Re: I'm not losing anymore!

February 15, 2003

Helen,

I certainly understand about the holidays and sugar thing. I am

grateful that I still can't eat large quantities of food or I would have

been in real trouble. There are a couple of things I have had to do

since the beginning of the year. Part of my problem over the holidays

was that I was also depressed. It took like 2 months to get into see my

psychiatrist. It is totally amazing how much better my eating has gotten

since I am back on anti-depressants again. I am also remembering to take

my diuretics (CHF and slightly elevated blood pressure) as well as my

synthroid. Not taking both of these meds reeks havic with my system and

usually causes a weight gain. Now, please understand that I am not

saying that you need antidepressants. I am just saying it was needed for

my own physical, mental and weight loss well being.

The other thing I have started doing is eating 5 or 6 small meals

a day instead of the day long graze, eating every hour thing I was doing

during the holidays. There are even times I forget to eat. I am making

better food choices - not always perfect but better. I also started

writing down my food intake. Just the thought of having to write it down

makes me stop and think if I really want to put it in my mouth. I know

it is just a mental thing but it is the mental thing that is the hardest

for me. I have to stop and think about what I am doing. Writing it down

makes me stop and think.

I have started loosing some again. It is getting to the point

where I really have to work at it but I am loosing. Hope this helps.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 339.5 lbs. and loosing again

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 22:33:57 -0000 " kellerwallace

writes:

> Hello Everyone, I didn't know there wea an online group for those

> of us who had this surgery longer than a year ago. I'm glad to find

>

> it. I had so many complications with my surgery that my weight loss

>

> was a byproduct rather than a conscience effort. I lost over 100

> lbs rather quickly but since then I have begun to creep some of the

>

> weight back on. During the holidays I fought with eating sugar and

> lost. I had gone for over a year without any sugar to ever pass my

>

> lips. After the holidays were over I used the sugar free stuff to

> pacify my craving. I only like eating carbs, chicken my former

> favorite meat sticks in my throat still and I can't eat it. Beef

> isn't any better except ground beef very low in fat. I really don't

>

> want the fact that I risked everything and almost died to go to

> waste. I still weight 290 lbs. which is where everyone I knew

> started and they are already looking like normal great bodies.

> Help! I'm so depressed about this. I want to lose the weight again

>

> and not blow up. Helen

February 15, 2003