Overweight and Injured

I had my RNY done in 2009 and had lost 122lbs. Well, 2010 I was injured in an automobile accident. I had to have back surgery. I am still down with chronic pain, cannot exercise. Because of accident and surgery, I have gained almost 50lbs since the back surgery in 2011. I still do not eat much at all and I do try to watch what I eat. But I cant move around like I did before accident. I am frustrated, depressed, not motivated and refuse to buy new clothes because I have all of my "little" clothes still hanging in closet. Can anyone help me on how to get this weight back off of me???? What do I do????

Buy cute clothes that fit you and make you look and feel attractive.

Start a diet program today.  Track everything you eat.  Weigh yourself daily and record the weight.

Realize that it will take about a year to lose 50 pounds.  Cutting 500 calories a day will result in one pound a week of loss.  If you can cut 1000 calories a day, then you can lose 2 pounds a week and finish in 6 months. 

Moving around and exercising is great, but all that really matters is calories.  Eating high protein and low carb will definitely make you feel full longer.  You did not regain because of lack of exercise.  The only way to gain weight is to eat more calories than you burn.

Sorry to hear about your accident and the chronic pain.  

I definitely understand the frustration of gaining weight when you are relatively immobile (I had a total knee replacement in November and between the knee and a very snowy winter, I gained 8 pounds.  I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but exceeding my 5-pound self-imposed limit is bothersome), but White Dove is correct: the weight gain is because you didn't adjust your caloric intake to take into account your immobility. (I tried after my knee surgery, but didn't adjust enough or for long enough, so I am definitely NOT judging you!)

She gave you great advice about tracking your food intake and dropping your calories.  The weight will come off slowly that way without any increased activity, but it will come off.

Chronic pain often causes depression, and having the weight gain is probably just exacerbating it.  Have you considered counseling?  That might help with the depression and accompanying lack of motivation, and might help you put in place some strategies for getting the weight off. 

Lora