Becca it can be an issue post op. Just as pre op if you do not give your body enough fuel to keep the furnace running it will shut down and refuse to burn anything. You I think also have a thyroid issue? even more important to maintain a healthy ballance because your thyroid is already telling your metobalism it shouldnt be working. The one difference is you will require less calories at first then progress to a healthy point you AND your doctor decide on. This is a tool not a cure but you have to bring other tools into play also. The excercising the feeding yourself properly.........tones of sites to help if your nut cant. You are on the right road already so you got this in the bag.

Thanks KatLin!
It funny how various questions just pop into my head! And yes, I have Hashimoto's (hypothyroidism) as well (good memory!)... I think it has conditioned me to think "metabolism" more than ever before and is one of the reasons I have ended up desiring surgery as I've had little success at losing weight 'the old fashioned way' :)

Again... thanks for the clue it!
Becca~

I have hypothyroidism but not related to Hashimoto's. Mine partly is a genitic gift lol. medications made the low function very obvious. I understand where your thinking is. I was there as well. My doctors all were in agreement that no matter what I did successfull and long term weight loss was next to impossible with my medical issues. My thyroid meds still get upity once or twice a year and need adjusting. I now see an endocrinoloigist. ..they are a different brede of doctors lol

keep asking the questions if you do not get an answer bump the post back up someone will see it on their rounds.

Gotta love those genetic gifts! LOL!

I was wondering... You said "My doctors all were in agreement that no matter what I did successfull and long term weight loss was next to impossible with my medical issues."

If I'm not being too nosy, Is this why you chose wt loss surgery? It's obvious from your pics that you have been successful in the wt loss area... Or am I missing something?

thanks! (again!)

I gotta add.... I miss my endo!! I had a great one then we moved so I could transfer to the university... Now just got a new GP/PCP (whatever the current call letters are! LOL) and am hoping she will send me to a good one. But I am at her mercy for now...

And yes, they are a breed of their own!