Surgery was in June, will I regain this weight I'm losing?

Makes perfect sense, thanks for the info. I like protein shakes too and there are several good options with low to no sugar, so I'm going to keep in mind that an additional one a day can benefit me. I'm supposed to get 80 grams per day, so I'm glad there are a lot of good flavors of shakes out there!

Unfortunately weight regain is all too common. Therefore the Back on Track articles and posts. I find some of the most successful post-ops are those that make exercise a key factor in their journey. I am still trying to incorporate exercise on a regular basis. The time seems to get away from me and I haven't made it a priority but I need to.

TJFox, I have never liked exercise, but I just have to figure it's part of my day like waking up and showering or getting dressed, I need to not make it a choice, but a routine or I'll overthink it and not do it. What are Back on Track articles?

Thanks!

exercise is excellent for overall health , but I do have to say, I lost 122# and have maintained the loss for 10 years, doing absolutely NO exercise at all.

hollykim, that's impressive. You must have stuck with a good healthy program for eating and have great discipline. I've been told that for my heart, I need to exercise so I'm going to do my best to make it a daily routine and not give it much thought, like Nike says, just do it.

Congrats on your success!

Adding muscle is a way to fight this. Muscle burns a ton of calories (even when you're at rest), and that's a big part of my long-term strategy. I'm doing great right now but I'm only a year out, so I'm going to try to get stronger so I don't end up regaining any fat.

PuggleDad, this sounds like a solid plan. I would like to be a toned human. Not giant muscles, just toned, especially my arms. My legs aren't so bad and are starting to shape up a bit. Thanks for the muscle info!

Changing your eating habits to accommodate your surgery. If you don't change them then yes you will gain your weight back.

I have a little story for you. When I first started researching (back in 2002) a co-worker had just had the RNY. She did great. Lost more than 100 pounds in a year. When I had my surgery (I ultimately chose the DS) I noticed she wasn't losing anymore. We were in a lunch meeting together one day - I was probably 2 months post-op and she was more than a year post-op. They served chinese food buffet style. I always asked beforehand what would be served so if there wasn't anything appropriate for me I would bring my lunch, which I did that day (pre-op I would have had a feast at the buffet). Anyway, she loaded her plate full and piled so high it was crazy. I whispered to her - are you really going to eat all that? She told me she was going to "take it home". I watched her eat. After about 10-15 minutes I noticed she was slowing down but was also dabbing her upper lip with her napkin. After a couple more minutes she excused herself from the table. She was gone probably 10 minutes. She came back and started eating some more. She probably finished half her plate. She had gone to the bathroom to throw up. Ultimately she never changed her eating habits one bit and gained all her weight about - it took her about 2 years to do that.

Moral of the story - there is no magic system. You have to commit to "all in". Surgery isn't a short cut or a magic bullet. Yes you will lose weight - you've just made your stomach the size of an egg - of course you will. That egg will stretch. You will be able to eat more the farther you get from your surgery date. You didn't get fat overnight and will take time to lose the weight and learn how to live with the new you.

Janet P. that is a very informative and sad story. Your coworker had such a great gift but didn't do her part to make it work long-term for her and she fooled herself. Maybe some of it was the fault of the program she went through, who knows I probably stated that wrong by saying a magic system, what I meant was a great recipe (and otherwise) plan for staying with the losing side. I didn't go into surgery thinking I was going to get all skinny and never had to do any work for myself to remain that way. I am working on meal plans and search for recipes that are simple and will be healthy and bariatric friendly. There are a lot out there, it just takes time. I'm willing to put in the work and love the advice of the veterans here. Thanks!

You can't go by posts you see here.

Posts work the same way as emails and before that letters. People write because they want to complain, something is wrong.

Happy people are off doing happy people things.

I have not regained outside my margin of error and life. You won't find any threads started by me about it, but you may see several of me replying to questions like yours.

People that don't regain have followed the same recipe: They stayed on plan. Of those rare folks that didn't stay on plan there are two paths to success: 1) they returned to plan and stayed on it; 2) arrived at an equally successful plan and stayed on that;

It sounds easy to "stay on plan" but we all know it's not. But it's the 'secret' in my opinion.

Good Luck

Tek