Looking for those who have slipped, fallen or complications. I am 10 years out and have all of a sudden gained 40 lbs!!! Was living the good skinny life and about a year after surgery started smoking again. Well about 2 years ago my doc said quit or be on oxygen by the time you are 60. So I quit and almost over night I gained 40 lbs. Now I have no motivation and my drive is in the toilet. I am recovering from hernia surgery but was like this before. Have had checkup and blood work everything is fine. So I’m just looking for answers. Thanks

27 minutes ago, inkmatcher65 said:

Looking for those who have slipped, fallen or complications. I am 10 years out and have all of a sudden gained 40 lbs!!! Was living the good skinny life and about a year after surgery started smoking again. Well about 2 years ago my doc said quit or be on oxygen by the time you are 60. So I quit and almost over night I gained 40 lbs. Now I have no motivation and my drive is in the toilet. I am recovering from hernia surgery but was like this before. Have had checkup and blood work everything is fine. So I’m just looking for answers. Thanks

Quitting will do that, you just need to "start over". Get back to tracking your intakes, exercises, water, etc. Pretend you are new and are just getting out of surgery. It's going to take some work to get back to pre-quit. You've taken a pretty powerful stimulant out of your routine, so now you've got to create a new one again.

It's not going to be easy, or pleasant, but with the right mindset and a little determination and you'll be feeling great again soon.