Weight gain aftyer 2.5 yrs

I am new to this site and am wondering if anyone else has had weight gain since surgery. I have been 2.5 yrs out and in the past year have put on 20 lbs. I go to the gym 3 times a week and watch what I eat. I have discussed my frustrations with my dieticians and they seem not interested in helping . I am frustrated in the fact that none of my close fit, my face is beginning to look fat again and I feel like crap. I have tried everything  ... Anyone have any suggestions

J

It happens to many - but only if you relax your control over food.  It is easy after a while for portion size to creep up or for few extra treats to seem normal.

All calories are not equal in how they affect the body, but the basic equation holds true - if you take in more calories than you burn, they will be stored as fat. 

Go back to the first principles, eat as you did then. Measure quantities, journal. 

Incidentally, it is always a good idea to say which surgery you have had. Makes it easier to answer you. 

If you are gaining weight, it's because you are eating more than you should. Kate had good advice. Start logging all your food. And weigh your portions. Once you know exactly how much you are eating, and when, you will know how to cut back a little.

I agree with measuring  your food, tracking your calorie intake and I limit carbs to under 50 gms/day. I would also look elsewhere for a nutritionist who cares. You (and your insurance) are paying them to provide a service and if they are not interested, then they don't need your money or time. It is so easy to be eating more than you think or to eyeball something but then, if you measured it, you would probably be surprised. Good for you for coming here to ask advice and for taking control now before the 20 pounds turn into 50 pounds or more! You can do this!

Thanks for all your input. I have measured food, I have counted calories and carbs. Infact I went back on a  diabetic diet and counted that way. My family physician stated that my body is no longer in the fat burning process. I go to the gym 4 times  a week .. I am at loss. I have jut reached out to my endocrinologist to see if there something he suggests.  

How many calories are you eating? If you are being honest with yourself and really measuring and tracking every bite and not losing, you are eating too much. Some people here have to keep their caloric intake pretty low to maintain.

What surgery did you have?  Many experience what they call "bounce back", often in the 3rd year so you are right on target.  With people who had the RNY the malabsorption starts to reduce and even eating the same there may be some gain.

Many like to go a little lower then goal so they have some wiggle room.

The truth is for many after the 2nd year the free ride is over and it is more difficult to lose and maintain then it was the first few years.  If you want to lose the weight you are pretty much going to have to watch what you eat closely.  Much like before WLS except you still have reduced capacity for food and that gives you an edge.

What the others have told you.  Your body at 2-1/2 years has recovered from the starvation caused by the surgery and is working to catch up again.  You are at the point where you can either decide to just be heavy again or you can decide to make the effort to get the weight off.

The easiest way to get back to goal and stay there is to count calories, fat, protein, fiber, and carbs.  The site If It Fits Your Macros will let you calculate all of those macros to determine your needs.  You factor in your exercise and the amount of weight that you want to lose.

I program the macros into My Fitness Pal so that there is an easy way for me to track.  I wear a Vivofit fitness bracelet that syncs with My Fitness Pal for calories and also tracks my steps all day and my heart rate while exercising with the heart rate monitor around my chest.  I weigh daily and track my weight in My Fitness Pal.

You can lose weight and maintain, but you must be willing to do the necessary work.  The websites, applications, and devices that I use make it easier for me.  But there is no magic.  You have to make up your own mind whether to be a success or a failure at long term maintenance.

Sorry about your gain.  No one is going to help you with YOUR body.  YOU must do the work.

People asked what surgery did you have?

Are you tracking every morsel you put in your mouth?  I so, how many calories are you eating - include liquids, condiments, tastes, samples etc.

How many times per week are you going to the gym . . . more importantly how much cardio and strength training are you doing.  I know many people through the years who socialized &"read magazines at the gym.  So it really means nothing to go to a gym.  Moving means everything even if you are walking, taking more stairs or exercising in your home.

Your opening post you say you go to the gym 3x's a week then in defense you say you go 4x's per week.

The point is you must be completely & truly accountable for keeping fit & trim.  Yes 2nd year and beyond is when the kick arse work takes place to maintain our lost weight.  We have more stomach capacity, we find ways to eat things we shouldn't.  And if you have malabsorption from say an RNY like WLS, you absorb much more efficiently.

 YOU CAN DO THIS!

All best,

Layla

If you consider that 20 pounds is approximately 70,000 calories, divided by 365 days, it is only an extra 190 calories a day. Very easy to do when serving sizes get a little bigger. Or when malabsorption stops (if you had RNY). I had to cut my calorie count at the 2 year mark to maintain.