I did WW online during the pandemic when all centers were closed. I ended up doing daily meetings and sometimes twice a day. It was very informative and inspiring. So much has changed and the people were truly making a difference in their weight and in their life. I would not want to go to the weekly onsite meetings again.

Thank you very much!!!

Paul~thank you, for the interesting article. I know several people utilizing these medications ~ most needing to use appropriately 50 pounds. All are being closely by their physicians. On the hand, I know 2 bodybuilders who are getting Ozempic who~knows~where...need to lose MAYBE 5~10 pounds...and they are having tummy issues....hmmm

Ronnie~my very deepest sympathies ~ it sounds like you have really been through the wringer! Over the past 21 years ago, I had periods of roller coaster regain/reloss/etc....Currently I am pretty much staying 10~15 pounds BELOW goal. Who ever would have thunk it?? I credit it to God and Weigh****cher~ and White Dove, here on the board. She is wise, indeed!

Best of luck to you, and please let us know how it goes!

I know that you have been through some terrible emotional pain. But the truth about weight gain after surgery is that at the five year mark, approximately 50% of weight loss surgery patients have regained half of the lost weight.

Your regain is normal and expected. When regain happened to me, I found Weigh****chers to be the only thing that helped. I follow the 2023 plan, which means I can eat any food in any quantity as long as I count the points. During the pandemic I attended online meetings. I attended at least one meeting a day and sometimes two.

When I consulted my weight loss center nutritionist about the regain, the first thing she told me was to stop drinking protein shakes. It is an easy way to get in calories when you are not able to eat solid foods after surgery. But once you can eat solid foods, you don't need to drink more calories.

Worrying about following the post surgery diet is silly. It is like trying to feed your teenage son formula and baby food. You know longer have the stomach size of a new born baby and need to eat real foods.

I highly recommend the Weigh****chers book, The Shift, by Gary Foster. It took more than a year but I lost all of the 30 poundsof regained weight and no longer have any problem with regain. It was expensive, but for me money well spent.