switch back to Proteins and veggies. You will lose it in no time.

Thanks so much! I am going to cut out the processed food, and stick to the Protein. I really hope I can do this again. Thanks for the words of encouragement!!

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google the 5 day pouch test. I have heard alot of good things about it and it helps you get back on track. You know what you have to do... because you have had great success in the past. You got this!!!

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Just checking in... How are things going? No matter how you have slipped, you can always start taking steps to get to where you want to be. You can do I!

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Wow...I am talking to my twin!!! I am 29 and had gastric bypass surgery 4 years ago. I was 345 the day of surgery, down to 250, up to 280 with my daughter, and now stuck at 250. I to feel like i an stuck and have wasted everything. I mean i can eat a full sub and not blink an eye. I wish you all the luck. I know you can do it. I would live to chat with you. TARA

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You already know its mind over matter.

~Leticia **HW: 259**PreOp: 216**SURG: 3/21/13 **Discharged @: 221**7 weeks post op. CW: 186.6 lbs. ---ONE-DERLAND ---

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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