Question:
I need to talk to someone in same situation
Is there anyone out there that the surgery was not successful for? Please write. I feel like I am that one in a million. It's almost a year and I stopped losing anything six months ago. Am I the only one? — Georgia H. (posted on April 29, 2003)
April 29, 2003
Taken from your profile: "I didn't know I would have to diet and sweat
to lose." I take it that you didn't research your surgery very well,
or you would know that you DO have to at least follow the program (diet) to
lose. Sure there are the lucky few who lose no matter what they eat, but
I'd wager the large majority of us have to follow the program to get there.
It's very common when you hit that six month mark to actually have to work
the tool to continue to lose. I don't know what kind of surgery you've had
or how much you've had bipassed but general consensus is that you need to
limit your carbs to good veggies and fruits (berries and melon are the
best), eliminate 99% of sugar in your diet, keep a healthy level of protein
and drink lots of good liquids. Are you doing these things or ??? If you
are doing these things, then definitely get a second opinion...if not, then
maybe you should reevaluate your role in losing. Good luck to you!
— [Deactivated Member]
April 29, 2003
Taken from your profile: "I didn't know I would have to diet and sweat
to lose." I take it that you didn't research your surgery very well,
or you would know that you DO have to at least follow the program (diet) to
lose. Sure there are the lucky few who lose no matter what they eat, but
I'd wager the large majority of us have to follow the program to get there.
It's very common when you hit that six month mark to actually have to work
the tool to continue to lose. I don't know what kind of surgery you've had
or how much you've had bipassed but general consensus is that you need to
limit your carbs to good veggies and fruits (berries and melon are the
best), eliminate 99% of sugar in your diet, keep a healthy level of protein
and drink lots of good liquids. Are you doing these things or ??? If you
are doing these things, then definitely get a second opinion...if not, then
maybe you should reevaluate your role in losing. Good luck to you!
— [Deactivated Member]
April 29, 2003
Taken from your profile: "I didn't know I would have to diet and sweat
to lose." I take it that you didn't research your surgery very well,
or you would know that you DO have to at least follow the program (diet) to
lose. Sure there are the lucky few who lose no matter what they eat, but
I'd wager the large majority of us have to follow the program to get there.
It's very common when you hit that six month mark to actually have to work
the tool to continue to lose. I don't know what kind of surgery you've had
or how much you've had bipassed but general consensus is that you need to
limit your carbs to good veggies and fruits (berries and melon are the
best), eliminate 99% of sugar in your diet, keep a healthy level of protein
and drink lots of good liquids. Are you doing these things or ??? If you
are doing these things, then definitely get a second opinion...if not, then
maybe you should reevaluate your role in losing. Good luck to you!
— [Deactivated Member]
April 29, 2003
Taken from your profile: "I didn't know I would have to diet and sweat
to lose." I take it that you didn't research your surgery very well,
or you would know that you DO have to at least follow the program (diet) to
lose. Sure there are the lucky few who lose no matter what they eat, but
I'd wager the large majority of us have to follow the program to get there.
It's very common when you hit that six month mark to actually have to work
the tool to continue to lose. I don't know what kind of surgery you've had
or how much you've had bipassed but general consensus is that you need to
limit your carbs to good veggies and fruits (berries and melon are the
best), eliminate 99% of sugar in your diet, keep a healthy level of protein
and drink lots of good liquids. Are you doing these things or ??? If you
are doing these things, then definitely get a second opinion...if not, then
maybe you should reevaluate your role in losing. Good luck to you!
— [Deactivated Member]
April 29, 2003
Taken from your profile: "I didn't know I would have to diet and sweat
to lose." I take it that you didn't research your surgery very well,
or you would know that you DO have to at least follow the program (diet) to
lose. Sure there are the lucky few who lose no matter what they eat, but
I'd wager the large majority of us have to follow the program to get there.
It's very common when you hit that six month mark to actually have to work
the tool to continue to lose. I don't know what kind of surgery you've had
or how much you've had bipassed but general consensus is that you need to
limit your carbs to good veggies and fruits (berries and melon are the
best), eliminate 99% of sugar in your diet, keep a healthy level of protein
and drink lots of good liquids. Are you doing these things or ??? If you
are doing these things, then definitely get a second opinion...if not, then
maybe you should reevaluate your role in losing. Good luck to you!
— [Deactivated Member]
April 29, 2003
Taken from your profile: "I didn't know I would have to diet and sweat
to lose." I take it that you didn't research your surgery very well,
or you would know that you DO have to at least follow the program (diet) to
lose. Sure there are the lucky few who lose no matter what they eat, but
I'd wager the large majority of us have to follow the program to get there.
It's very common when you hit that six month mark to actually have to work
the tool to continue to lose. I don't know what kind of surgery you've had
or how much you've had bipassed but general consensus is that you need to
limit your carbs to good veggies and fruits (berries and melon are the
best), eliminate 99% of sugar in your diet, keep a healthy level of protein
and drink lots of good liquids. Are you doing these things or ??? If you
are doing these things, then definitely get a second opinion...if not, then
maybe you should reevaluate your role in losing. Good luck to you!
