December 13th, 2012

Dec 12, 2012

Good Morning Everyone,

 I know that this time of the year can be a challenge for us all and trust me it is a BIG CHALLENGE  for me as well.   I have not even began to do my Christmas baking and I think I may put it off as long as I can.    I really dread doing it this year.   Since I've had my WLS ( over 7 yrs. ago ) I have never dreaded this time of year.....but this year I am working very hard on getting off a re-gain and I know what a HUGE challenge it is having sweets around my house.   I am a homemaker and those sweets ( trust me ) know me by my first name and they call me every few seconds......No not minutes BUT seconds.   LOL   I know....I'm pretty funny but I am truly serious about this.    Anyway if you are pretty far out with your WLS and have had a small re-gain ( as I have )....don't think of yourself as a failure because of weight re-gain.   Life sometimes gets in your way and trust me....stress WILL and CAN put weight on you and make you retain it.    That was what my problem is.   I won't go into what all my stresses have been but trust me....they are BIG stresses and they just kept coming at me at a huge speed.    Thank God the stresses have gone down over the last couple of weeks and I did have to get some "help" from my bariatric surgeon's office.     I am 59 yrs. old and a OH Support Group Leader....but I could NOT get the re-gain off even though I was exercising and doing all the right things and eating all the right foods.    Seems that my metabolism had "flatlined" so to speak.   In other words it had slowed down so much that it wasn't affected at all by all my hard work.     So when I went for my 7 yr. checkup and blood work....I asked them for help.    They put me on a low dose diet pill.   I know....DIET PILL ???   When they told me that they were putting me on a diet pill....I was shocked.   I NEVER get hungry since my WLS.....but they said that the pill would boost my metabolism and make me loose.    Well....last month I lost 11 lbs. on their scale ( 14 on mine but I weight in my birthday suit and can't do that there or I would scare them to death ).   LOL  So IF you are in the same boat as I am....you might mention that to your doctor.    I still have some re-gain to go  before I will be where I want to be and I'm praying my body will cooperate with me and the pills.    Hope everyone is having a great holiday season.      Please don't get discouraged with your WLS journey.    It is like life....there are ups and there are downs in this journey....but you have to remember how much better you are than before your surgery and think about where you WOULD BE WITHOUT IT !!!   Have a amazing holiday season and Merry Christmas.   If you are reading this and would like to message me feel  free to do so.   I am on OH off and on all day long.   Have a blessed day !!!

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