Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 Hi..I need help and I dont know what to do. Im scared!!! I am 2 years 5 months out. Initially I lost 150 lbs. I was not at goal yet. Today I havent weighed myself in 5 months cause I know I have gained weight. I dont know how much but its at least a pant size. I was a good 16 now Im a good 18. So guess I have gained 10-20 pounds back but Im afraid to go on the scale and find out how much. I have been avoiding going to the Drs because of past fears of going before WLS and always seeing the scale going up not down all my life. After WLS it was wonderful to see the scale move down so far but now the old fears have come back. I eat far too many carbs now I know and a little sugar. I dont dump at all. Probably cause I dont eat that much sugar at one time. I am really scared. My surgeon that did the surgery is 2 and a half hours away and I have not been in touch with him at all. My personal Dr has looked after me the whole time. Im afraid that I failed this surgery. What should I do? I am crying all the time now. The old eating habits crept back. The demons came back. If I couldnt diet before...how can I diet now? I just cant.. What should I do? Zoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 Zoe, sweetheart, I hear how scared you are. I would like to share something with you. I have lost about 177 lbs. I had actually lost 204 lbs at one point and gained some of it back. I was terrified. I have not lost all of the weight I want to loose. There are several things that keep me focused though. First and foremost, I am healthier at 302 lbs then I was at 479 lbs. I know that I have a better chance of living a better life today then I did 18 months ago. Secondly, I base my failure on what did not work in the past. When I would diet I would loose 20 lbs and gain 50, loose 10 lbs gain 15. It was always one step forward and 10 steps back. It looks to me that you have taken 15 steps forward and have only slipped one or two steps. I don't consider that a failure, a wake-up call maybe, but not a failure. What I would like to know is what is going on know that was different 10 to 20 lbs ago. Have you started a new exercise program and are gaining muscle weight? How is your blood work? Have you had your thyroid checked recently? Have you gotten depressed lately and the eating is a little sloppy? Would eating additional protein help jump start the weight loss? Are you drinking enough fluid? Please keep in mind that I don't have the answers, so I am trying to cover all of the basis. Sounds like maybe it is time to start focusing on the protein and eliminating the carbs. Heck, I suspect that if you would just increase the protein, the carb issue may resolve itself or at least become a little less insignificant. And please keep coming back. I want to know how you are doing. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs. SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs. Current Weight 302 lbs. Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 01:21:29 -0000 " Zoe zoezoe2u@...> " zoezoe2u@...> writes: > Hi..I need help and I dont know what to do. Im scared!!! I am 2 > years 5 months out. Initially I lost 150 lbs. I was not at goal > yet. Today I havent weighed myself in 5 months cause I know I have > > gained weight. I dont know how much but its at least a pant size. > I > was a good 16 now Im a good 18. So guess I have gained 10-20 > pounds > back but Im afraid to go on the scale and find out how much. I have > > been avoiding going to the Drs because of past fears of going before > > WLS and always seeing the scale going up not down all my life. > After > WLS it was wonderful to see the scale move down so far but now the > old fears have come back. I eat far too many carbs now I know and a > > little sugar. I dont dump at all. Probably cause I dont eat that > much sugar at one time. > > I am really scared. My surgeon that did the surgery is 2 and a half > > hours away and I have not been in touch with him at all. My > personal > Dr has looked after me the whole time. Im afraid that I failed this > > surgery. What should I do? I am crying all the time now. The old > > eating habits crept back. The demons came back. If I couldnt diet > > before...how can I diet now? I just cant.. > > What should I do? > > Zoe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 Hi Zoe, Get to your surgeon or get a referral to a GI doc and get scoped. If you weren't transsected, just stapled you could have a SLD (staple line disruption). Also, are you doing protein shakes? Those kill the carb and sugar cravings. When I had a SLD, I didn't dump anymore on sugar and could even have SF frozen yogurt - which now I drive by an ice cream place and dump LOL. I did the same thing as you - avoid the doctor cuz I was embarassed, scared, felt like a failure, cried, etc. I even went and got scoped on my own with a GI doc without the surgeon knowing cuz I couldn't POSSIBLY go to him and HE see that I was a failure too! So, then I went back to the surgeon and said " look, this is NOT right " , and he agreed, scoped me, and found the SLD. Had a revision, and as long as I am doing my protein shakes, I have been fine, lost the gained weight, had a TT, and have maintained. Hugs to you, B Distal RNY 12/27/95 275/152 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2002 Report Share Posted December 14, 2002 Hi Zoe, Get to your surgeon or get a referral to a GI doc and get scoped. If you weren't transsected, just stapled you could have a SLD (staple line disruption). Also, are you doing protein shakes? Those kill the carb and sugar cravings. When I had a SLD, I didn't dump anymore on sugar and could even have SF frozen yogurt - which now I drive by an ice cream place and dump LOL. I did the same thing as you - avoid the doctor cuz I was embarassed, scared, felt like a failure, cried, etc. I even went and got scoped on my own with a GI doc without the surgeon knowing cuz I couldn't POSSIBLY go to him and HE see that I was a failure too! So, then I went back to the surgeon and said " look, this is NOT right " , and he agreed, scoped me, and found the SLD. Had a revision, and as long as I am doing my protein shakes, I have been fine, lost the gained weight, had a TT, and have maintained. Hugs to you, B Distal RNY 12/27/95 275/152 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2002 Report Share Posted December 15, 2002 In a message dated 12/15/2002 6:38:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, zoezoe2u@... writes: > So guess I have gained 10-20 pounds > back but Im afraid to go on the scale and find out how much. I have > been avoiding going to the Drs because of past fears of going before > WLS and always seeing the scale going up not down all my life. ***************************** Zoe, I know 10-20 pounds is enough to put that old fear back into us, but it IS reversible! Don't despair, just the fact that you're posting and asking for help means you can do it. Sometimes just changing a couple of small things can help. I don't know if you're doing protein shakes, but if not, that's the easiest way to make a change. If you add a couple of shakes into your day, you might be surprised at how it kills that snacking urge. If you tell us what your meals are like, I'm sure we can give some suggestions. And, remember, the Holidays are always hard, so don't beat yourself up too much, a new year is coming! in NJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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