Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 It amazes me how doctors will never address the possibility of a mechanical failure. Oh, it has got to be you, right? Hmmph. I am one of the most compliant patients and I lose slower than most. I am just now at 108 lbs down since surgery on 2/28/02. But, I am not going to let that discourage me because I am still working on losing and not stopping. Leaving it to the surgeon who did my surgery, he would tell me it is my fault. I am eating too many carbs or it is the protein shakes I drink. Bull! I eat high protein, low carb and yes, I do shakes for my life not weight loss! If your problem is mechanical, I say find a doctor who can figure that out for you and find a way to fix it, if that is what you want to do. If it isn't mechanical, then there are other issues to address, like the motivation behind what is driving your hunger. Is it really physical hunger you are trying to appease, or is something else driving your actions? Stress is a killer. And, the more stressed out you are, the harder it is for you to stay on track. Whatever the cause may be, I hope you find the source and are able to deal with it. We are all worth the work this takes to be a whole person beyond a thinner body, and I for one hope you can get back on track. Good luck, M > Well...it has been a long, long, long time since I posted. > > I've been having a hard time lately and I have started to gain weight. My > lowest ever was 196. I am now at 208. 12 pounds heavier than my lowest and > I am feeling pretty firghtened. > > I think what's scaring me is I can't seem to manage the high pressure job and > the focus on diet/exercise/personal health. It's like when the situation > gets tough work wise, my only means of comfort seems to be eating, eating, > eating. > > I hardly see the trainer anymore. I don't ever exercise on my own anymore. > I order ONLY crap for meals. And eat the whole portion and then some! And I > snack, snack, snack. Plus there's the drinking. Been going out 2-3x a week > and consuming one drink after another without any realization of the calories > involved. > > And I can't seem to get full. But I feel physically hungry virtually all the > time. Like right now. I had a whole bagel and here I am still hungry. > Literally WANTING food. Fighting back the desire. And eventually it just > takes over and I will give in. > > I so loved this surgery because it seemed to stop the constant hunger I've > always felt. And my ability to consume large quantities of food was > eliminated. Now, it's not like that anymore. > > I'm scared. > > I want to talk to a doctor but my doctor is no help with the failure of his > work! He just seems so disinterested in my weight gain. Tells me it's > normal!!!!!!!!!! > > > > se > Baltimore, MD > Open RNY 11/22/99, Dr. Sweet, Reading, PA > <A HREF= " http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=L9515693 36 " >http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=L951569336 </A> > > > 11/22/99 324, BMI 51 > 12/6/99 301, BMI 47 > 1/27/00 280, BMI 44 > 2/22/00 270, BMI 42 > 3/16/00 262, BMI 41 > 5/31/00 244, BMI 38 (no longer extremely obese... just plain obese) > 7/22/00 224, BMI 35 > 9/23/00 220, BMI 34 (and still obese) > 10/16/00 216, BMI 34 > 11/7/00 210, BMI 33 (65 pounds from goal!!!) > 5/8/01 196, BMI 31 (new goal 157; I am 5'7 " that would give me a BMI > of 24.6; 39 pounds to go) > 9/13/01 196, BMI 31 (Stuck!) > 4/2/02 200, ARGH! Very frightening moment. Hopefully I can lose back > down to 190 quickly! > 4/28/02 201 (started a starch-free, 4 hours a week of exercise > program...weighed in at the gym) > 9/22/02 Tummy Tuck, Thigh Lift, and Lower Back Lift, Dr. Shermack, s > Hopkins, Bayview, > Baltimore, MD -- 12 pounds of skin removed!! > 5/15/03 208!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ouch. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 My hasbeen readily admits, and is completely mystfied, why he eats gargantuan amounts of food and still stays at 165. I am at 230 and almost eat nothing. In fact, he has started to express concern that I never eat. It's true. I worry about the message I send to my kids. Sometimes I think the only time I will be under 200 pounds is whe I've been in the grave for 6 months! Vicki A, > , I think we all go through this. I also think that just like > " normal " people this is something we will ALWAYS have to deal with. I have a > size 6 sister who couldn't gain weight if she tried (and believe me she > has!). She stress eats! You would NOT believe how much food she can consume. > It startles me every time I have dinner with her. I have finally adjusted to > the fact that she got the skinny gene and I got the fat one! What a pain in > the back side. We both would be happy with the middle of the road gene! > > Debbie & > in Gig Harbor > (170cm medial) > ladybostons@p... > http://www.cafeshops.com/copsstore > http://www.marykay.com/debbiemcneice > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Freeman [mailto:auntie_jen2@h...] > > Hi Vicki, > > > > ...............Thanks for helping me realize that life's stressful for > everyone, and what > I'm going through is not unique and that it will pass. > > Hope things get better for you! > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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