New Year, New resolve?
I'm 31 years old now, my son is turning 3 next month, and I am now up to a size 18, 223 pounds.  My asthma is back and my medication list has increased.  I get sick more oftem and my hair is falling out.  I take Nexium fairly regularly for severe, shooting stomach pain, and my eating is joyless and out of control.  I do not exercise, my knees pop when I go up and down stairs, and I have moved to a new city in a new state.
I'm in Virginia now and since I have no friends here, I am going to try to join a WLS support group to begin to remedy some of my problems.
I'm a REAL WLS patient with REAL problems that I'm sure many people suffer. Here's to a new year!

Well, I had RNY 2.5 years ago and went from 255 to 170 pounds. I was a size 10 and healthy. Then I had a baby, who is now 8 months old. I'm back up to 195, size 16, and I cannot get this weight off. I cannot go to the gym, so we tend to walk a lot. I still take my protein shakes and vitamins, but I feel no restriction anymore. Its like I never had surgery. I guess I'm just owning up to the fact that I feel back to my old body, even though I know I'm not a 255 lb size 22. I feel healthy, but my vanity is insulted by the big wiggly tummy that is sticking around.

Wow, I don't feel like a bariatric patient anymore, I can tell you that. My son is now 10 weeks old. I gained 34 pounds with the pregnancy and have lost about 14. I am finding it hard to eat well and take care of myself while trying to take care of the baby and the house. But I guess it is just something I'll learn.

We are moving to Alabama in June of this year and just bought our first house! Hubby is getting transferred down there and I'm just excited to be an hour from my sister and 3 hours from my parents. I admit I miss the south, just not the humidity or mosquitos!

As this is the last week of the year, I thought I'd put up a last post for the year too.
I'm feeling well all around, considering. I am having a VERY healthy pregnancy and growing an active, healthy BOY. My blood sugars are a bit wacky, but I am trying. It is amazing how hard it is to resist cravings for sweets when you are 8 months pregnant, moody, and always hungry.

I have gained 28 pounds as of 34 weeks pregnant. This disappoints me because I thought I would be one of those "special" people who only gained the bare minimum and dropped every pound in the first 3 months after the baby is born. HAH! I know it could be worse (esp. if I hadn't has WLS), but I was so hoping for that 30 pound total gain. As long as the baby is healthy though, who am I to be selfish and complain?

I'm really looking forward to going on maternity leave so I can be in PJs all day, sleep as much as I want, and lay down instead of sit at a desk all the time. Oh! And be close to a bathroom. Only 2 more weeks of work!

I have ceased updating since my weight loss had stopped completely at about 170. I am ok with that and extremely comfortable. Now, I am pregnant with my first child and due in February! We tried for a baby before surgery, but nothing was happening. I was beginning to think that I couldn't get pregnant. Now, 90 pounds lighter and 2 weeks off birth control, WHAM! Baby! So, there you go. I am now 2 months pregnant and I've gained 3 pounds (by my scale, not the evil Dr. scale). I'll try to keep the weight gain up to date on here to help out anyone who might be curious.



Well my weight went up to 175 and now it is back down to 172. But I bloat so badly during the day that gain at least an additional 3-4 pounds in water weight throughout the day. Which is making it harder to get dressed in the morning! What fits in my room at 6, is WAY too tight at work by 2.