— [Deactivated Member]
April 29, 2003
Taken from your profile: "I didn't know I would have to diet and sweat
to lose." I take it that you didn't research your surgery very well,
or you would know that you DO have to at least follow the program (diet) to
lose. Sure there are the lucky few who lose no matter what they eat, but
I'd wager the large majority of us have to follow the program to get there.
It's very common when you hit that six month mark to actually have to work
the tool to continue to lose. I don't know what kind of surgery you've had
or how much you've had bipassed but general consensus is that you need to
limit your carbs to good veggies and fruits (berries and melon are the
best), eliminate 99% of sugar in your diet, keep a healthy level of protein
and drink lots of good liquids. Are you doing these things or ??? If you
are doing these things, then definitely get a second opinion...if not, then
maybe you should reevaluate your role in losing. Good luck to you!
If this posts multiple times, I apologize. The submission thing is stuck
:>)
— [Deactivated Member]
April 30, 2003
I am still pre-op (will be post-op in 6 days) and I have read and re-read
"the rules of the pouch" (there is a link to it somewhere on this
site). This will be my rules for life. I think the previous poster was
correct in that you probably did not research this enough or you would have
realized that this takes work from you also. Sorry you are feeling so
discouraged, but this is a "tool" not a miracle. Hopefully you
can find some way to incorporate some exercise into your life and jump
start that weight loss again.
— Dawn P.
April 30, 2003
Georgia, I read your profile too and noticed that you had medical problems
which make exercise difficult, and could be why you don't want to exercise.
Has the weight you have lost eased the leg pain and allowed you to
exercise, or is exercise not possible due to pain? If you cannot exercise
then unfortunately you will have to diet to get off more weight than what
you have lost already. I wouldn't consider your surgery a failure, though.
You still have the tool that works-now, you just have to work it.
Unfortunately you haven't given us any idea what you eat so its difficult
for us to provide any constructive assistance in that area, but if you'd
like to E-mail me separately and let me know, I'd be happy to try to
help..I am 14 months post-op and close to goal.
— Cindy R.
April 30, 2003
Were you transected? Or just stapled? I had a staple line disruption at 6
mos post op and quit losing. I had an upper GI to confirm that the staples
had come loose. I had a revision and transection and all is well now!
Very important question to ask your surgeon: was I transected? Everyone
should ask this and if given the choice always ask for transection as you
won't have a disruption.
— Mylou52
May 2, 2003
Hi Georgia, long time no talk. I am in the same boat. 13 months out and
down 85 lbs. We have the same dr and at last appt he prescribed Xenical
also for me - took for 3 days and made me very sick. $126 dollars down the
drain. I don't know what to do either. I exercise, eat little apart from
protein drinks and bars, drink lots of water, but still nothing. He wants
me to have a EGD due to pain/problems eating but have been waiting 3 weeks
for his office to contact me about an appt. We have lost weight just
nowhere near what others have managed which is very discouraging. However,
I feel somewhat better than a year ago but still need to lose 50lbs to get
to dr's goal. Fatigue at times is debilitating so my FMS dr wants me to
have another sleep study. I guess we just have to be happy with what we
have. If you run across a miracle, let me know.
— Dianne C.
June 1, 2003
I am 18 months out. I lost 98 pounds in the first 7 months. Nothing since
and now I am gaining. I have never had any trouble eating ANYTHING. Never
dumped. I am transectioned, RNY.
I am approaching the 200 ponds on the scale again.
Sadly, D
— D P.
June 1, 2003
Georgia, the sad fact is that even after surgery, we don't lose weight
unless there are less calories coming in compared to the calories being
burned. It is possible to eat small amounts of calorie dense food and stop
the weight loss and even gain. Also, women tend to hold on the the fat.
My personal opinion is that since I have been obese all my life, I am
probably not going to lose a lot more. My fat cells have been around a long
time, and they never go away, unless they are surgicaly removed. They can
be made smaller, but the same number of cells will still be there. I doubt
if I will ever see a size 6. In fact, my surgoen said I would probably
only lose another 20 lbs. Now add to that that my husband, who had a lower
BMI to start with, has lost 50 lbs in 52 days, and I am down 60lbs in 7
months, it's just hard! And I'm the one walking over an hour every day and
he doesn't exercise at all! (But, he's still in the honeymoon phase.) Have
you looked into any sort of warm water aerobics classes? Contact your
local Arthritis Association and they might be able to help you. These
classes will help you get moving without straining your joints and causing
pain. Obviously, they are intended for people who have problems with
mobility. They aren't strenuous, but any kind of exercise burns calories! I
don't think your surgery has failed, because you have lost some weight.
Also, I think a lot of the women here are pretty young, and they are going
to lose it faster. I'm 47 and don't expect to lose much more, so every
pound is a gift. Good luck!
— koogy
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