Thank you Bscott

Thanks for the response. I agree, eating 600-800 calories for the rest of our lives is not reasonable nor realistic. We had surgery because we tried everything else and let's be honest-moderation was not our strong point!  : )

The surgery was on our tummies not our minds, so it is VERY easy to revert back to that mindset after a couple of years. Yet 1200-1500 calories using healthy proper food with exercise and activity is doable. I know that journaling our food helps, also having support as we find on these forums, and as you mentioned-the kind of food intake regarding our carbs, fats, and sugars.

My real concern was my mindset because in the beginning we are so motivated but the real challenge in this journey is at or around the two year mark where weight does not come off any more, where as the tool (Surgery) has done it's job as promised (50%-70% of weight we need to lose) and now it is on US.

I'm not whining or complaining, I'm extremely happy where I am. I'm healthy, can do things again, don't feel self-conscious, have extreme confidence, etc.  I just don't want to go back to where I was and that is why I reach out on this forum for help and suggestions. I REALLY respect those who have done this 2 years and over and have stayed committed and within their goal weight or still heading that way. It did not just come to them automatically, I know they had to work at it-probably harder than they ever worked on themselves than ever! So I know its not about just having surgery and all problems go "poof!", no I still have a lot to do!

Although I feel I'm still in the game, I also know how easily we become complacent and overly confident, and eventually back to where we were. How many times have we lost weight, felt good and then regained it? And I've seen it happened with a few that have had gastric bypass! So this forum is where I beseech advice and I listen to all that you and others have said.

Although people do things different ways, getting a DEXA scan, checking our Resting Metabolic Rate, going to a Nutritionist, Support Group, O/A, or merely checking this web sight daily or weekly means that we are still in this to win it. See, our mindset is changing, we are fighting back now.

So while 10 lbs regain may not seem much as opposed to what I lost, it is a few steps backwards that I needed to correct before it became 50 lbs and so forth. And that is why I came here and I'm encouraged to say 6 of those 10 lbs are back off! It is a battle and I'm not going to get down on myself when I fall off the horse as I MAY do from time to time but I will make myself accountable.

Thanks for the suggestions! Just a few things I've learned here.

Exercise or at least be active, involved.

Eat the right kind of foods-healthy, not junk.

Watch your food intake-calories, carbs, sugar, etc.

Never become complacent-always work on improving something even if not just pounds, sculpt your body, attitude.

Drink water. Take vitamins, minerals

Journal your food intake

Reward yourself for goals reached

Pay it forward-Reach out to others, help others.

Listen to those who have been there!

Prepare for succeeding, plan, make food in advance

Make yourself accountable!

Again, thanks.

Premier protein is my favorite. They sell premixed bottles at Costco and Sams and hopefull you can find it at your local grocery store. I have not used the Patch MD but a lot of people on this site seem to love using it. 

I use Premier Protein ready to drink purchased from Costco by the case. I use the vanilla as cream for my daily coffee. I continue to drink one daily for this purpose.

As for vitamins, I purchase Celebrate chewable multivitamins. Can be expensive but I do like them. I also take a chewable calcium.

Thats part of the side effect some people get lucky and lose no hair at all.I lost alot mostly thinning.Be very careful about how much biotin you take because you might have hair popping up everywhere.And i also heard that it doesnt matter if you take it or not your hair still gonna thinning out. But in July i will be 4 years out and my hair has grew back so long and pretty i get lots of compliments.Ive also lost over 100 ppds 232/125.But its one lady on the forum she knows alot of info and i use to read all her post I think her name is Poet Kelly she can tell you anything you want to know.