8 years out need help

Hello I am 8 years out and there has been great success and also troubles. Success was I lost about 80 pounds but never got to my goal to lose the 100 needed. Then had two more surgeries one emergency because my intestines herniated into my stomach. Very unexpected. Then I had gallbladder removed two weeks after that surgery. I was able to lose more weight so good and bad but scary. In the last couple of years I have regained about 35 pounds. My question is for anyone out this long, I find that at certain times of year I have difficult time eating , I will be able to do a few bites and then I get that full pain in chest you know that warning sign that you are done. Does this still happen to any of you? Is it cause for concern or just the RNY still working. Also I need to get motivate to lose my final 50 so pounds. Any suggestions thanks for listening

Hi There,

First of all congrats on you WL!  This is always going to be a struggle for US.  It's not easy and not a cure for obesity.  However, I can tell you that I was able to gain my regained weight off a few yrs ago and was also able to lose more.  What I did was dropped all the carbs out of my diet (bad carbs) - so no bread, pasta, crackers, chips, and especially no sugar...you know the drill.  I turned to dense protein - meat, chicken, fish and lots of grilled veggies.  I did eat a little fruit to solve my craving for sugar.  I was able to lose and keep it off.  I now reward myself from time to time, but do not keep the things that make me gain in my daily diet plan.  Good luck!

I am 15 years out.  I have always had ups and downs with eating as far as 'how much' before I feel full.  Some days I can eat a light sandwich and almost fini****  Some days I can only eat about half and feel full.  My surgeon keeps reminding me that it will always work and at times when I feel like if the food is not nailed down, I can eat all day long are normal feelings.

As far as the motivation for losing weight, my weight has gone up and down a bit.  I lost 120# in the first year, but knew that 100# weight loss would be about where I should be.  I recently lost 19 pounds and want to lost 10 more.  I just have to remind myself to chose the healthier choices.  I will be more full with chicken salad than if I eat crackers and chips.  I would rather eat crackers.  

Thanks so very much for replying and so makes sense. I will work on my motivation

I had my surgery in May of 2007 and am maintaining a weight loss of 140 pounds.  I had a regain of 45 a few years back, but managed to take it back off plus a little more using some simple tools in conjunction with my WLS tool.  Support group was key for me -- hearing from others, remembering what it was like to eat like a post-op, etc.  I worked with a dietician from my surgeon's office to come up with a plan that worked for me.  I choose not to give up carbs or even white flour, because I can eat them in limited quantities.  I did, however, have to give up all sugar.  I attended Overeaters Anonymous for a while, and still work that program online today.  That helped me out phenomenally when it came to getting my head in the game.  I rarely experience times when I can't get in my food, but when it does happen, I just back off from that meal.  I'm usually fine within another meal or two.  I've never correlated that to a time of year though.  I would say I would be concerned if it continued and you were unable to get in enough protein or your blood work showed problems.  I do get blood work done, including vitamin levels, once a year, and so far everything has been fine, except for some vitamin D deficiency.

May be seasonal allergies.  When we get congested - it affects everything. 

I am also 8 years out and have regained about 30 pounds. I just can't believe I allowe myself to do that! I am currently exercising daily, eating 3 healthy meals and three snack meals, watching sugar intake and I WILL lose these pounds! I am considering starting on Plexus. Any thoughts about that?

I am almost 8 yrs out, much of what you have mentioned I have had as well. I had a bowel obstruction 4 months post surgery and still have a hernia from that that has not been fixed. I too did not get to goal weight, far from it, lost about 80lbs and have gained back about 35 of it. I have tried diet after diet, nutritionists, weight loss programs and nothing seems to get me even back to post surgery weight. I had considered revision a number of years ago but it never came to pass. I still would like to do it. As far as a full feeling, I do still get that at times, I also sometimes feel as though there isn't enough saliva to get the food down, I find that if I have been drinking many shakes or slider foods the feeling intensifies. If you are still experiencing not being able to eat it's worth checking out. I recently went to an apt with a family member and they don't even do RNY anymore, which then made me wonder what is so wrong with the rny and what can I do now.