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    I'm 2 years post op and gaining weight!!! Any suggestions I already gained 15 pounds!! Hello 🙊

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Kindle's Avatar
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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    What are you doing different now than when you weren't gaining weight? What were you doing when you were losing weight? Stop doing the first thing and start doing the second thing.




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    Gastric Sleeve Member Tamera2's Avatar
    I have had a gastric sleeve.
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    Agree with Kindle. Is something new going on that caused you to go off your program? If you have gotten off track with your eating I would recommend you seek therapy. It really helped me to learn why I turned to food and became addicted. He helped teach me new ways to cope with stress and worked to undo my food addiction. I also go to a support group once a month and have a nutritionist I can turn too. I have also turned into an Outdoorsman. I enjoy Hiking,cycling, kayaking and I work out in the gym. I joined hiking groups and a cycling group so I always have someone to go with. If your not active you need to find something you enjoy and stay active. Good luck to you
    Highest weight- 288 / Wt at Surgery 268
    1 month 236 -29lbs 2 month 214 -22lbs 3 month 206 -08lbs 4 month 196 -10lbs 5 month 185 -11lbs 6 month 178 -7lbs 7 month 172 -6lbs 9mos -12lbs 156 13mos later wt.144lbs, Wt.138 -150lbs in 15mos

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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    Need a little more info ....?



    Consult: 235 lbs
    My and doc's preop diet: 216 -19 lbs
    M1 postop 205 -30
    M2 193 -42
    M3 184 -51
    M4 174 -61
    M5 167 -68
    M6 162 -73
    M7 156 -79
    M8 151 -84
    M9 148 -87
    M10 146 -89
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    M12 143 -92
    M13 142 -93
    M14 140 -95
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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    The good news is you can always start over. Go back to the liquid diet, proceed through the phases and you will lose it. Then pay attention to your pouch and stay away from slider foods. Boom!




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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    Might be worth a trip to a therapist to find out why you are slipping into bad habits-if that is the problem.



    HW - 341 - June 1
    SW - 319 - 8/23 (-22)
    1mn - 286 - Sept 23 (-33) -total 55
    2mn - 274 - Oct 23 (-12) -total 67
    3mn - 263 - Nov 23 (-11) -total 78
    6mn - 238 - Feb 23(-25) - total 103
    9mn - 230 - May 23 (-8) - Total 111
    10mn - 226 - June 23 (-4) Total 115
    11mn - 226 - July 23 (0) Total 115

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Donald G's Avatar
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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Kaydee97 View Post
    I'm 2 years post op and gaining weight!!! Any suggestions I already gained 15 pounds!! Hello ��
    I wont be nice in my response so here is some tough love. You gave in slipped back into old habits like, eating poorly, not drinking enough, not exercising bottom line your slipping backwards. The good news is it is easy to fix if you want to and that is by tracking your foods finding out which ones you are eating that you shouldn't be and taking them out. Get back to exercising and hydrating properly. You can do it but you need to want to the real question is how bad do you want it. Best of luck to you I know you can do it.




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    pre-op weight- 298
    1 month out- 262
    2 month out- 244
    3 month out- 227
    4 month out- 215
    5 month out- 203
    6 month out- 195
    7 month out- 194 in 1 month stall
    8 month out- 192
    9 month out-190
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    nooooooo! I want to go back to the way I ate before.....whine whine whine. LOL

    not to trivialize weight gain after WLS or any other wt gain, but I'm only one year out and I can see old habits sneaking back in already. I know in my head/heart what to do.....but my will power still sucks.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kindle View Post
    What are you doing different now than when you weren't gaining weight? What were you doing when you were losing weight? Stop doing the first thing and start doing the second thing.




    HW: 275
    PreOp: 268 5/12/16

    SW: 258. 5/27/2016
    10 w: 225. Goal 1
    12 w: 222.
    14 w: 216.
    4 m: 215
    5 m: 205
    22: 199.4 10/30 Goal 2
    24: 196
    6 mo: 191
    7 m: 193
    8 m: 184
    9 m: 180 2/3/17. Goal 3
    10 m: 179
    11 m: 171
    48: 170
    1 yr: 166.6. 5/27/17
    13 m: 165.8
    5 y,10 m: 215
    7 yrs: 230


    Revised Goal : 200
    "Bonus" Goal: 180

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Pam G's Avatar
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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    Tamera2, is your counselor specifically a bariatric counselor or a plain old generic counselor? Cause i can't find one that specializes in bariatrics around here.




    HW: 275
    PreOp: 268 5/12/16

    SW: 258. 5/27/2016
    10 w: 225. Goal 1
    12 w: 222.
    14 w: 216.
    4 m: 215
    5 m: 205
    22: 199.4 10/30 Goal 2
    24: 196
    6 mo: 191
    7 m: 193
    8 m: 184
    9 m: 180 2/3/17. Goal 3
    10 m: 179
    11 m: 171
    48: 170
    1 yr: 166.6. 5/27/17
    13 m: 165.8
    5 y,10 m: 215
    7 yrs: 230


    Revised Goal : 200
    "Bonus" Goal: 180

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Kindle's Avatar
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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Pam G View Post
    nooooooo! I want to go back to the way I ate before.....whine whine whine. LOL

    not to trivialize weight gain after WLS or any other wt gain, but I'm only one year out and I can see old habits sneaking back in already. I know in my head/heart what to do.....but my will power still sucks.
    That's where my addiction recovery program, dozens of books and my therapist comes in. And no, my therapist does not specialize in bariatrics. She had no clue what VSG was and we don't even talk about eating habits. The root of my psychological issues (and probably most everyone else's) have nothing to do with food or alcohol. They were just the symptoms.



