QueenBusyBee
Growing up I had issues with weight at age 9 was on a thousand calorie a day diet with diet pills. Through the years I tried every fad diet known to man. Some resulted in weight loss but not long term.In 1995 I had my Bariatric Surgery a Silastic Ring Vertical Gastroplasty. At the time of my surgery I was at 299 lbs with a BMI of 47. The lowest weight I obtain was 201 lbs about 12 months post-surgery. I maintained a weight between 220 and 235 until the end of 1998. I followed the portion control, stayed away for sugary foods and exercised in some form at least twice a week. The end of 1998 I began to vomit more frequent and it became increasingly painful. During this time I did not have medical insurance. I was always told if I vomited to let my GI track rest. I thought the vomiting was due to not chewing my food well and it becoming stuck. I never was able to tolerate certain foods like meats and rice well anyway. So I switched to soft foods. Eventually overtime the pain eased and eventually went away.Since that time I started to put on weight and am unsuccessful in keeping it off. I have tried many diets since then –Beverly Hills Diet, Dr. Adkins, The Zone, The Body Shape Diet, The Blood Type Diet, Sugar Busters and Carbohydrate Addict Diet. Each time I would loose I would gain it back and then some. During my pregnancy in 2003 I started on a diabetic diet mainly to help reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. I have stopped all the fad diets and try to adhere to a “diabetic meal plan”. My main goal has not only to loose weight but deal with insulin resistance issues that are apart of my PCOS. In 2005 and 2006 I have seen nutritionists to help with deal with this issue. They have given me pointers on the amount of proteins and carbs I should be consuming and in which form. This has helped me manage for the most part, but I have not been able to successfully lose weight and keep it off. During an Upper GI on November 14, 2006; it was discovered that my staples where no longer there. They must have disrupted during the bought of vomiting during late 1998. Until now I have not had medical insurance that covered treatment of morbid obesity. I paid for the SRVG out of pocket and was fully vested in making it a success. I know first hand that this Bariatric Surgery is not a “cure all” it is only a tool. A person must work hard at losing and maintaining their weight loss. There are not only obvious physical changes but there psychological issues to address as well. This is a life-style, mind-set and life-altering change. However due to the staple line disruption, one of my major tools for long-term maintenance failed.
