Question:
Im in need of some honest answers!
I had the gastric bypass in 06, ive since gained back 55lbs... what do i have to do to lose again.. i still dont eat much.. ive been told to start from the begining, ive done a liquid diet for nearly 2 weeks and increased exercise,, and have not lost a pound.. what in the world is wrong with me..... helppppppp!!! — lechell (posted on January 27, 2012)
January 27, 2012
I can only offer suggestions. I had my gastric bypass in 09 and
fortunately the times I've seen the scale begin to climb I been able to get
in back down... some of the things that I have noticed cause my scale to
climb... the biggest culprit was alcohol... my husband and I would go out
on Friday nights and I would have 2 drinks (not even high calorie) the
next... late night snacking, I've discovered I can eat sugar, ugh! The
third grazing... not a lot but here and there... I've discovered I really
need to stick to weighing and measuring all my food (even 2+ years out) and
stick to the same eating schedule they taught me way back... yeah I still
ver off but I weigh myself every few days cause like you I'm so afraid of
going backwards... good luck!!!!! Debbie
— fortywhat2
January 27, 2012
This type of problem you posted is my biggest nightmare, I gained 3 lbs and
I freaked out. So I went to my counselor, I stopped eating carbs and of
course, I exercise. I forgot I also go to my support meetings at the
Cleveland Clinic where I had my surgery.
Also, I keep saying to myself, you do not want to gain weight after you
went through this evasive surgery. I went through hell the first year, and
to this day I am still limited to what I eat.
I love carbs, but I try only to eat complex ones, my NUT says I should be
eating good carbs. My NUT tells me the same thing about alcohol, so if I
do drink I try to drink the alcohol with the less carbs, but I really do
not drink that much, perhaps once or twice a month.
You may ask, would I do this surgery again? In a heartbeat!!!!
Good luck
— FSUMom
January 27, 2012
I understand. I had my surgery in 06 too and I struggle at times. Have
you tried using the websites that are out there like Fit Day? It is free.
You can track your food and exercise. It also helps you to know how many
calories you need each day to lose weight. You said that you don'e eat much
but you still need to be careful of what it is you are eating and you need
to make sure you are getting enough calories, and make sure they are
healthy calories. Good Luck! You can do it!
— Ladysmilesmuch
January 27, 2012
Ok, God help me for what I'm about to say. But here it goes. Cut back on
the liquid diet. You should be eating real food, not liquids. You should
be eating about 1000-1200 calories a day. While excercising and eating
anything less than 1000 cal. a day, you're body goes into starvation mode
and holds on to any fat that it has. Go back to basics of when you
started: protein first-then vegies and fruit, cut down on simple carbs like
white flour and sugar and go to complex carbs like sweet potatoes and beans
like kidney, garbanzo,lima,etc-get your fluids and vitamins in-weigh and
measure everything you eat- journal your meal plan-if you are still in
touch with the surgical team, talk to the dietician/nutritionist and get
their take on what you're doing. I hope this helps.
— Kathleen W.
January 29, 2012
I to have had the same problem. I had gastric bypass 3 1/2 years ago. I
lost 140 and have gained 55 back. I started gaining when I went back to
work, and quit going to the gym five days a week. I have been working with
the physician team at my surgeons office, who have been helping me get back
on track. I needed to get back to basics, with no "cheating". My
next step is to get back to the gym. This is a necessity for me, because I
am having big trouble with my knees again. They are bone on bone and I need
to have both of them replaced. I don't want to do this until my weight is
back down, so I am in a crunch time here. I will not go back to the life
that I had before the surgery! It was my health issues that led me to gain
the weight initially before the surgery, and I will not go back there. So
hang in there....go back to your basic diet and exercise, exercise, over
and over! Good luck, you can do it!
— sandorah
January 29, 2012
you eat so little after surgery that your metabolism practically stops then
when you do start eating more the pounds come right back. I believe it
completely screws up your metabolism making it impossible to eat anything
at all without gaining. It is a very frustrating condition to have.
— Dale Elaine S.
February 1, 2012
I am over 10 years out and gain is to be expected:( But hopefully
minimized. Look the yo yo dieting nearly everyone who had surgery messes
with our metabolism more than WLS itself. Is the glass half ful or 1/2
empty? Lets imagine you didnt choose surgery..... How heavy would you be
today after probably gaining more:( Probably a lot more than you weigh
today? Now much is said about starvation mode making it impossible to lose
weight. yet every gastric bypass patient went into starvation mode early on
but still lost weight didnt we? On a lo cal liquid diet and cant lose? In
the past were you stuck at that weight for awhile? You body remembers spots
like that. Call your surgeon for advice, see a nutronist, and try to not
stress so much. that will only make it worse
— bob-haller
February 4, 2012
I am 8 yrs. postop as of the 2nd of this mo. In the last 5 yrs. I too have
gained 60 lbs. I lose and gain the same 10-12 lbs. each month. I have RA
and have had 6 major surgeries since december of 2011. Over all 9 since wls
in 2004. I keep up with what I eat in a journal. It helps keep me grounded
most times. Until my stressers get to me and I want to eat more. I still
dump on greasy foods like fried and oily, as well as sugar contents over
7gms. I in no way can seem to stick to any type of regimine. I do not want
to say diet, but keeping up with what I put in my mouth does help. You can
see where your mistakes are being made. Talking to my surgeon also gave me
insight as to what I can do to jump start my losing again also. A visit
with a nutritionist as well helps. Due to my RA I have to do things in
moderation and it is hard. Mobility for me is a struggle. Talk to your
surgeon to see if he can do something. Some can lose and get to their goal
and then gain or keep it off with little or no problem. I had problems from
the start with losing. My sisters lost to their goals and now 1 of them is
gaining after 1 yr. due to diabetic meds she never got off of. I hope you
can get some very mush needed info on how to get back on track and stay.
They fixed our pouches to make us lose but did not fix our minds with the
problems that made us fat in the first place. Therapy works for me as well
to help with the stressers.
— mspisces
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