Help major weight gain

The same thing happened to me. After surgery I went from 245 to 135 then I started regaining slowly and after three years passed I found myself at 185. I didn't think I could re-lose the weight. I almost convinced myself not to even try because it would be too hard without WLS but I remembered that the WLS was just a tool and that I had to put a lot of effort into it.It was then that I decided that I would not let myself go back to where I started so three and a half weeks ago I joined a site called MyFatsecret where I can track my calories and I'm down to 165 and I'm still pushing to get back down to 135.

It may be difficult to resist those temptations but I'm not finding it nearly as difficult as it was before surgery. I stopped drinking pop, cut out all sweets and if I do have a sweet craving I'll have some fruit or if everyone else around me is eating sweets I bought some dark chocolate. For me the key to my re-weight loss has been counting ALL my calories and re-starting the regular exercise. Another main thing I noticed really helped is determination. You have to REALLY want to re-lose the weight because that is what will motivate you to stay on track. If you go off track, don't give up, just take off where you left. Also realize that the weight won't come off as quickly as it did after surgery. Last week I only lost one pound but I accepted it and am continuing on knowing that my current weight loss is not driven by a tiny pouch where my stomach was anymore, I have to rely on myself entirely and my "tool" doesn't provide nearly as much help as it did before. This has basically turned into a regular (without WLS) diet and will continue to be my lifestyle.

I hope you realize that you are not alone in this struggle and you can do something about it. I wish you good success and if you do need support from someone who is dealing with the same thing you can message me. I don't come on this site very often anymore so if you want you can message me and I can provide you with my e-mail address.

O.k. the positive- it's 50 pounds - not 131.

You don't look at the scale because it's scary. Unfortunately if you hide and live in denial the weight will still pile on.

Take smaller steps. 

F the 5 day pouch test. It's a fad diet. You can't sustain that kind of eating. I myself tried it once and I found it really difficult. I think I may have lasted through the first day. Then I 'cheated' and felt like even a bigger Loser - like I failed again.

You feel so far far gone/out of control that back to basics seems impossible right?

Take smaller steps, steps that you can accomplish and start to regain some sense of being in control.

What is one thing you can do this week for sure?

Drink 6-8 cups of liquid a day maybe?

What about Cutting the POP?. It seems that people who are heavy weights drink gallons of it. Sugar free is probably even worse for your health with the asartame. It's gotta go!

Don't give up!!!