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Good morning,

It is my 11 year surgery anniversary. Wow life really changes in 11 years, sometimes for the better and well some things I would say I need to continually work on. I am not where I used to be nor am I where I want to be could be a favorite saying of mine. I was looking over all of the inspiration stories this morning and its like a breath of fresh air. If other people could lose a lot more than I did and continue on fighting through their pain and difficult times, I think to myself , why cant i?! I have struggled with weight gain/loss cycle for awhile now. I have dealt with hypothyroid now for atleast 8 years with the vicious cycle of losing the weight then gaining back all the while keeping my diet pretty much the same. I think its a learning process where you think you can do something and it wont hurt then looking back realize that maybe its better to just eat and exercise how they told you to do in the beginning. I am hoping finally to find the help by seeking out a naturopathic doctor who is working with me not just instructing me in 10 min then leaving. I am thankful  for that. I would love to find out more about plastic surgery one day. I have not had any surgeries although I would like to have some skin removed. I would love to talk to others who are over 10 years out or otherwise! :) have a fabulous day!

I must not be looking in the right place? I was looking for other long timers who are over 10 years out from Gastric Bypass? Any advice as where to find them? Find a dietician or coach? with knowledge off gastric bypass? Help!!!!

Well I find myself at a place of learning more and more each day about how my WLS had an impact upon my life. I am currently around the same weight that I was four years ago, about 165 lbs. According to BMI standards this is considered overweight. I find that I felt best when I was around 145 to 150 lbs. I have been going to an Endocrinologist, Regular Physician, Hematologist for the past year or so on a regular basis. What I've found out over the past two-three years is that somewhere along the way that I got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Hypothyroidism, Anemia, Leukopenia, and most recently High B6 vitamin in my blood which could be related to Thyroid. What I also discovered is that by having to visit various doctors/specialists- they have very little understanding how WLS may or may not effect these conditions. I believe that it could also be related to my "food sensitivity" issues such as now being : lactose intolerant, gluten sensitive etc that is also impacting these conditions. I will update as I find out further information but it seems to me that we need more specialist who understand and follow long term weight loss patients. 

 Hi everyone

I thought I would add my perspective of what its like to be post WLS/RNY almost 6 years now and where I am at in this process/journey.

My HW was around 300, SW: 262, LW:127, CW: 166 and when I started using myfitnesspal my weight was 169. I think one of the biggest things for me was being able to really pay attention to what I was eating and making the best choices for me after my WLS. Some people are going to say why would you try to lose weight? Truth is, if I am uncomfortable that is what matters most to me. This is about making the best choices with food, exercise and overall lifestyle. I have blogged my journey through WLS on Obesityhelp.com. Over the past four years is the time my weight has fluctuated the most. In June of 2008 I was around 155 and by October of 08 I was down to 127. I went through a huge life transition and wasnt dealing very  well with the change at that time so eating wasnt a priority. Then around Nov 08 to Nov 09 I probably went back up from the 127 to 145 and stayed there for quite awhile. I did not exercise that much after Oct 08-maybe sporadically. Then once again in May 10 another life transition and had to try and figure out ways to cope/deal with things that were changing so I had stayed at 145 to 155 for almost two years with up and downs. I also have been dealing with stomach/surgery related issues such as acid reflux since last year- had endoscopy and an upper GI test in June of this year- with no major results. I finally had an overall blood panel work up and realized i have been anemic probably almost two years now with very low ferritin levels and overall iron serum levels around 16. Not good. Maybe where some of the weight gain came from because of the low iron levels , body /metabolism came to a halt.....no energy to exercise. So I am scheduled to have iron infusion treatments. I had them in 08 and it brought my levels up to around 65 which is alot better than 15. I am hoping they help but in the meantime I have started on a regimen of vitamins /supplements- ferritin es- iron supplement- Hopefully that helps til i get the treatments and continue with a very good vitamin supplement regimen.

