I'm back on.........

Hello Everybody, I am back on after being away for a while. I had surgery 3 years ago and I can eat sweets. I lost 120 pounds and have gain 25 pounds. What can I do to get back on track. I feel like I am a lost cause. I try everything. I have been walking. Thats about all the exersize I get besides working and I am on my feet so I do get alot of walking in. HELP!!!!!!!!!!! Debra French

Hi Debra, welcome back!! I haven't seen you in awhile but it's good to have you here. My first suggestion would be to stop by the support group meetings. I see here you had Dr. Smith, I see quite a few of his patients at the Deaconess support group meeting, Rebecca is the dietician, she leads this group she is awesome.. Also, since you are over in Ky. I would suggest you attending the support group meeting at St. Luke at the end of each month. Taryn Harney leads this group as well...she is also a RNY patient and knows exactly what you are going through...attend both meetings if you need to. Go under bariatric surgeons to the left..click on Dr.Sonnanstine's name..under his pic there are tabs with one saying "events"..check out the meetings dates and times. weight gain is very common after a couple of years so it's important to keep things in check. Let me know if I can help you out, I can meet you at either meeting if you don't want to go alone..or just want someone to buddy up with. you just can't get enough support. If there are others out there who are more than a year or so out and feel you are beginning to struggle, email me, lets get together and see what we as a team can work on to help us get back on track....don't feel like a failure, that's not what you are. If you are seeking help then you are taking the first steps to being a winner..I hate the word failure since we felt that way about ourselves for so many years as we struggled with weight loss. please email me direct and lets talk.. Brenda [email protected]

Thank you Brenda for the encourgement. I need it. I did go look to see when meetings were and of course they are Tuesday nights. Right now I work nights but as soo as the kids are out of school, I am definitly going to a meeting. I thought there were no support groups anymore. I use to go to Dr. Smith's support group but since Lisa let, there hasn't been any meetings. I definitly need one and get back on track. I didn't have this surgery for nothing. I do have appointment with Dr. Smith on May 25th and don't know what he is going to say to me. I will definitly e-mail you to talk about it. Thank you again, Debra French