I AM 4 YEARS POST OP AND RECENTLY STARTED GAINING

Thank you and I'm definitely going to do this 5 day pouch test

If the quality/quantity of food you eat has stayed the same, I'd recommend increasing the amount exercise you get. Walking 1.3 miles isn't enough to achieve the target heart rate needed to burn calories, although it may have been enough when you were heavier.

I gained about 10 lbs. five years after my surgery, and genuinely thought that my eating habits hadn't changed. Once I started journaling my food regularly, I was surprised. You'd be amazed how portion size can creep up without you even noticing it. Try measuring/weighing your food and see what you come up with.

Those pounds came off brilliantly once I took careful inventory of my intake and added some weight training to my daily cardio regimen.

Good luck--you can do it!

I'm limited to the 1.3 mile walk cause I have my 7-year-old with me 24/7 with school being out and even though we wait till it cools off, it's 100-106 degrees. Hopefully as soon as he starts back to school I can join the gym cause I definitely need more physical activity. For now I'll do the walk, watch what I eat and primarily fill up on the protein shakes throughout the day... Thank you for sharing your insight

Yup I found I could gain at exactly 4 years also, so that means now you have to cut back calories and/or get more exercise.  You have to nip it in the bud now before the gain gets out of control, losing 30lbs isn't going to be easy but it can be done.  I diet every single day to stay at 140lbs just like every other normal 47 year old womyn I know.  Welcome to the real world.  Sorry.

Ok.....this is a scary post that makes me face my greatest fear.....REGAIN!
I am 4.5 yrs out and so far I haven't experienced a re-gain problem.  I am actually terrified of re-gaining my weight. 
I weigh every day and I keep a log of everything I eat....the good and bad.
I don't exercise like I should but I do have a physically active job so that probably helps.

I am anxious to read everyone's responses.

Best of luck to you!!!!!

Leslie

 I'm almost 4 years out & gained about 20 over the past year.  I just had to take a look at what I was eating, increase protein, decrease carbs and I started an app on my phone called couch to 5k and jogging every other night. It is actually pretty enjoying. I have lost all my excess weight that I had gained & I'm toning muscles too!

Good Luck
Dot

Increase your exercise. Walking 1.3 miles is good for your heart, but does little for weight loss or your metabolism. Strength training can increase your metabolism. I'd also recommend running or using an elliptical machine. Also track your food. The further we get out, the more we can eat. "Bounceback" is not a given. We can maintain our weight loss.