I know everyone is different but it sounds like your weight loss tool needs adjusted. I might be wrong--it's just my opinion--but I think you will fine MFP very helpful. Using the food diary honestly helps you track and see what you are doing. I know how frustrating it can be as I had a band before I had my sleeve gastrectomy. (Short version of a long story--I had to have my band removed via emergency surgery.) Hang in there. I joined a couple of weeks ago. MFP has been a great motivator to me.

Welcome to group Armywife and Frogmama!! You are definitely in the right place for encouragement and support (and some shared experiences along the way).

Armywife I agree with Kimmie. Maybe your band needs an adjustment of some sort. I had the RNY so I can't be a lot of help in the experience area. But I do know that WLS works and sometimes the band needs attention.

Froggie....You're a size 4!!! O M G!!! That is incredible! I have just gotten to a size 18 (which I haven't worn in years and years). I could not imagine being a 4. I know it's been a long long journey for you, but now you see the results of the hard work. Once you get to where you want to be, your dietician should be able to provide guidance on the weight management. We will still have to exercise....that's a life long commitment now that we've had surgery. I will be anxious to hear about your weigh-in. My goal right now is 135 and I'm half way there. My goal is to be at goal by November (my surgiversary). Great job on the perseverance and working toward your goal. I know you must be so happy!!! We are here for you and look forward to getting to know you better.

Hugz to both of you!

Linda

hello

had my band may 11. so almost a year on. im about 3 stones down, so a slow and steady looser LOL. can i just say to the lady above, when professionals claim 'the band isnt working' thats a lie!!! unfortunatly i went into the surgery thinking the band would do it al for me. how wrong was i!! im still battling hunger in the evenings and REALLY have to control myself, which is incredibly hard with a binge eating disorder.

the thing with a band is you have to work with it. if your gaining weight, its not because the band isnt working. its because your eating too many calories. sorry to sound harsh, but bandits need harsh talk sometimes. you have to eat 1400 cals a day and excersize, if your not doing it then you will gain weight. thats not down to the band, thats down to you.

i put on a stone after having problems and a complete defill. so i know how hard it is, ive still got another 5 stones to loose. the band is no easy way out, it still means dieting for a very long time. all a band is designed to do, is help you feel satisfied on less food. not force you to loose the weigh.

sending posotive bandit vibes to all out there struggling, and pray for me that my good behaviour keeps up :0 lol xxxxxxxxxxx

Hi guys!

I suppose my story isn't all that different from everyone elses.. I had RNY on Nov 12, 2004 and dropped about 170#. At my lowest point (which I don't count and I'll explain that a little later) I had actually dropped 195# but I've put a fair amount of that back on and I'm not too happy about it.

I made a concerted effort to live my life not as thought I would diet forever, but to make choices and find ways to be satisfied with a new way of looking at food and it's priority in my life. It has worked for the most part but I am definitely feeling some old habits creeping back up on me (emotional and other non-nutritional reasons for eating). I'm not happy with where I am right now. I weighed myself this morning and got that cold, panicky feeling down the back of my neck as I've been inching ever closer to 300! YIKES!

I have done pouch resets -- with some success but I hate it. I know that I get results as a post-op if I eat right and exercise.. but eating right and exercising is proving to be a challenge, just like it was pre-op. Not physically, so much as mentally.

So why do I not count the lowest point? I went through a ridiculous breakup in 2009 and I stopped eating for about three months. I dropped down to about 225# as a result but I clearly remember that I was very sick. I was gaunt and grey skinned.. not well at all. When I finally began to bounce back, so did my weight. I was okay with it for the most part.. but it's kept going and the weight I had maintained for most of my years post op passed me by about 30 pounds ago..

Anyway, I won't lie about loving food. I do. I love bold flavors. I do have alcohol from time to time. I do drink Coke Zero. I do a lot of things wrong from my pouch's perspective and I want to find a balance between what is GOOD and what is GOOD FOR ME. I don't think that's too much to ask.

So that's where I am. Nice to meet you all.

Stefanie

A pouch re-set was a 14 day return to my post-op diet. My surgeon's post op diet was two weeks of liquids only, two weeks of pureed food, four weeks of soft food and then anything as tolerated.. no soda, no alcohol, no drinking while eating, water between meals.. basically going back to square one.. so we move through that process of liquids to pureed to soft to all on fast forward.. a couple of days of each.. and it usually works! the last time I did it, I dropped 15# in two weeks.. but I didn't stick with the plan afterwards and went back to emotional eating and the weight came back..

But I was also doing it without support -- that's why I decided to come here. I went through the first few years of my post-op life with a TON of support.. in real life and on a website called obesityhelp.com -- I kept a blog, I did a LOT of soul searching and clearing out.. That's clearly been missing lately.

