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ppirnejad    0

ppirnejad
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Hi Everyone

so this is the first time i am on this forum but i needed to reach out to a group that has been through what i have been through in hopes of getting me back on track. I had my surgery back in December 2010 i lost 144lbs and was on a great path. however over the past 12 months i have gaining nearly 40lbs and watching myself make bad decision after bad decision. I am terrified of the path that i am on and still having a very hard time understanding why this is happening. I have had some extra stress with work but dont want to make any excuses i feel as though i am almost sabotaging myself and more importantly i feel as though i am just expecting this to happen and excepting it. i feel as though i am giving up the intensity that i had to loose the weight after surgery i was working out making good food choices and now all of that has gone out the window.

Has anyone gone through this and got back on track successfully I really need your suggestions

thanks

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Raymia    565

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I'm happy you wrote this post and it's good that your acknowledge the things that your doing wrong. I haven't had the surgery yet I go on the 8th of this month, but I feel you need to look back at where you were and how far you've come. You can lose that 40 lbs, you've done it once just go back to the basics. Drink your shakes with a lean dinner and eat smaller portions, I'm sitting here now and all I smell is pizza which I LOVEEEEE but I'm sipping on my Protein it's just a matter of how bad I want to succeed. You lost 144 pounds!!!! That's amazing.... I know you can turn things around don't give up!

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I'm in the exact same boat. Will be 2 years on Friday and was down 164 lbs. I had major foot surgery in august and was unable to walk for some time. I gained 25 lbs. just joined this support group to get ideas on how to get back on track and support in the process.

Just know we did it once. We can do it again. We got this!!!

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erp    2,016

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Dust off your post op guidelines. Are you eating Protein first and then veggies or have simple carbs crept back in? Are you drinking at least 64 oz of Water? If you know you are making bad eating decisions, then it sounds like you need to decide to do things differently. When was the last time you visited your nutritionist? Usually people feel shame and avoid their NUT but frankly this is what they are trained for. What about a support group, is there one in your area? If so, go visit them. Good on you for acknowledging that you are struggling. Only you can committ to doing something about it.

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crnpwallick    0

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Hi Everyone

so this is the first time i am on this forum but i needed to reach out to a group that has been through what i have been through in hopes of getting me back on track. I had my surgery back in December 2010 i lost 144lbs and was on a great path. however over the past 12 months i have gaining nearly 40lbs and watching myself make bad decision after bad decision. I am terrified of the path that i am on and still having a very hard time understanding why this is happening. I have had some extra stress with work but dont want to make any excuses i feel as though i am almost sabotaging myself and more importantly i feel as though i am just expecting this to happen and excepting it. i feel as though i am giving up the intensity that i had to loose the weight after surgery i was working out making good food choices and now all of that has gone out the window.

Has anyone gone through this and got back on track successfully I really need your suggestions

thanks

I am right there with you. I was banded 11/25/10. I lost 100#. I was eating all the right things. In the gym 4x a week and drinking my Water. I moved and over the last 2.5-3 years I have gained 42#. It is depressing to know all that I went through to have reverted back to some old bad habits. I am stressed and have a. Wet limited support group in my new area. I am so thankful I have found this site. To cave like minded people to share the good the bad and the ugly. I can not say I've been there and got back to where we want to be. But I can sympathize with you as I'm in the same boat. I have to believe that I can get back in track. I just have too. I think after reading many comments the first place to start after admitting the problems at hand is to see a surgeon. Then start back over from point A. I do t know if this will or can work for you or myself for that matter. But I am certainly willing to try. This can't be where I end up at after all my great success. Best of luck to you.

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sleevinpops    303

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I'm happy you wrote this post and it's good that your acknowledge the things that your doing wrong. I haven't had the surgery yet I go on the 8th of this month, but I feel you need to look back at where you were and how far you've come. You can lose that 40 lbs, you've done it once just go back to the basics. Drink your shakes with a lean dinner and eat smaller portions, I'm sitting here now and all I smell is pizza which I LOVEEEEE but I'm sipping on my Protein it's just a matter of how bad I want to succeed. You lost 144 pounds!!!! That's amazing.... I know you can turn things around don't give up!

raymia, I love pizza too and found a nice healthy alternative...you tube cauliflower pizza. Doesn't sound good but it is pretty good! Top with spinach or any other veggies!

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sleevinpops    303

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Hi Everyone

so this is the first time i am on this forum but i needed to reach out to a group that has been through what i have been through in hopes of getting me back on track. I had my surgery back in December 2010 i lost 144lbs and was on a great path. however over the past 12 months i have gaining nearly 40lbs and watching myself make bad decision after bad decision. I am terrified of the path that i am on and still having a very hard time understanding why this is happening. I have had some extra stress with work but dont want to make any excuses i feel as though i am almost sabotaging myself and more importantly i feel as though i am just expecting this to happen and excepting it. i feel as though i am giving up the intensity that i had to loose the weight after surgery i was working out making good food choices and now all of that has gone out the window.

Has anyone gone through this and got back on track successfully I really need your suggestions

thanks

ppirnejad, I haven't had the procedure yet, (next week!) but it sounds like you just need to get back to basics, Protein first, Water, Water water.

Do you use a Fitbit? If so, I join a group to stay motivated and challenged. In on myfitnesspal pal if you want to join our group. My username there is sleevinpops.

Good luck!

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GreenRose    2

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Hi Everyone. This is my first time on this forum. I am going to get the sleeve in April. Could anyone give me some advice on what I should keep in mind as far as exercise. Before and after the surgery.




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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      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.
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      1. summerseeker

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        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.

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