I am currently at 166 lbs, 5'7" wear a size 8-10 just depends but very uncomfortable where I am at. I am hoping with all of this new support and help from myfitnesspal and bariatric bad girls on facebook that I can continue learning and progressing on my journey. I would like to get back down to 145 but will start with a smaller goal of 155. Any questions please let me know :)

 

Sabrina 

Well life has taken another one of those drastic turns again and im left wondering what it is that Im supposed to be learning......I first of all want to know why 153 lbs feels obese? Can someone help me with that one? And to make matters worse i had met someone for coffee and was asked wow what happened to your arms? basically being made fun of feels just as bad as when I was 300 lbs.......I wish there were people who were more understanding of surgery, where we are in life and think of it as a positive instead of like your gross you used to be fat?! yea I used to be fat and you have no clue what you just said! Has this ever happened to you? what did you do?

Sabrina 

OH MY GOSh why is it that when im exercising.....if they can call this exercising......that I feel like i weigh 300 pounds!!! OMG BootCamp is kicking my butt, my legs, my shoulders OUCH!!! I honestly think there NEEDS to be organized exercise for (FFGs) which stands for Former Fat Gurls! lol Somewhere where we can go and not feel like they are going to be looking at my extra skin hanging cause who in the heck can afford plastic surgery in this economy? HELP Doctor we need you! lol But seriously there has got to be a place where we can feel sexy and self confident without killing ourselves, and take it just a tad slower. Yes I still love you Diane but why did I pay 300 for you to kick my BUTT!!!! and then feel like someone should just shoot me instead! lol oh well I will write you all later to see if i live?   anyone want an exercise.....well ok something more mild than bootcamp partner in the Turlock area? helppppppppppp 

I want to know why 140 lbs feels fat? My life before WLS was a constant question of how can I lose this weight? I am so large so on and so forth. Well here I am working on 4 years out asking myself how can I lose weight....wow I think that is sick! and not in a good way! I think what im really feeling is wanting to be more in shape and not to have the "wiggle" . Maybe I should except the wiggle for the extra time I will have in my life to share with others! :)

Some people actually think weight loss surgery or just loosing weight will be the answer to all their problems.....and I guess in some way in the past I probably thought the very same things.......others will accept me being thin instead of fat, I will not be put down or feel out of place again, I will be able to have more friends, I will have someone who loves me and many other things I thought would somehow magically appear all because I would no longer be the "fat" girl! I got news for some of you, well maybe more than just some of you out there-This surgery will do none of those things..........being thin is not going to mean people accept and love you for you, you will not have more friends because of WLS, you will not automatically never be put down again, you will not have someone who loves you for you just because you have WLS and now become thin.....all of those things are something you can achieve with or without the surgery.  I guess that is what makes life so interesting is the challenges. Best of luck in 2009

What can one say? I wish things were different.....I was a happy bride a year and a half ago and now my husband is gone.......wow how life changes so fast and then all that is left is to say Now What? I wish I was in better health , I wish I had better health insurance, I wish I wasnt a single parent, I wish alot of things but IM also grateful for my friends, family and God for without all of those I would be nothing!

I went into the doctors office today and got my b vitamin shots, asked to be weighed and found out this is worse than I thought. So I went over to the educational center where they have the Tanita scales and weighed myself and it said 131 wow not good! I have been under a HUGE amount of stress the past two months, and well when I was overweight I would just eat and gain weight when understress and now its the opposite. I CANT STAND people saying you need to just gain weight or take care of yourself I understand why they are saying it BUT are they living my life? I feel after going thru this season in my life I will have a lot of things to share with others when I come through this time......I know I will come through this time in my life but right now I really didnt want to be here. WLS can be a life saver , for many and WLS can be a real deficit when some of us cant eat and cant get the food down. It would be nice to have the ability to pay for an exploratory surgery to see what is going on or well not be going through this stress so that maybe I could eat again ......if anyone has experienced this please write me and let me know how you got thru it............