I had the sleeve surgery in April of 2013. I have several medical issues that were worse when I was heavier but not caused by obesity. My surgeon and other doctors are happy with my success but I am not. Initially I did very well with my food and I exercised as much as I was able given my physical restrictions. Given the effort I put in I would have expected more weight loss. I know its just a number, but it does mean something.

This past fall my husband was diagnosed with cancer. Having 3 kids, a house to maintain, a business to run and a husband who had multiple surgeries, recoveries and treatment has been all consuming. I really slacked off on taking care of myself. Thankfully I never started eating bad foods however I stopped paying attention to food. Some days I would simply not eat, other days I would finally stop at 9 in the evening and be starving! I have not been tracking or focusing on getting Protein, Water veggies....I just eat what's relatively healthy and easy. Exercise has not been happening hardly at all....I am a mess and I have gained 13 pounds

Now that things are settling down a bit and my husband is better met with my nutritionist this morning and I am going to "start over". I will eat 6 very small high protein meals a day, drink more water and exercising again. My goal is to lose a total of 25-35 pounds and to just feel better!

I would love to hear from people who may have got off track and started over!

Wow, that is a lot to deal with , sounds like you were treading Water there for awhile...congrats on not totally going off the deep end (OK, enough with the swimming metaphors). I'm glad you are starting phase 2....starting over sounds as if you didn't make progress the "first time" which you did....give yourself some credit for weathering the storms that have come your way! Good luck!