It has been years since I've been on this forum! So glad it's still here because I'm at my wits end and need help!

First let me confess that I am a weightloss failure. Had VSG and with alot of hard work on my end lost 100+ lbs. Stalled, even gained, because my body adjusted had the DS. Lost 30lbs of the 50 I gained back and that is where I've stayed for the past 6 years.

Now I'm not complaining, without the revision I most likely would be a very large person, and I may have done better if I stuck to the exercise and a better diet, truthfully. But what makes me wish I'd never done it is how I feel.

I am so sick of being gassy and having bowel issues! It honestly seems that no matter what I eat I have gas and diarrhea. Luckily I make it through most of my day fine but then evening hits and my guts are a mess. Often, like tonight, my sleep is even disrupted by it.

I have been trying to cut things that I think may be the issue and have weeded out some things but I'm finding that it seems EVERYTHING bothers my gut.

I 've been trying to research diets but most have recipes with veggies, fruit, dairy which my body can't tolerate. And when I search DS diet I get alot of post op info but nothing years out. I suppose I could see a doctor or nutritionist but being a weightloss failure, I'm a bit ashamed.

So, turning here for suggestions on diet. What sits best with you? I don't even care about weightloss, I just want to feel better!

I had my DS in 2012. I lost 140 lbs and made it just above 200lbs for many years. I put on about 40 with covid. I have taken it off plus more. I am in onderland for a few months now. I am at 189. Still loosing. I am wondering after my surgery I could not eat pasta. I would stand by the toilet mouth watering waiting to throw up after 2 fork fulls. I am noticeing this withmany foods now. Steak, rice, some veggies, sometimes i can eat something and the next day cant eat it. Does this happen to anyone else?

For many DSers the post op diet is very much like Atkins. No carbs. No bread, rice, flour, cereal, sugar. What we eat is mostly meat and low carb veggies. Lots of us can have as much protein and fat as we want but the first thing to cut out is grains and sugar. Try that first and see if that does it for you. Sometimes that is enough.

Do some reading about the Atkins induction diet. That is pretty much what I have been doing for the last 20 years.

If you can, buy a fitness tracker and just wear it for 2 weeks to determine your activity level. Then work on increasing it over time. If you are lazy, it keeps you aware and accountable.

Take it slow. Trying to change everything at once can be a form of self sabotage. Don't make yourself so miserable you give up.

Weight gain is because we learn to eat more calories than we burn. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than we take in. Going back to basics is not the answer. It may work to lose a bit short term but it is not sustainable, You do not have a new surgery, you have matured and need to find foods that you love and eat them in the quantities needed to attain your goal weight and stay there. My personal solution is Weigh****chers. I can pick any food I want as long as I count the points. We are meant to enjoy food and eating. It is just learning how to do that while also being the correct weigh for our body. Weigh****chers knows how to do that. Read their book, The Shift. It will change so many of the misconceptions we have all learned to live with. It can show you how to eat a healthy diet that you really enjoy.

I need help and encouragement to get back to the basics. It's been 10yr since surgery and have gained weight due to covid and life stressors. Help me get back on track. Can't even remember the basics.