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[Aries]

Hey,
I'm a 33 year old woman from Belgium.I've found this forum because my life is turning into pmy worst nightmare. 10 Years ago I had a gastric bypass.I lost over 50 kilo's.I also had plastic surgerey on my belly and stomach(to much skin due to losing weight).
Now i gained 15 kilo's in the last 8 months!!!! And my life hasn't changed.
I mean,i can eat only the same amount of food since the surgery. I have been to several doctors and guess what there answer is....go on a diet!
That's the last thing i can do, cause i can hardly eat anything now.
Are there people out there who have (or had) the same problem. I seem to be the only one at the moment,it's like nobody can help me.
Ant suggestions that anyone has,please tell me,cause I'm getting very depressed and I would rather die than be fat again.
Please help me?

[Obesity Discussion]

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but you've been eating the same amount of food ever since you had the surgery, you started off by losing weight, and all of a sudden with no changes to your lifestyle you've gained 15 kg? Welcome to the site by the way!

[sass63]

I had a gastric RNY in 1999 and I lost a lot then gained but that was do to eating habits,
I also just had the skin removal this past Dec and have had nothing but complications from that.

Do you measure your food or just eye ball it?
Do you nibble at all through the day?

I found myself doing those things and not realizing just how much extra I was eating.

[Aries]

Exactly,I have no idea why this is happening.And I have to nibble through the day,
a normal meal is to much.So I have 2 or 3 bites of something en a while later the same.
It's the only way.

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by Aries

Exactly,I have no idea why this is happening.And I have to nibble through the day,
a normal meal is to much.So I have 2 or 3 bites of something en a while later the same.
It's the only way.

Would you mind walking us through an example of what you'd eat in a typical day? This would help us get a better idea of what you're going through.

[Aries]

I have a cup of coffee with 2 slices of bread or i have a bowl of cereal.I hav a yoghurt befetween 10 and 11 AM.For lunch i have 2 slices of bread with spread on it( non fat) and one slice of cheese.During the afternoon if I get cravings I eat anothe yoghurt or sultana cookie.(dry cracker with fruit in it). For dinner I try and eat some chicken or pasta.This is hard,cause the moment i eat just a boit to much,I have to throw up.I have trouble with meat products.After dinner I have another coffee or a light dessert or yoghurt.I really don't think this is to much that I am eating.A normal person eats more then this right? Also I must ad that I am always very tired.I have no idea why,I sleep all night and still I feel tired.It's like I my body won't wake up?
You think this is related to my weight gain?

[bigdaddy38]

Originally Posted by Aries

I have a cup of coffee with 2 slices of bread or i have a bowl of cereal.I hav a yoghurt befetween 10 and 11 AM.For lunch i have 2 slices of bread with spread on it( non fat) and one slice of cheese.During the afternoon if I get cravings I eat anothe yoghurt or sultana cookie.(dry cracker with fruit in it). For dinner I try and eat some chicken or pasta.This is hard,cause the moment i eat just a boit to much,I have to throw up.I have trouble with meat products.After dinner I have another coffee or a light dessert or yoghurt.I really don't think this is to much that I am eating.A normal person eats more then this right? Also I must ad that I am always very tired.I have no idea why,I sleep all night and still I feel tired.It's like I my body won't wake up?
You think this is related to my weight gain?

a couple reasons your feeling tired, one is that coffee revs you up for about 15-20 minutes and then drops you like a bad habit so you will feel even worse then before you had the coffee, also if depending on your weight you may have sleep apnea, sometimes you have it and don't even know, I did not know I had it until It got so bad I would wake up gasping for air, once I got diagnosed and got a bipap sleep machine I felt like a new man.