Weight Gain

    I had my surgery roux-n-y in 2000 and lost 100 lbs.  I did great keeping it off the first three years.  The past four years I have gained back 50 lbs.  I hate the gain and I am so desperate to get it back off.  I don't believe that any kind of surgery revision would be the way to go for me.  I am not a heavy meat eater, so I never had any success with the Atkins diet.  I am guilty of grazing through out the day.  I tried weigh****chers with no success and I find that I am once again looking for the perfect diet or solution as I did before the surgery.  Nothing is working and I hate what is happening.  I want so much to get some of this 50 lbs back off.  Any suggestions or advise would be greatly appreciated!

I don't know if this will help but I copied it from the Graduate board where someone else had said she had started to gain weight and this helped.

The idea of this is to stimulate your metabolism to start burning fat and stop the grazing!!! Of course, adjust the times to your schedule, however, do NOT go past 1 ½ hours between some kind of feedings. 6 am coffee, tea, or some other kind of warm beverage to get things going 7 am 8 or more oz of PURE water 8 am protein shake 9 am 1-3 oz of protein type food* 10 am 8 or more oz of pure water 11 am protein shake noon 1-3 oz of protein type food 1 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 2 pm protein shake 3 pm 1-3 oz of protein type food 4 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 5 pm protein shake (like while cooking dinner prevents tasting and grazing) 6 pm dinner 1-3 oz of food total, i.e., 2 oz of protein food, a bite or two of veggie and perhaps a taste of a complex carb 7 pm 8 or more oz of pure water 8 pm protein shake 9 pm light snack like string cheese, deli meat or cheese, about 1 or 2 oz total 10 pm 8 or more oz pure water · Pure water is very important to optimum health and to flush the fat cells through your body.  You may drink crystal light, diet Snapple, flavored waters, etc., however, you still MUST get in the 64 oz of PURE water every day and do not count the water in shakes or the flavored waters UNLESS you are flavoring them yourself with lemon, etc.  Propel is good, but still do not count towards your water. · You may make your protein shakes with just 1 scoop for 20 g of protein or less, but your total protein shake consumption must be at least 90 g.  I use the full 30 g portion for each of my shakes, but my body requires more protein supplement.  Please adjust accordingly, however the importance is actually drinking them.  You can make up a half a portion in 2-3 oz of water to equal 15-20 g of protein then your daily total of drinking 5 shakes would be around 100 g which is perfect for a proximal RNY. · You will find that by setting the timer, you will never be hungry, and in fact, by the latter part of the day, you will be surprised when the timer goes off to have water, protein, or food again! · All meals must have a beginning and an end.  No more than 15-20 minutes per mini-meal.   If you are full in five minutes, STOP and discard food or put away for the next meal.  It doesn’t mean that you can still eat during that hour.  This constitutes grazing. · Track your food in Fitday.  This helps. You will find that even though you are eating every three hours your pouchie can’t handle as much as it could have before. · If you aren’t carbophobic add some whole grains to your meals, but eat them LAST. Mix all protein shakes with water and ice only.  No milk or fruit.  This adds calories and causes cravings for more carbs.   You may add SF syrups, or mix your shakes with SF beverages, i.e., Propel, crystal light, Fruit 2-0, etc.

Thanks for the info.  I too have gained back most of the weight I lost and it's all from grazing.  Now if I can just find a protein shake I like...

You may want to try the 5 Day Pouch Plan. Go to www.5daypouchtest.com. I've had a 30 pound regain and am going to give it a try. Many have said it is successful, but you are still responsible for what goes in.......