Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

Recommended Posts

I had VSG June of 2013 and had amazing results. I still can't believe it. I lost 72 lbs in less than 6 months! I didn't waiver in my commitment to eating right, being physical, drinking fluids and so on. You know the drill. Then I went home to Thanksgiving and the attention from my family overwhelmed me. And unnerved me. And undid me.

Here I am a year later, and have re-gained 24 lbs. and am so frustrated with myself. I just want to scream. I cannot seem to get myself wholly focused again. I have weeks of complete alignment of doing all the things I want and should do and then BAM! I get out of step and it all comes crashing back.

I finally faced my surgeon and went back for my one-year post-op in November and confessed all to him. He was extremely supportive. We have developed a three-pronged approach to get back on the success track: counseling; nutritional guidance and fitness (which I don't have troubles with in general).

I'm sitting here on the second day of the New Year and want to be the girl of my dreams I just can not figure out why I keep getting derailed? I love food. I no longer enjoy eating because of those voices in my head. Which was not caused by my surgery. They have been there for many, many years. I need to stop being so hard on myself.

I have recently started reading and learning about Intuitive Eating. It really does speak to me. This is what I'm focusing on from now.

Rather than setting New Year's Resolutions, I choose a word for the year. And my word for 2015 is Determined.

I am Determined to be......

I know I can.

I already am.

Thank you for listening.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

You sound ready - go for it!!! I too have to get back on track. I was always a savory snacky kind of person and now BAM I like a cookie or two a day. It's the worst feeling when you know what you should do and you don't do it. But everyday is a new start. If I make a bad choice in the morning, I committed (since yesterday) to make sure to work it out and eat better in the evening. BALANCE is all we need! Onwards we go!!!!

You got this!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

You can do it!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi, I was just sleeved Dec. 20, 2014 and I'm afraid of gaining the weight back and I keep telling myself it won't be possible because I eat so little... How does one gain the weight back? Are we able to eat more later'?

Thank you!

OoncZWN.jpgOoncm5.png

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

@Annie77: thanks for the reply. The answer to your question is yes, you can eat more later. As a matter of fact, you can stretch your stomach back out to its pre-surgery size. That is why we all need to focus on the nutrition, the fitness and the emotional side of why we are here and how we can modify them all.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thank you so much for the information, I didn't know. Now I understand why people say the sleeve is a tool. I was self pay and was not required to attend any sessions or meetings. I'm reading a lot and learning from experienced sleevers. Thank you!

OoncZWN.jpgOoncm5.png

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • LeighaTR

      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Doughgurl

      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • 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.
      · 1 reply
      1. LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • 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.
      · 1 reply
      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.

    • CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×