Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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stimpy 07/01/2011

Hi. I am new to the dieting support group. I had a gastric bypass 4 years ago. I have since then gained 25 lbs. back, and it is coming back at an average of 2 pounds per month. I feel like I am living in a Stephen King horror novel like "thinner" where the guy keeps eating and eating, and he keeps losing weight. But I am the opposite! I keep trying to diet diet and diet and I keep gaining weight. My anxiety and depression is overtaking me because I cannot control this. And besides that, the surgery was a painful experience and I was so happy when I lost the 80 lbs. I had a new lease on life, my health and energy were great, my self-estemm and self-confidence were overflowing, it was a miracle. I feel like I had become cured from cancer. Now I feel as if the cancer is back. Not to diminish the fact that cancer is absolutely worse, but the way I feel about fat is I hate it so much, I wish I could take a butcher knife and cut it all off. I hate it. And now it is coming back. My question is: Is anyone out there experiencing the same thing? I feel like a freak and a loser. People just think I am weak, but I get so sick and naseaus when I don't eat. Its awful, so I give in, eat and feel better physically, but mentally I am a mess. I am just trying to deal with this. But if anybody has any suggestions, are they are going through a similar thing, please let me know. I would like to talk to you. Thx

deleted_user 07/02/2011

I know what you mean; so easy for weight coming back. Harder to keep off than losing it in the 1st place. I vary alot from 100 lb to 175 lbs. Now closer to the higher end. You have gone thru alot with gastric surg. I have not done that. There is a wonderful support group on here called gastric bypass. They are a wonderful group and offer a lot of support. You are not alone and wish you the best.

Sharman 07/02/2011

I am 34 months post-op and have gained 17 pounds. Now for the past 30 days I have been faithful to journaling everything and exercising 5 days a week.

I am proud to say that I have lost 7 pounds in a month. I am thrilled and I also realize that now my pouch is going to make me work for every single ounce I need to lose.

Many times we need a routine and a buddy to confide in.
I literally eat for breakfast one of two meals

Mini bagel and light cream cheese and 2% Cottage cheese 1/2 cup with coffee and fat free half and half

Raisin bread no butter with a poached egg and coffee with half and half

2% lowfat cottage cheese 1/2 cup and raisin bread. Boring and mindless.

I journal all my food and exercise at Thedailyplate.com.

Getting nauseas is a sign that you have gone to long without proper nutrition. you should be eating five small meals a day. Eat your protein first, then green veggies (not starch), and fruit.

are you getting 80+ grams of protein in a day? so important.

Sharman 07/02/2011

You are not a loser, you are important and worthwhile. You can make a change for yourself and start with one simple choice.

Best wishes,
Sharman

stimpy 07/02/2011

O.k. See! At lease someone believes me! Yeah, I try dieting and doing the protein and vitamins, etc. But I get so weak and naseas (however you spell it!) and I just break down and eat. It just becomes to much, I am too weak to play games with food. I have sooooooo many other problems in my life, that it is so hard to manage food 24 hours a day, when I am just trying to survive with financial issues, etc. I kinda feel like if I put everything else on the back burner (other problems) then my life will fall apart. It is just so hard juggling everything. Especially when I do not have financial support from a husband, and am in fact finacially responsible for everybody else. I'm just tired of fighting so many battles, I am just so weakened when it comes to food. But I am trying, but I swear to God when I get on the scale at night it says one thing, and by morning it goes up 2 pounds........and then the major depression sets in, then the anxiety, then I am not good for anything, so I have to slow my mind down, and be excepting of the worst possible outcome, which would be back to 242 lbs., and MISERABLE!!! Or maybe if I WILL IT not to happen it wont. But so far shear will power is NOT WORKING, either is my prayers to God. So if he is not answering them, then it will be Gods will for me to be fat. Stimpy

stimpy 07/02/2011

How many calories should you be eating a day to lose weight, and how many to maintain. There is NO WAY I can eat 1200, I will get sick! If I eat 2500 a day, I can get by.

deleted_user 07/03/2011

I am 2 years post op and struggling to lose the extra weight that I have gained over the last year due to a lot of personal issues that I have had to deal with. I understand what you are going through with all of your problems and being weakend by food. In the past I did not have any type of support and tried to deal with all my problems by myself, so this time around I decided to get support even if it is online support). I have gone back to the basics just as sharman has mentioned and started journalizing everything that I eat. I also started to walk 3 miles a day. I have not weighed myself yet since I just started and I am on day 4. I talked to my dietician and she has put me on a 1200 calorie diet to help me lose weight safely. I have done this diet in the past and it has helped me to lose weight. Maybe you should go back to your nutritionist to what your daily intake should be in order for you to lose the weight.

stimpy 07/03/2011

I am going to start back to square one today. But not set my expectations to high. I will diet, journal food, and deal with hunger pangs and weakness through some sort of meditation. God help me.

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