#wls problems

[fatgirlonthebus]

EMMA YOU ARE NOW OFFICIALLY A MONTH LATE FOR YOUR B12 JAB AND THIS IS WHY YOU FEEL LIKE TIRED ALL THE FUCKING TIME!!! STOP FORGETTING TO GET THAT SHIT DONE

[katiesmeltingassberg]

Great. My local grocery store sold me mozzarella cheese sticks that were 2 months expired when I purchased them...2 weeks ago. I just ate two. My husband also ate a few and I can't remember if I had some before but I was pretty sick for a few days, thinking it was just a rough menstrual period (puked once, was queasy for days). I called the store and told them off, and they offered me medical treatment but I don't feel sick (yet) today. I am extra concerned because since having gastric bypass surgery, my stomach has been more sensitive to expiring/expired food. Once I ate yogurt that was 2 days past expiration and it was diarrhea city. Has anyone else had this happen? Especially WLS people??? I'm worried.

[katiesmeltingassberg]

Gas

Why oh why did I make chili during period week?  I feel (and probably look) like a fucking blimp.  Uggghhhh...

[almostskinnyginny]

Starting Over

Well it’s been awhile!

A lot has changed including my waistline. I’ve fallen off the wagon - hard.

Here’s a quick update:

Highest Weight: 276

Lowest Weight: 160

Current Weight: 215

WHAT WENT WRONG!?!?! I did, that’s what!

I stopped being as meticulous about my diet and went up to 175, which wasn’t horrible. I didn’t look TOO bad but definitely not as good as my 160 self...but I wasn’t working out as much and i didn’t FEEL as good.

I started a new job. In September I started a new job and with it was presented with a kitchen full of snacks. I went from 175 to 185 pretty quick. 

Then, I had a bad case of cedar fever in October (I usually get a case of cedar fever in the fall). My throat was so scratchy that it hurt to eat and I didn’t have much of an appetite. 

Once i could eat again, my band felt super tight and i was not getting food down. 

I set an appointment and had things checked out and everything looked good, but we took out 1 CC of saline. 

Well...suddenly food was going down again. EASILY going down. TOO MUCH FOOD was going down. 

I wasn’t working out and I was eating badly. 

So now here I am. A sloppy 215 and over it. 

It’s time to get back on the wagon and fix this. 

I’ve done this before, I can do it again. This time at least I’m not starting at 276...but I know it’s going to be probably another year before I’m back to my lowest weight of 160. 

I want to be active again, i want to feel strong again, i want to bike in the MS150 next April. 

So, I have an appointment on June 12th for a “Back on Track” program. I’m going to get back into routine visits to the doctor to check my weight and adjust my band if needed. I think adding 1/2 CC will be just enough to get me to a point I need to be at. 

I’m also going back to better eating habits and working out. 

It’s freakin’ hot in Texas though, so for now I’m easing in with 2 Camp Gladiator workouts a week, and biking to work at least twice a week. 

I’m also coming back to Tumblr to blog about my ups and downs, because I felt that helped me stay accountable. 

I don’t know who all is still following/active, but if you’ve fallen off track and have any words of advice I’d love to hear it. I also look forward to virtually meeting new people on their weight loss journey!

[katiesmeltingassberg]

It freaked me out that a few people reblogged my pic last night but didn't respond or anything. I deleted it because I don't want anyone using my gross fat regain pic as their weight loss motivation or something like that. *sigh*

[katiesmeltingassberg]

WLS regain

This sucks. My highest weight was 291 pounds and I lost 80 pounds total after surgery. Nowhere near as much as I had hoped but I wasn't keeping up with exercise or healthy eating. Now I've regained 40 pounds so half of what I had initally lost...I feel so ugly, fat and hopeless. I can't seem to find the motivation to work out and my husband isn't helping. I don't know what to do. I feel like a failure...

[acidspider]

Dear WLS people.

Today after almost six months I ate something I was enthusiastic about. It was eggs, fried eggs. Two stupid eggs in a small piece of bread. Nothing out of the ordinary but what surprised me was that I was enjoying it. It was so baffling to finally savor eating something, I caught myself wondering, really just lamenting my relationship with food. 

So, I ask you guys, How’s your relationship with food?

Every since I had WLS more than two years ago I don’t enjoy eating. Yeah wow, dramatic much? But it’s the truth (most of the time).

The taste of things I used to love feels weird in my mouth, and worst of it, my stomach disagrees with some of what used to be my favorite meals.Most of the time, I eat...just to survive. Sometimes I eat well, sometimes I eat badly, and a lot of the times I can’t be bothered to eat. 

I dunno how to explain it. Everything seems so unapethizing I often catch myself thinking it wouldn’t matter to me at all if I just kept my nutrient needs with beverages (eventhough I can’t stomach liquid protein).

I force myself to eat because I fear if I dont, then I won’t be able to run. But it has come to my attention that if I’m not exercising I can’t utter the enthusiasm to have a decent day of eating.The good news is that I’m running often, I know that I need sustenance so I try and follow my dietitian guidelines. It’s hard though. I’m burning from 2000-2500 cal/day and some days I can’t even scratch my TDEE of 1500. I’m not losing any weight, I’m not gaining any either. I’m just there.

If it wasnt for my love of running I think I’d have fallen into an ED. Matter of fact I don’t know if whatever I’m experiencing is, in fact, an ED. Like, it is easy to tell to the people that surround me that I’m full, or that I already ate enough, or that I’m not hungry. The people I know readily accept my judgement in regards to my health and eating habits after wls. 

Anyone have experienced this? 

Let me ask againn, How’s your relationship with food after WLS? Am I alone in this?