I can eat pretty much anything I want. I did have to have my gall bladder removed about a year after my RNY so I still dump on too much sugar and I can't eat anything with honey in it or I dump like a mad woman. I also became lactose intolerant after my RNY. My mom says I was lactose intolerant as a baby but as I got older, I outgrew it. Well it's back. I can eat cheeses and yogurts but no milk or ice cream (well.. I eat them sometimes but there are always consequences, if you know what I mean). I really like plain soy milk and almond milk though so it's all good.

I also don't deny myself anything. I discovered pretty early on that if I deny myself things, I become obsessed with wanting them. SO .. I have chips and sweets in my house. I even have frozen yogurt and lactose free ice cream.. but because I say "I can have that if I want it" and when I want it, I have a SERVING and find that it actually satisfies my hunger and my craving.. because of that.. sometimes I end up throwing those things out after a while because they actually go stale or get freezer burn! Crazy!

I also like to cook. I call myself an experimental chef because I don't use recipes.. or I start with a recipe and I change it.. or I try to create a healthier version of something I really liked that was bad for me.. I keep a blog of that, too but I haven't updated it in a while. I'll start cooking and posting there again and I'll get the link up somewhere so you can see.

That's it. I'm sorry to hear about your marriage troubles.. sometimes as we shed our extra pounds, we also shed other things that are not really that good for us, too.. I'll send you good thoughts :flowerforyou:

Stef

Hello Everyone!

I am so glad I finally found a post like this. I've searched a couple of times over the past few months, but couldn't find anyone specifically gaining weight regain. Thanks!

I had RNY in Jan 08. I started off wrong! Since I was losing weight in my sleep, I did not exercise... period. Therefore the initial weight loss was only from 234 to 159 and then the slow regain began. The bariatric nurse warned us repeatedly to lose as much as we could in the beginning, because we would eventually regain 10-20 pounds when our bodies settled. As of this morning, I am back to 190 lbs...and hate it...hate myself....(back to old feelings and thinking)

I do feel like a failure because I say to myself "How do you have a surgery that changes your insides....and has side effects and other issues in the long term, and you're back to 200 lbs (I tell myself the big 2 number in order to try to look at it realistically)

So here I am...I've searched the net for support groups (none in this area) accountability partners (if there really is such a thing) and some success stories that will let me see that maybe there's still hope.
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You have come to the right place. The ladies in this group give so much support and will definately hold you accountable (in a very loving way!). Welcome. Friend request sent.

Hi, How is everyone doing that posted here? I am new to MFP and also started gaining (24 lbs) after gastric sleeve surgery over two years ago. I still can only eat less that 1 cup of food at a time but I eat constantly. I started logging my food, tracking calories and exercising a week ago tomorrow thanks to this website. I have lost about 5 pounds so far and feel calmer and more in control than I have in months. I hope to find some others like myself who need motivation again after wls but it looks like this group kind of petered out.....Anyone in my boat out there who wants to partner up for some encouragement?

Just bumping to see if everyone is still out there or here...

Glad someone is out here and has experienced this. I had RNY July 2009 and initially lost from 400 to 259. I maintained that loss up until the last few months. I'm not sure what has happened except I started a couple new meds and one of them is notorius for causing weight gain. I haven't been following the prescribed eating plan per se...eating things I shouldn't but I have cut out soda because I truly was a soda addict. Right now I'm sitting at about 295 which to me signals the 300 mark, somewhere I swore I would never cross again. I'm so scared that I'm going to keep gaining. I have never exercised so I'm pretty sure if I started maybe it would help some. I just feel better putting this out there because it's humiliating to think I had a surgery to help and I'm gaining? BTW, I was extremely satisfied being at 259-269 as I was comfortable with my size compared to my height 5' 10- 5' 11 size 16/18 pear shaped. Hoping you others are still out here and wanna support each other. Please add me as a friend!

Hi everyone!
I had my RNY revision in 2005 (had a VBG in 1997). I had MAJOR life threatening complications postop and went from 254 lbs to 136 lbs in 15 months. I started regaining in 2007, initially very slow but in the last year I have gained nearly 30 lbs. I am now back at 220 lbs and extremely mad at myself for gaining nearly 80 lbs. I fell back into old habits and I am a stress and emotion eater! I am a CVICU nurse so I have nearly daily work stress and a challenging 15 year old daughter. My husband is also battling weight gain (40 lbs) in the past five years.
I went to see my Bariatric NP and she was shocked at my weight gain. I also seen a Bariatric NUT and she gently reminded me of ways to feel full (not drinking with meals). I would love to get some people on here to be accountable to. If interested add me a friend. I would love to see what other RNY patients are eating and exercising to lose their weight again!