Question:
I have had a serious relapse of bad habits and a 15 pound weight gain.
For 3 months I have gradually quit exercising and returned to old eating habits.I need to make a quick and effective change that will result in weight loss and help me get back in gear. My clothes don't fit and I feel lousy. I am not sure what to do diet wise to recover from this relapse. I do know exercise is on the top of my list but I need diet suggestions from someone who has overcome such an incident.I was already having difficulty with lossing all my weight before I started gaining it back. suggestions please! — tigerlil58 (posted on August 13, 2009)
August 13, 2009
I was just going to post the same thing you did! I have gained back 15lbs.
in the past couple of months. I feel miserable and lousy! Mad at myself. I
had my surgery 6 years ago.
— jfwilson1958
August 13, 2009
Same thing with me. Almost 5 years out.
— MJTAYLOR
August 13, 2009
My surgery weight was 224 in 12/07. In my first year, I hit two long
plateaus, that lasted 3 months each, one at 160lbs, and one at 140lbs, both
times I said, okay, well this is it, and I am still a success story! But
looking back. What I had done was started trying to eat "normal".
That is, trying to push the envelope, and eat everything. I could do it
then to. In my second year. I started dropping again. How? I went back to
basics. For a few days I went on full liquids, just like after surgery.
Yogert, creamed soups, popcycles, lots and lots of crystal lite. And then I
went back to mostly protein, and a small portion of starch, usually a small
baked potato, and some greens for dinner, yogurt and cottage cheese, and a
fruit snack, during the day. Very soon, I began losing again! I hovered at
130 a while. Continued my new eating plan, and one day... low and behold, I
was at 125. Never thought I'd be there again. Even tho in the beginning
before surgery, I had set my goal at 115, which at 5'2". Is about
right for me. Long story short. Now I am at 20 months out. I still eat on a
six inch plate for dinner. Still eat this same way, and I have a bouncing
area between 115-118, depending on water retention, constipation, time of
the month etc, etc. Yu get the picture. Take control of your tool. Since
I've been sticking with this plan. I get full really easily. I know my
pouch is tiny, because I get that really full feeling toward the end of my
meal. Usually about 3-4 oz of meat of some kind. Hope this helps and gives
you some ideas. This is YOUR journey. Take the right road! Good luck to
you! You can do it! Bless ya!
— lesleigh07
August 14, 2009
You have pointed out a very important lesson that all of us who have had
gastric bypass surgery must never forget. We were given the tools we need
to stay at a healthy weight. If we fail to use those tools, or lose our
focus, then we fall back into bad habits. I came on the website tonight
looking for people like me who are 6, 7 or more years out and who have
recently gained weight. Lo and behold I found you! What a relief to find
someone who is fighting the same battle I am! Your delima is my delima so
you're not alone. After losing 100 lbs, I put on 20 lbs in the last year
and a half. Menopause has thrown me for a loop, slowed my metabolism, sent
me through mood swings that a big band leader couldn't keep up with, and
lack of sleep- up in the middle of the night raiding the refrigerator just
like old times! I too became depressed and feared that I would end up
gaining it all back. Luckily - as the previous respondent noted - I
realized the only way to get myself back on track was to go back to the
basics. Protein first - not fried chicken, baked chicken 3oz, tuna in
water, fruits, veggies and complex carbs only, and exercise. I'm eating
"clean" which means eating only organic, natural whole foods.
And I'm paying attention to what I'm putting in my body. For inspiration
I'm picking up magazines that focus on low calorie receipes that are fun
and different It makes me feel good to know that I care enough about
myself to take care of me. You should too. Remember how it was those
first few months after your surgery? Focus on that feeling and what you did
then. Remember how good you felt when those first 20 pounds came off? I
got back into exercise. I didn't realize how much I had missed the
exercising - gotta have it as it puts me in a more positive frame of mind
and I'm less prone to go postal on my co-workers. My advice is to tTake
one step now in the right direction, for one day. Give that one day all
your attention. Plan it around you and what you need. Plan your meals for
that one day. And maybe this will encourage you to want to do again the
next day, and then maybe it will encourage you to do it again for a third
day. Then throw in a little exercise. Before you know it you will have
gotten through your first week, you're back on track and left most of the
bad habits behind! So far I'm down 7 pounds. It has been slow, but I
know I'll get the weight off again because I'm using the tools I learned
from this website, my surgeon and nutritionist. I think of athletes who
are in traing and the coach yells "STAY FOCUSED!" Girl, get your
groove thing going and FOCUS. My name is Patricia52 and I hope you'll stay
in touch because I'll need your help.
— PATRICIA52
August 15, 2009
I am in the same boat and feeling awful about it. I felt so good for a
while and was not ashamed to be out in public and felt my husband and
children no longer had to be ashamed of me. After going through some major
health issues, surgery, and losing my job; I have gained 30 lbs. I am now
actively working more than 50 hours a week and doing computer classes; so I
am more sedentary. How can I jumpstart the weight loss? I had my surgery in
2004. Is it a lost cause now? How do you know if your pouch has increased
in size? Tammy2004
— Tammy2004
August 15, 2009
hey yall! man im glad im not the only one feeling this way. i had rny dec
5th 2002 and gained a 25 lbs within the last year.i feel like a failure and
fat again...i wanna try to jump start my weight loss again. im glad that
this tool allows me to do so after all these years.
— lisaodonald931
August 16, 2009
Again,thank you for this subject.I am sorry I don't have a answer for you.
I will be post surgery 3 years next month. I have never reached my goal
weight even though I am still 85lbs down. I have regained 15lbs and I am
lucky it hasn't been more. I eat like a regular person and don't get enough
protein and to many carbs. I have never exercised. I find it imposible to
motivate myself and groups don't help me either. It ends up to be the same
crap.
There is an old saying "it isn't what your eating it's what is eating
you". I think this is where I am and where I have always been. Sorry
to dump all this junk! The responces are very encouraging to me!
Louise
— Louise W.
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