weght gain

[Guest guest]

I had open RNY October 2000. I lost 135 pounds. I was down to 158. I

have stopped weighing regularly. I had began eating most of what I

wanted only smaller portions. Anyway, I went to put on a pair of

shorts from last summer and they were too small! I went to the

doctor's office to weigh, and I have gained 15 pounds! I am okay with

the weight that I am, as long as it doesn't go up. My delima is now,

do, I start dieting and obsessing as I would have prior to WLS? Or do

I let myself be happy and just watch as to not gain anymore?

Anyone else had a weight gain? How did you handle it?

Thanks!

I am happy to have stumbled onto this yahoo group and look forward to

making new friends and learning from others.

Pam

[Guest guest]

>> My delima is now,

do, I start dieting and obsessing as I would have prior to WLS? Or do

I let myself be happy and just watch as to not gain anymore?

Anyone else had a weight gain? How did you handle it?

I've gained back 50 pounds from my lowest weight, and I can tell you it

started when I started eating smaller portions of my old foods, or

stretching out larger portions over a longer period of time.

I've all but eliminated carbs from my diet (simple ones, anyway) and upped

my protein shakes (made WITHOUT milk), and I'm still struggling to lose

every pound. I live on protein shakes and vegetables, mostly, and I am

having an incredibly hard time losing the weight now. My pouch will hold

maybe a cup of food, not much more, but I can eat around it -- drinking with

meals is one way (which I have stopped). Eating slowly is another -- little

bites, little bites, I've eaten way too many foot-long Subway sandwiches, by

munching a bite at a time over an hour's duration.

You might as well start " dieting " now, and realize that obesity is a

disease. You went into remission with your surgery, but it was not a cure,

and if you don't use the tool properly, you'll be back where you started. I

have had to face the facts -- I will be dieting the rest of my life, or I

will be morbidly obese the rest of my life. That's just the way it is, for

many of us, probably most of us. I will never eat cake and pie without

consequences. I will never be able to sit and munch on crackers or candies

while I watch tv, I will never be able to have snacks at my desk at work, or

I will continue to gain and gain until I am dead.

You've let your guard down, but you've caught it earlier than I did. Now you

have to get in control. You can. I can. It's gonna be tough.

~~ Lyn G