Massive weight gain

i am 68 years old. I had bypass surgery in 2010. I lost 70 pounds. 2 years out I gained 16 pounds; 4 years out I gained a total of 40 pounds. I am now 6 years out and have gained 50 pounds. Any suggestions on what's going on.

The short version is that you're eating more calories than your body needs.  

Get back to basics and don't graze you maight call your surgeon's office to see if they have any recommendations for you.

I agree with calling your surgeon.  If you aren't feeling much restriction they can check and make sure everything is intact.  If it is then it is never too late to start all over again.

You might want to see a nutritionist about starting the post op eating plan all over again.  Go through the liquid and soft food phases and get used to eating less.

Honestly I had failed my first WLS so badly that for the first year I followed the post op plan to the letter.  I was afraid to deviate one bit on it.  It was the best thing I could have done.  It taught me to be disciplined and learn how to be satisfied with less food.  It was only after I lost all my excess weight that I started experimenting with different foods.  I took things very slowly and to this day I am still learning about maintenance since I have never maintained before in my life.

Every day is a learning experience and I am learning how to feed my new body correctly.  I weigh myself daily so I can see if what I am doing is working for me.  I remind myself everyday that I had surgery and I need to watch what I eat.  I know it sounds weird but after my first WLS I really thought of it as another failed diet not like the body altering change it is.  I tried to go back to eating the way I did before surgery and I paid a big price for doing that.  Once you have had WLS there is no going back and I have to keep that in mind so I can continue to maintain the loss. 

Hello Ladytazz!
I was reading your post from 10/31 and I'm seriously on the same boat.
As of this morning I am 175 pounds.
It's been 2 weeks that I have literately just changed my type of meals.
I need to focus on my meals. I have dropped the Happy Hour drinks and just changed.
Things were bad.
I have lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks and it feels good.

I'll keep coming back to this forum for support...

I had my surgery in 2005 and had a revision on October 13th this year I had found that my pouch had stretched out...

 

Hi there.
Question... How much weight did you gain to make you consider having a revision?

I had gain 60 pounds

Also how did your revision go? 

It has been good I'm down 48lbs since Oct 13th doctor said you lose slowly the second time around