Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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kapas2012 09/09/2017

Hello everyone! It has been 5 years since my RNY Gastric Bypass and I have lost and gained. I am a 46 soon to be 47 year old mother of a wonderful, bright, handsome 2 year old. He is my miracle child and I am so blessed! I am a stay at home mom and I also help take care of my 84 year old mom that is in the early stage of dementia. I stress eat and needless to say, I have been stress eating and have gained weight. I want to loose 15 lbs, but my eating has gotten out of control. What can I do to get back on track? I guess I am looking for encouragement from those that have gone through it and understands what I am going through.

I am 150 and I would love to weigh 135 to 140 with my body frame! I have started working out, but staying with my mom has not allowed me alot of time to go to the gym.

Thanks

KAPS

Lcat4 09/09/2017

Welcome! Stress plays havoc upon weight because it screws up your hormones like cortisol. Long term stress really takes its toll. What helped me turn the corner was finding ways to destress. I have spent copious amounts of time just resting. Giving yourself permission to rest and do nothing is paramount. And you really aren't doing nothing. You are engaging in the activity of resting. Allow yourself to move past driven, should, and "to do" modes. Meditation, tapping, reading, journaling, walks in nature, naps, loving my cats, getting body/energy work, and breathing exercises help me relax and find balance. We must have balance. We have to feed our souls first and the rest follows. It's amazing how when I engage in these activities regularly that my weight naturally goes down and I am motivated to take better care of what I feed myself as well. Read Geneen Roth's book "Women, Food and God" to learn about mindful eating. She has other great books too.

There is an abundance of information online about stress and it's affects on us. Here is one link on stress, and another one on tapping for stress.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201301/cortisol-why-the-stress-hormone-is-public-enemy-no-1?amp

https://www.thetappingsolution.com/blog/the-real-deal-about-food/

More about how tapping works along with a script to try.

https://www.thetappingsolution.com/what-is-eft-tapping/

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