I had a gastric sleeve and I've gained 14lbs

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I'm just so embarrassed.

Almost 2 years ago I had a gastric sleeve at 17 stone.

I got to 10stone 10 just before Christmas 2022. To be fair I'd hovered around 11stone4 for a long time and covid and illnesses got me to 10stone10.

But I felt great.

After I recovered from covid my eating habits just went haywire. I'm eating shit constantly. I can't eat much but I'm just eating small amounts all through the day. Im not even hungry. It's just bad habits.

My scales broke just as I hit 10stone 10.

I got new ones today, 11stone 10.

I checked on my sisters ones because I was shocked. It's true.

I've put a stone on.

I'm so embarrassed. I cannot be one of those people who go to all this trouble then regain.

I'm just so sad and disappointed with myself.

I've always known I've had disordered eating but I just feel like I need to face it now.

I had it done privately so no psychological help at all.

How do I stop this emotional eating?

I'm say here now, sad and want to go get some chocolate!

sorry, OP, most people who get gastric sleeve are still fat afterwards, just not as fat. You've done so well, hugely much better than most. Keep believing you can do this.

Op have you watched the show My 600lb life before? It follows people in the US before and after weight loss surgery, gastric sleeve and bypass.

The people who struggle the most are the ones who haven't engaged with therapy and the psychological reasons they are driven to use food as a coping mechanism. Once they do they usually do so much better.

Just thought I'd mention this show as it features people going through the same struggles albeit on a bigger scale and it's quite informative. There are alot of episodes on YouTube.

Yes I've watched it many times.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/4046500132

I highly recommend this OP

I'm in the same boat, had gastric sleeve in 2020 and I've regained a bit more than you from mindless snacking tbh. Also as many others said, I never got thin just less fat. There's something almost shameful about being so greedy that even a surgical intervention can't stop you gaining weight - that's how it feels for me anyway.

I don't have the answers unfortunately, I'm tracking calories on nutracheck now and honestly, I could still do 2000 calories a day without thinking about it

That's how I feel, 100%.

Like even this amount of intervention can't save me from myself and it's mortifying :(

I actually have that book and have never opened it 😞😂

I'll have to read it.

Exactly the same! 😢 I did my plastics in December and have really lost control of my diet

Oh no :(

I've not got close enough to my target to consider TT.

I do want TT & boobs done but I was about 7lbs to goal. Now I'm 21lbs away.

Would you be interested doing a liquid to soft foods 2 week pouch reset? Was thinking of starting a thread to see if any other ladies with GS wanted to do one with me.

I would try therapy OP. I'm a big believer that for the vast majority who struggle with their weight the physical side ie curbing appetite with surgery is one element but for you to really be successful long term need to address the underlying mental side too.

There is none.

I went to the Dr's so many times about my eating to be on waiting lists for things that never went anywhere.

That's why I ended up in Turkey, out of pure frustration.

I can't afford private therapy.

I saw a therapist who specialises in emotional eating and was £30 a session, I didn't think that was too bad really. It is a gamble as they're not registered in the same way as full on psychiatrists but if you look around, read reviews, see their accreditations etc might be worth trying a session if you can afford it? I had the opposite where I'd punish my body if I was stressed and not eat, not to the point I needed medical intervention but enough that it affected my health but also big chunks of my life too. Understanding why I did this and some coping mechanisms really helped, I still slip back when I'm really stressed and do still have some emotions tied into food so not claiming its perfect or faultless but I did find it useful.

I dont think its always true that someone is overweight/obese due to psychological issues, it is the case sometimes of course

You have to be able to pinpoint exactly whats going on. Is it habit, taste, not paying attention to protein and hydration? Or is it a psychological issue?

I would recommend the book, its fantastic.

I agree not psychological issues, but if you use food as a crutch it's handy to unpick why and how to manage it going forward.

Ozempic for a few months Is great for a reset.

Had a reaction to it. Never again.

It's not the same as Saxenda, it's a little different and only weekly x

Did your surgeon tell you about how a bit of a rebound is completely normal and a very common occurrence? You hit a lowest weight and then rebound slightly. Dieting at this stage will only further imbed all-or-nothing mentality. Make sure you are getting a decent about of water and nutritious food in every day, the junky food will naturally decline. But 11st 10 might be your weight. And I'm sure you'd have grabbed that with both hands before you had the surgery.

If it was this easy no one would be overweight.

Go get some therapeutic help OP - you have an addictive relationship with food. You aren’t alone and it can be managed, but you do need support.

Also don’t panic - when I read the thread title I thought you meant you’d returned to your original weight plus a stone. You aren’t in a bad place, just not quite where you want to be. Sharoo Izadi’s the Last Diet and Ranjan Chatterjees Loose Weight Feel great are both worth a read - they aren’t diet plans but a way to approach eating better with an emphasis on people who don’t find that easy because of their relationship with food.

If therapy is too expensive then you might want to take a look at Overeaters anonymous. You don’t need to adopt all their stuff, but it’s a supportive online community with lots of daily meetings. Some people find it really helpful.

www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-gb/clinical-solutions/bariatric-solutions/obesity-the-big-truth.html

Click 'yes' to are you HCP.

Fascinating.

Yes this is true, I was told that you go down to your weight, possibly target weight if thats what you've chosen and to expect then a 10-20% gain

I thought that was normal. Which is why any skin tightening surgery should really wait until a few years after that target weight.

I’m definitely not saying it’s easy but if you’ve had bariatric surgery it’s normally much easier because you can’t really over eat on healthy food. In order to get the calories in you need to eat high calorie foods. There can be many physiological reasons people self sabotage but for most people eating ‘clean’ reduces their cravings. It wouldn't prevent most people, with a history of weight gain, from over eating if they haven’t had surgery because normally it’s easy to over eat on pasta, bread etc. Not everyone has deep rooted issues many are just caught in the dieting, sugar/fat addition cycle. I wouldn’t have given that advice to someone who hasn’t had surgery.

You could try Paul McKennas “I can make you thin” on audiobook.

It’s working for me as I listen to it every night at bedtime on my phone and I’m slowly losing weight. No banned foods or following a specific diet, just sensible eating.

I’ve definitely stopped with the evening munchies, which was a big problem for me. He also does a Gastric Band hypnosis audiobook too which you might prefer?

You can get free therapy on the NHS and can self refer but there is likely to be a few months wait.

It's also possible to get significantly reduced cost therapy either via charities or directly by asking a therapist for a discounted rate. You could maybe recoup the cost by savings on food.

Lots of people eat as a way to comfort themselves or deal with past trauma. Therapy can help with this.