Hi,

So I am in a weird, scary place. I REALLY want some help.

I was out of the country in Aug/Sept and in NYC. I was walking around a lot as opposed to my desk job and eating what is normal for me and plus some: small portions, also indulging in carbs and fatty food but also trying to get in proteins. I was on a stall for months before that and I came back on September 15 I had lost 2.5 kgs in a month and a half. And in inches.

Motivated by that, October 7 I joined a fitness programme. Beginners HIT (burpies, sprints, jumping jacks) three days a week and power yoga 2 days a week. I cut out snacks except for the odd crackers or crisps (tiniest portions).

I am now 3kgs heavier than I was in Sept when I returned. I have put on my hip what I had lost. I am losing hair and suddenly have acne on my chin. All this while working out and eating healthier.

(Even got tested for thyroids -- all clear).

What am I doing wrong? Has anyone experienced this?

Yes, I was sleeved April 20.

I am very happy with my recovery and progress but I have a long way to go. I am nowhere near maintenance but much closer than I would have ever dreamed possible before surgery.

Sounds like some hormonal issues. My hormones have been wacky my whole life...my weight before getting healthy threw things even more off kilter. The weight loss has dropped me into a second adolesence! Crazy periods after almost none for a couple years, with insane cramping and bloating, and breakouts! And then there's what it's done to my libido...

But did it interfere with your weight loss post sleeve?

Sounds like some hormonal issues. My hormones have been wacky my whole life...my weight before getting healthy threw things even more off kilter. The weight loss has dropped me into a second adolesence! Crazy periods after almost none for a couple years, with insane cramping and bloating, and breakouts! And then there's what it's done to my libido...

I think it probably contributed to some of the stalls I've had...3 periods in less than 2 months this summer when I was stalled for quite a while...some more of the same early this fall.

How old are you? Where is your acne? Chin? Between eyes? That can be hormonal acne. I take Spironolactone and it keeps my skin clear.

Hi, acne is on the chin. And is not my useless breakout that happens before my peroid; those have been happening for years. And are tiny. And one or two. The are persistent and often.

I'm 32.