I have been very frustrated of late as well.  I have gained approximately 30 pounds since surgery back in 8/05.  I have to take a medication to help with heart palpitations and ever since we changed it, I began gaining weight.  I am also pre-menopause and know that has some baring as well.  I am back on OH to look for help in this area too.  My email is [email protected] and I would love to hear from you.

Hello I am in Redding california had my surgery 8-05 gaining wgt back, feeling depressed again, lazy, nothing to do . Is there anyone OUT there who is also gaining wgt back I could really use a pen pal so I could talk to someone I am a lil lost on these support groups online. Since the support groups stopped here in Redding I feel lost.. Please contact me at [email protected] I could really use a pal......

i did try diet pills recently, just for 2 days and i dropped about 5 pounds after about 2 weeks it came back on. I did feel real high real fast from the pills, all in all not really worth it. I am up about 10 pounds in last year. good luck

Hi Kimberly,

Well, on a postive note - you're aware and want to do something about it. I had surgery on 8/1/05 and my lowest was 132 (goal was 135) and I now sit between 140 & 145. My body didn't like the 130's and seems more stable here. I did get up to 150 and it freaked my out (I know - not much compared to you, but it sure as heck didn't make me happy) and it took quite a while to get back to the low 140s.

Following a set menu won't work - if it did you wouldn't have needed surgery right? Saying that, those that are doing the 5-Day pouch seem to find it VERY useful to get their mindset back on track so I hope you joined the other person doing it.

I will tell you what my surgeon's post-op plan is: 75% lean protein, 25% everything else. 3 meals a day and only water to drink (64 oz a day min). No snacking and his definition of a snack is anything that has flavor, whi*****ludes gum. Remember to not drink at least a 1/2 hour before eating a full hour after eating so that you don't create a soup that will just flow out of your stomach. If you really want to reset - cut out all starch carbs until you're back with about 10 lbs of your goal. That means no breads, pastas, potatoes, etc. You basically want to go back to your first few months post-op.  OH! go to the library and check out an Atkin's cookbook.

Don't forget the exercise piece as well. Try to at least walk 30 minutes 4-7 times a week.

Contact your program/doctor/hospital to see if there's a support group available. They're free (at least I've never heard of one that cost anything) and may help you with further ideas.

Good luck...