We have all asked ourselves this question, why can't I loose the weight on my own? I think different things contribute to the whys, but for most of us it's because we are hungry all the time, food is everywhere, we like stuff that isn't good for us, we are busy, and food taste good! It's hard to resist foods we want, WLS doesn't give you that choice for a while, if you eat to much or bad it comes back up! You can fill up on very little with WLS. Eat to much fat or sugar and you'll be sick. Food is still everywhere but you start noticing that you can probably find something good for your WLS tummy just about everywhere also. I'm only a little over 3 months out and I've lost 50lbs. I'm just now getting where I feel hungry sometimes, some folks don't get that hunger feeling for much longer. Your taste buds change, I used to hate Greek Yogurt, now it's good! Does it really matter as to why you haven't been successful at losing weight and keeping it off? What matters is you know you can't and you know there is something that can help you, WLS. It forces you to eat the right things, and it forces you to eat very small portions, and your not hungry while doing it. The only way it fails is if you don't learn a new way of life before the maximum effects where off, then you have a good chance of gaining it back. I am hoping that when this time comes I will be 100lbs down and that will give me the motivation to stay on track. What ever you decide, we are here for you and we have all been there! What your feeling is totally normal. I felt so guilty about having the surgery, I felt like a failure and couldn't believe I was spending all that money and missing work because I couldn't keep from stuffing my fat face! Then for a few weeks after surgery I kept asking myself "what have you done" apparently that is a normal feeling also. Now three months later I am so glad I did it! I know for a fact I never would have lost this 50 pounds (and hopefully another 50) without the surgery. Now the next question-- How do I make sure I don't regain the weight? I know I'm worried about it already, I need to prepare myself now while my surgery is working so well. I need to change who I was, because the person I was is still the person I am now. I still love food, I still love the taste of foods that are bad for me, I'm still crazy busy, and food is still everywhere. How do I become someone different from the person I was before surgery? Help! Really worried.

Congratulations on the 50 pounds that you have lost thus far and the additional weight that you will lose in the months ahead.

I am 28 months post-op RNY gastric bypass surgery. I was in the "Weight Loss" phase for about 6 or 7 months and in "Maintenance" phase ever since. My weight is fairly stable. I have lost an additional 15 pounds in the "Maintenance" without really trying or worrying about it. I have documented my observations in a short article which is available at http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

I lost for about a year and then went into maintenance. I am a year and a Half out. I chose to not have trigger foods in my diet. For me that includes bread, sweets, anything heavy in carbs. But I do eat a lot of sweet potatoes. I still drink shakes. Everyday. I mainly have one for breakfast or a snack at night. I know how miserable and in pain I was before getting rny and it scares me to think of ever being in that situation again. That's my big motivator. I also get in low impact exercise about 5 days a week.

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