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08-02-2008, 08:43 PM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 284
Weight Statistics August 14, 2004 Start Date:
August 14, 2004 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
220 lb Start Weight:
132 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index35.5050505051 BMI Start:
21.303030303 BMI Current:
22.5941230487 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi...Im a newbie and love this site. I am 4 yrs. (Aug. 14) into my surgery. I have done GREAT and would do it over again without any worries. My problem......in the last 8 months I have gained 10 lbs.  Im working hard to get it off but Im scared of gaining back my weight. Even tho its just 10 lbs. Im starting to feel like the old me (even tho Im 75 lbs less). Has anyone else been here?
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08-02-2008, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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i just wanted to pop on and welcome you. i have not experienced that YET; i say yet because i know its coming. but i would be interested in seeing what other post opers have to say about bounce back. this is a WONDERFUL place for support and ideas. you may want to check out some of the threads on the pouch reset, or get yourself back to basics. YOU CAN DO IT!!! you have a powerful tool and it will continue to work for you. good luck. keep us posted 
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08-02-2008, 09:21 PM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 284
Weight Statistics August 14, 2004 Start Date:
August 14, 2004 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
220 lb Start Weight:
132 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
88 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index35.5050505051 BMI Start:
21.303030303 BMI Current:
22.5941230487 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thanks Kenyar for the info......since Im new here how do I find the treads you mentioned?
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08-02-2008, 09:23 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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here is one: http://www.renewedreflections.com/fo...ouch-test.html
if you click on search up at the top a box opens and you can type in most any subject and it will bring up some of our old threads. there is a TON of info on here. hope this helps!
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08-02-2008, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: AZ
Posts: 2,178
Weight Statistics January 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 11, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
145 lb Current Weight:
149 lb Goal Weight:
194 lb Weight Loss:
-4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
57.2271386431 % % Lost:
July 4, 2009 FIREWORKS, BABY! Goal Date:
Body Mass Index53.0891067053 BMI Start:
22.7077300067 BMI Current:
23.3341501448 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I am not there yet....but I have to say that this reminded me of a woman I saw on Oprah who had the surgery. She commented that now she is a "normal" person and when she gained 5-10 pounds she recognized it and started working on getting it back off. In her past life it would have been 20-40-60 pounds and not stopped.
SO- be glad you recognized it, and are doing something to change it. Just don't let 10 turn into 20 and I am sure you will be fine! We are here if you need the support!
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08-02-2008, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 2,549
Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
165 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.4788732394 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.6142011834 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I'm 6yrs post and the FIRST thing I will ask is are you drinking/eating same time? No matter what a lot will say YOU WILL GAIN doing this! experience says so!
Also...have you done a regular check with the surgeon in the past year? I would ask them for a endoscopy and small bowel series to make SURE your stoma hasn't soften and opened up.
This is what happened to me around the time post op you are. It started with a very small re-gain of 10-15 in spite of not eating bad things, of running 6 days a week, then vomiting started and fast moving bowels...no one had answers on that so they did a scope and the small bowel series..pouch intact ! 1 oz still but wow, wide open stoma..and down long at the last bend a stenosis, (narrowing of the bowel) which twists sometimes, usually with undue high stressors.
So..a visit to the surgeon if possible or ask your regular doc for a referral.
Plus you got to be really honest with yourself too. Have carbs creeped back in? pushing sodas..I swear they really are evil! Or latte overload? (even with skim, calories calories!
to me, anyone far post who has been stable and starts ANY regain, that should be a concern and needs to be seriously addressed.
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08-03-2008, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Congratulations on your wonderful weight loss.
BreeChick's given you good points to ponder.
If you think you've strayed and that's the problem, getting back to the basics is best.
Hope you do well with it.
(((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
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08-03-2008, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 36
Weight Statistics
5' 6"
Height:
304 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
110 lb Weight Loss:
44 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.1842105263 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index49.0615243343 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
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Thanks for bringing this up! Even though I'm only 15 months out, it's important that we know what's important to keep from regaining. BreeChick brought up some really good points I think we forget as time goes on. Here's a link to a thread that has some really good info in it. http://www.renewedreflections.com/fo...regaining.html
I hope it shows up but it's in the graduates section as a checklist for those regaining.
You can get it off, just go back to basics!
Good luck,
Janie
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08-03-2008, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Troy,ny
Posts: 2,799
Weight Statistics Since birth:) Start Date:
August 5, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
319 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
130 lb Weight Loss:
39 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.7523510972 % % Lost:
sometime in 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.4823232323 BMI Start:
30.5020661157 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Welcome to the boards and good luck with your journey.
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08-04-2008, 12:11 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 114
Weight Statistics April 2006 Start Date:
October 10, 2006 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
251 lb Start Weight:
118 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
52.9880478088 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.0793457031 BMI Start:
20.2524414062 BMI Current:
20.595703125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I will be 2 yrs postop in October. Honestly, yes I surely fear regain. My lowest was 116 and I felt too thin and sickly during my kidney stone episode. So I gained a little back, although my "ultimate high weight number" is 125, meaning that IF I go over 125, its time to cut back and get strict with myself. I recently got up to 129 due to hormones and not being able to go to the bathroom and I took one week and lost almost 5 lbs. Now I feel much better about myself, and my ability to use the restroom has returned, thankfully. But we won't discuss THOSE issues here! LOL
I think fear can be a good thing. It can keep us on track, if we let it. It however, cannot be so much controlling over us, that it paralyzes us. Case in point: how many of us had speech class or public speaking? Many had fear, but some utilized it to help their speeches, others allowed it to paralyze them so that they were either unable to speak loud enough to be heard, OR they passed out or puked. No lie. So I think that there is a healthy way to utilize the fear of regain so that we can use it as a tool to help us stay on target.
Good luck, and welcome to the board.
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