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    My therapist was recommended by the bariatric surgeon I now follow up with. She does all their psych evaluations. We, however, do not address my weight related issues but have focused on past trauma and my coping and stress management skills, which all circles back to ways I have attached positive or negative emotions or build my relationship with food throughout my life.
    HW: 245lbs (11/15); SW: 226lbs (5/17/16) - Height: 5'6"

    Post-Op Weight:
    M1: 211.3 (-14.7)
    M2: 203 (-8.3)
    M3: 196.5 (-6.5)
    M4: 191.5 (-5)
    M5: 186.3 (-5.2)
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    M8: 179.4 (-6.9)
    M9: 177.1 (-2.3)
    M10: 174 (-3.1)
    M11: 171.5 (-2.5)
    M12: 171 (-.5)
    Y1.1: 170 (-1)

    "Today is another day to get it right!"






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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    I gained about 10-15 at about 2 years out as well. I went back to my protein drinks every day for a while and it helped. I was not drinking enough and not getting enough protein in every day. I also had to start tracking protein again to make sure, especially when I went back off the protein drinks.



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    Default Re: Gaining weight!!

    I am glad you are doing something about it now versus waiting until the weight gain is out of control. Go back to basics and don't stop until you are back at your goal. Then weigh yourself regularly and once your weight goes up more than a few pounds....5 max.....kick back in gear. Good luck.



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    Gastric Sleeve Member Tamera2's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pam G View Post
    Tamera2, is your counselor specifically a bariatric counselor or a plain old generic counselor? Cause i can't find one that specializes in bariatrics around here.
    Hi Pam, My therapist was a regular psychiatrist that did have a background in food addiction, I had other issues I had to deal with too. You might check with your insurance company and get some recommendations. My insurance company has a special nurse support program and she helped me find a therapist. Good luck.
    Highest weight- 288 / Wt at Surgery 268
    1 month 236 -29lbs 2 month 214 -22lbs 3 month 206 -08lbs 4 month 196 -10lbs 5 month 185 -11lbs 6 month 178 -7lbs 7 month 172 -6lbs 9mos -12lbs 156 13mos later wt.144lbs, Wt.138 -150lbs in 15mos

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    Gastric Sleeve Member tinman's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaydee97 View Post
    I'm 2 years post op and gaining weight!!! Any suggestions I already gained 15 pounds!! Hello ��


    Ok...this is where I usually stir up the crap and start a thermo nuclear war. But...a little controversy every now and then isn't bad for the board.

    I absolutely have no idea why everyone on here thinks that a wholesale change in life style is needed in order to succeed with the sleeve. Now mind you, I'm not saying that wholesale change is bad. If it works for you, then you should stick to it like white on rice. But, if the wholesale change isn't working for you (hello weight gain), then maybe instead of an even stricter set of rules that won't work, you might just need a check up from the neck up...and not by a shrink.

    I've noticed that all but two of the folks who responded to your post are a year or less post op. With all due respect, getting advice from them is like asking a toddler how to run a marathon. That doesn't mean that they don't have good information. It just means that they don't have the experience to be giving advice on how to keep from gaining once you are on maintenance....much less how to lose once you've been on maintenance for a year or more. All they can do is repeat things they've read and heard. Their advice isn't grounded with first hand experience concerning what does and doesn't work.

    Mine is. So here it is. Instead of making yourself miserable by putting yourself on what amounts to a restrictive diet, why don't you learn how to eat the foods you enjoy while not gaining? That's the genesis of my post op weight loss program and also for my maintenance.

    I refuse to diet.

    In my world, I eat what I want, when I want and eat it made just the way I like it. I just don't overeat....ever. If you don't over eat, you can't possibly eat enough of the "bad" foods that allegedly make folks gain weight. It's just plain old impossible. All of us sucked at diets pre op. It's why we had to resort to getting sleeved. What makes any of us think that restrictive eating is a viable, long term, solution to a life long problem? Here a dirty secret. It isn't.

    If you'll go back to eating the way you did when you lost, you'll lose again. Then, instead of beating your head against a weight loss wall, try modifying how much you eat instead of what you eat.

    In other words, it ain't what you're eating...it's how much of it you're eating.

    The place to start is with protein. Protein will fill your sleeve up quicker than anything you can put in your mouth. So, eat protein every time you eat. I eat small amounts five times a day. The protein will kick start your metabolism and the fat and carbs you'll naturally ingest will fuel your metabolism and put you into turbo weight loss mode. You must also stay fully hydrated 24/7, 365. Chronic dehydration will cause weight gain quicker than a box of Twinkies.

    Now, if you think a professional psychologist is the route you should go, then you should do it. I'm just telling you that the key to weight gain and weight loss lies with portion control and nothing else. You purchased the WMD of portion control tools. Use it.

    Please feel free to pm me if you need some further advice or help. I am always glad to help. My advice has literally helped thousands lose weight and the feed back I get is almost universally lauded. But, as with all things, you have to understand that this plan is just that. My plan. It may or may not work for you. But, you'll never know until you try. Vets on here like Ann2 also have a tried and true method that's 180 degrees different than mine. It may be that their's is the one that works for you.

    So, instead of resorting to professional help first, how about trying some self reliance? Again, you if feel like professional guidance is the path to take, then take it. But, I can tell you from first hand experience that solving your weight gain problem yourself is a very empowering experience and will give you the confidence knowing that no matter what happens with your weight, you will have the tools to deal with it yourself, on your own terms.

    Again, reach out if you need the help.

    Peace




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