Okay let me start with what I have been doing wrong......for over a year I have not been eating right at all maybe a meal a day no protein supplements. I have started back to school full time and not taking care of myself. I also was donating plasma NOT GOOD!!!!! I got so sick and have not been getting better. The lowest I got was 158 and now I am up to 190....My highest weight was 335. I am wanting to get back on track again and not sure how to do this and being a full time student and working. Whey Protein gives me gas bad.....not sure about protein bars was thinking of Premier Protein Bars because they are 30 grams of protein. How much protein should I do and carbs....also what is my absorption ratio now being seven years out? Also I am eating to much at one time because I am soooo hungry or eating chips or some kind of carb I know that is not good. Also marriage problems are not helping at all.

Thanks Kim

Edited February 28, 201610 yr by Kim Smith

Premier Protein is great!!! Just remember the basics.... I feel it's easier when I'm busy to just drink one of those anyway.... good luck... we are here if you need more support....

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Almost everyone that I know that has had this surgery has put weight back on within a couple of years. Main excuse is they are not committed enough to stay on a maintenance diet.

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Are you talking about the DS?!! My understanding is that it is the very best there is for maintaining and keeping the weight off.

Let me add my 2 cents here. Anything worth having is worth making time for. Although supplementation is great, getting quality Protein in is key. I hate cooking by all means. Therefore, I suck it up and do all of my meal prep on Sundays. I'm 6 years out. Started at 385 and now fluctuate between 173 and 177. I'm currently working to hit my goal of 160. I attribute it to ensuring I get quality protein in and having something accessible throughout the day. Plus I bust my tail at the gym. Do I indulge? Hell yeah. On the weekends I may go to IHOP with kids or enjoy a naughty meal at the movies with the family. Life is about balance and finding what works. When I gained 20lbs at year 5 I knew I was at the point where I had to put in work just like my thinner peers. Surgery is a tool not the solution. You over eat, you gain. You under eat, you stall. Also remember, consistency. If you're looking for that over night weight loss that you had in beginning, hang it up. It's time to go to work. Be consistent, throw the scale out and trust the process. You will see the results.

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