Re: 3yr post op /sandi

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Sandy im not Kimmie. I am sheryll from Oklahoma. I found this story

on another board and just loved it. I wanted to share it with

everyone else. Its so inspiring. I have my surgery planned for July

20 at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego. RNY planned.

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sheryll

> > " I've talked to quite a few fellow gastric bypass patients

recently

> > and we all have one thing in common: About the third year after

> > gastric bypass we get hungry. And we eat more. And weight starts

to

> > creep back on. In the worst case a patient regains so much weight

a

> > revision surgery is required to again reduce the stomach size and

> > facilitate weight loss. In the best case, the patient catches the

> > problem early and reverses the trend.

> >

> > In my third year out when this happened to me and I saw the scale

> > jump ten pounds I called my counselor at my bariatric center. She

> > told me " Get Back-to-Basics immediately. " She recommended that for

> > ten days I eat like a post-op newbie. Jell-o, chicken broth, soft-

> > cooked eggs. No solids. Lots of liquids. No snacking. Take my

> > vitamins. Drink lots of water.

> >

> > I was so terrified of regaining the weight that I followed her

> > directions exactly. She told me, " You have already done this once

> > when you had surgery. You certainly can do it again, and this time

> > you are much healthier. " She was right!

> >

> > The first day was hell. I was hungry and crabby. The second day

was

> > not as painful. By the third day Back-to-Basics was routine. By

the

> > tenth day my weight was down 7 pounds, my body felt lighter and

> > happier. I felt unpolluted. Best of all, my tiny pouch seemed to

be

> > tighter and less tolerant of over-filling and that's a very good

> > thing! I was eating like a newbie again, recommitted to following

> > the four rules and succeeding after weight loss surgery.

> >

> > Now, to be honest, I've had to employ this technique more than

once

> > to get myself back on track and avoid weight regain. Sometimes

I'll

> > go Back-to-Basics for a long weekend, just to refresh and

rejuvenate

> > my body. I like the power the mindfulness of Back-to-Basics gives

> > me, the complete awareness of my body and it's needs. I like being

> > able to remind my mind and body of this powerful bariatric tool. I

> > like that when I do see a weight gain I can quickly get it under

> > control by employing past practice that I know works. "

> >

> > Kimmij (sweet post/thank you Kimmi)