ColleenB09
I had RNY surgery in November 2008. I lost weight pretty rapidly during the first 3 months but then stalled out by the end of 4 months. At that point, I just quit losing altogether and never lost another pound. However, I was still down 105 pounds from my highest weight, which was 299, but 30 pounds of my total loss happened prior to surgery. So, my overall weight loss postop was 75 pounds. I never did hit my goal weight, which was 170 per my surgeon, but I was happy to be at 192-195. I maintained that weight for just over 2 years.
In August 2010, I finally had to have my gallbladder out after about a year of on and off bouts of attacks. When I finally did get in to see about it, I had severe pancreatitis as well as cholecystitis. I was pretty sick and had it not been for the extremely excruciating pain, I would have not known how sick I was. Well, had my gallbladder out. Went home from the hospital at 192 pounds (was 196 when I went into hospital), but within a few months I had creeped up about 9-10 pounds. At first I didn't think too much of it and just figured it was due to the holidays and winter months. Then in February 2011, I took a new job for the first time in 11 years working outside the home (I had previously worked from home as a transcriptionist). Between the stress and the boredom of a very low workload, I started snacking a lot throughout the day.
Ultimately, I ate myself up 30 pounds and that is where I am at now. So, now I am trying to break the bad habits I have reintroduced into my life -- drinking with meals, grazing/snacking on slider foods, drinking diet soda, not drinking water, not getting enough exercise. I know I am capable of breaking this cycle, I just don't know if I am capable of sticking to it for life. It seems that I will always struggle with the issue of emotional/boredom eating.