Patrica; Thanks for replying, Ok the 5 day pouch test sounded good I printed it out awhile ago, but what happens after we finish the 5 days then what. Can you tolarate junk food and sugar better now than before, I know I can, thats what makes it so hard. I work afternoons and come home and want to snack. I started gaining at my 2 year mark, My husband is also supportive, that is after the surgery was over and I made it through, before that he was scared so he fought me tooth and nail about getting it. He likes me at the size I'm now, he says I was to skinny and sickly looking before. I have allready had my tummy tuck also in 2005 (December). I go to my Dr's support groups but now they are mainly newbies who are in the honeymoon stage of the WLS. When I was there I said like many of my other WLS friends I'm not gaining the weight back after all I went through to get it. Remember those days? HA HA. Then this WLS becomes like any other weight loss program and we start to gain again. Maybe I was under the impression I would never gain my weight back. I know it take alot of effort on my part. I just need to get movative. Do you have any medical problems that have happened since the WLS.

wow I have also gained weight, MY lowest was 152, now I'am 165, its so hard to write about it, I'am having such a hard time getting control of my stress eating. I work out at the gym 3 times a week. I work a physical job. I love sugar and junk food. I take my vitamins and calcium and Iron. I live under a lot of stress due to my drug additic son, he has turned my life into one big mess. I start out each day doing what I'am suppose to, vitiamins and protein, working out, then by afternoon I fall off, what a struggle. I feel like the weight gain part is just like any other failed diet I did. I hate failing especially cause I choose WLS and everyone expects so much from me because I choose such a drastic weight loss. I now am on Thyroid medication and I also have low blood sugar, Anemia, and the beginning of Osteoporosis. My WLS doctor says he does not want me to gain no more weight, well neither do I, I just feel like I'am out of control with this eating, and I'am not even hungry most of the time when I eat. yvonne

I don't know if this will make you feel better, but I'll post just in case. I lost down to 145 from 288. I still felt too fat at 145, and thought my body was too big, except for my breasts, which I thought were too small. I moved away from my support group and into a stressful new place and slowed down on the exercise and moved into eating comfort food again. I gained up to 181 in about 3-4 months. I was scared to death. None of my clothes fit me. I couldn't get them up my thighs and certainly couldn't button them. I was a mess. I started staying home more and more, which didn't help anything. Then, in March of this year, I read a post on this March website from another lady that was going through what I was going through. To realize I wasn't alone made a difference to me. I started to slowly stop eating so much food and tried to adopt better food choices when I did eat. It's taken 7 months, but I've lost 20 pounds and gained a belief in myself that surgery didn't give me. I now believe in myself and know that I can lose weight when I chose and that I control when I gain weight. Food FINALLY doesn't rule my life. I don't know if this new confidence will last because I've never felt it before. What I do believe is that we all have it within ourselves to weigh at least close to what we want. It just takes time to realize it and to learn to eat better. I know that you will be able to do it, too, it will just a little longer. I hope you write this site back to give us info on your progress. We learn from each other and gather support from others in the spot. Support groups are important to our success. Becky

Sue MAN do I know how you feel I am there with you honey!! I kept my weight down for the last 2 years and just in the last 2 months I have put back on about 12 pds......I am soooooooo ashamed and I am hiding from my friends with the elastic waists and all.......please tell me about the 5 day-pouch test????? I have always heard that We can gain back our weight and I got alittle depressed and started eating sugar and carbs and hiding from friends and I want so bad to go back to losing........I feel like I blew this surgery and I should be so happy that I was able to have this done with NO problems. I am in love with donuts and I can eat 3 at a time and I dont want that life.........I know there is hope out there!! I will say a prayer for you that you also get back on track... Thank you for coming forth and best of luck to you Janice highest weight-320 surgery day-231 for the last 2 years-142/145 today 155 help...............................................

HI everyone, I am stepping up and introducing myself...again. I used to hang around on this forum after my surgery and loved this place. I gathered a lot of strength from here and the support meetings. I am not sure what happened but I slowly drifted away. I not only drifted away from this site, I also drifted away from the support group in my area. I lost a total of 110 lbs and then stopped losing. After a while (2 months or longer) I slowly started eating more and eating with old habits....candy...crap....carbs...and sure enough the weight started to show up again. I did not notice at first...it was summer and elastic waste shorts and capris helped hide the nasty truth. When the weather started to change and I had to drag out the old jeans is when the truth slapped me in the face...HARD. I became depressed and thought of myself as a failure..yet again at the weight loss game! And of course I am an emotional eater....so BAM more weight gain. The lowest I ever got was a size 16, which I was happy with, yet wanted more...now I am a size 18 and severely depressed and scared that I will continue to gain weight...and my typical behavior is to ignore it..I mean..if I don't address it, then it doesn't exist...right? Sure, I would tell myself...go back to the meetings...but the other side of me was like...no way...so everyone can see what a failure you are....so they can confirm what you already know?? So I can see people whisper... "wow, she has gained weight"... I even avoid old friends that have had the surgery, all a deep rooted self pity trip..I suppose. Thoughts of final acceptance that I will always be the "big girl" and even last ditch thoughts of a second surgery....with the total resistance from my hubby, due to the fact that the first one scared him to death...thoughts of losing me...always fill my mind. Well low and behold, a positive event happened that gave me a spark of hope.... I was meeting my school mates (in college still) to study at a local cafe and saw some people that I used to see at the support meetings...they all looked GREAT! They said I looked good, however, I know that is something people say when trying to be nice.....cant take a compliment either!! Anywayyyyy, after explaining that I have drifted away and stopped losing weight, these ladies told me about the 5-day pouch test, this tidbit of information blew me out of the water....what.......could there be hope outside of having a second surgery? I could not wait to get home and check into this test. I did check into this test and today on my lunch I am heading to Costco to get my protein and I am going to start this on Sat morning. I am actually getting excited about it, in hopes that I can recondition my pouch and start losing weight again. What makes me wonder is at what point does the lack of enthusiasm fade, remember back to right after the surgery, we make good decisions and have such high hopes. We feel better about ourselves than we probably ever did...what happens that make us fade back into the old lifestyle and old routines? Why are those so comfortable to us? I know I am rambling but I also know that there are others like me that feel like a failure. Thanks for listening..