Has anyone lost weight after 2 years out?

I recently celebrated 2 years out since my surgery.  I still have about 50lbs I want to lose but it has been so hard. i actually regained about 15lbs from my lowest point. Has anyone had success still losing this far out? or am I doomed to stay at this weight? I heard it is really hard to lose after 2 years out.

 Wow ..  sounds like me ..   I didn't lose my last 50, and am up about 30 lbs. from my lowest ..  I stopped losing at leas than a year out, but then I took it - 210 lbs. - off in record time (according to my surgeon) those first 10 months or so!   

 

I'm 5 years post and have been at a comfortable weight for the last 4 years, but I have to work at it to stay there.  If I don't eat enough I will lose 10-15# in a couple of weeks. 

The tool is still there, you have to start from scratch.  Log your food intake and exercise for a couple of weeks and then sit down and go through it.  You are probably eating calories that you don't need, grazing, or not really getting in the exercise that you think you are.  If you start to write it down you may become concious of what you are doing wrong and skip those unneeded foods just so you don't have to write them down.  Either way keeping track keeps us honest.

WLS isn't the easy way because of all the extra problems it causes us, but with the problems also comes the permanent tool.  Start to use it again and you will be amaized.

Ditto here.  I initially put on 10 from my lowest and stayed there as my activty increased.  After a hip injury, I gained 38 beofre making a serious regrouping effort to go back to WLS basics.  I have recovered from my injury and am getting back active again and with beter protein, water, an good nutrition I learned from WLS process, I have dropped 10 in 8 weeks.  Yes its slow but slow also means long term and not just short term water/waste weight.  I am also a huge advocate of watching my waistline more than the scales. (Extreme example:  I'd rather weight 400 and have a 36 waist than weight 220 and have a 44 waist.)

So short answer,...yes you can but it ain't magic.  You gotta work your know-how and be consistent. You don't have a new tight pouch but you still have knowledge and malabsorption. 

I bet you still have a smaller pouch than you had beopfre and it will still shrink back if you work at not stretching it to max.

It really just boils down to the basics of calories in vs. calories used/burned. You start with that and figure out if you're over or under. Then you need to look at your overall metabolism and see if you're in starvation mode (something that happens to a lot of us post-ops that hit the gym pretty hard).

At 1.5 years out, I can tell you I have plateaued at my goal of 195-200. Now I've gotten into body-building so I actually am transferring some of that weight from fat to muscle so it's all going to go out the window as far as actual numbers are concerned. I can tell you this, I eat VERY good right now and am only able to maintain my weight because I hit the gym hard 4 days a week and am very active the other 3 days.

Take a hard look at what's going into your mouth and then see if you can add some more exercise to your routine. Weight-loss doesn't have to be such a mystery if you can learn how to look at the keys...

I agree with Blazade and wjoegreen.  Furthermore, one advantage you have over normal dieters is that your new stomach is smaller than most people's.  You should not be able to eat much at meals.  I had my original RNY on 11-14-00 but had a staple line disruption and had a revision RNY on 01-21-05.  I had lost from 571 down to 335 dure to the initial RNY.  I was back to 420 by the time I had the revision.  I only got down to 380 due to that WLS --not a problem with the RNY--I had mental problems. 

In Jan of this year, I weighed 391.  I asked on the Main Forum for a recommendation of a book on behavioral change.  I behavioral therapist who treats food addicts suggested that I get the Beck's Diet Solution.  This is not a diet book but it teaches us how to follow any good nutritional diet.  It is available in a hardcover and a workbook.  You don't need both.  I suggest that post-ops get the Workbook.  I went from 391 on 01-29-09 down to 341 on 06-22-09.  I haven't been weighed since then.  I suspect that I put on a few lbs during July, but I know how to get back on the program. 

I do log my food.  I rarely exercise--I have difficulty merely standing although I can walk short distances.  I'm not making excuses.  I'm just saying that someone as inactive as I am can continue to lose weight.  Get in your protein, your liquids, and try to stay at between 1,600 and 1,800 cal per day.  I'd suggest staying at that level regardless of your activity level.  You will lose weight quicker if you do more exercise whether strength or aerobic or a comination of the 2.  Unless you are exercising heavily, you can fool yourself about the amt of calories your truly need.

Since I have written extensively about the Beck's Diet Solution, you can see more of my remarks by linking to my Latest Posts.

Thanks for all the advice guys! I do find myself grazing and I know I haven't been eating as well as I should. it's just hard to get motivated. but I am willing to work for these last few lbs. Another factor is I got laid off from work a few months ago. So being home all day, it can be very easy to snack all day.  Nice to know I am not the only one *****gained a few lbs and that I am not in this alone.

Ifyou are home all day, try to find some time to go walk or jog or bike some.  That effort will help burn a few more calories and the work will help you dedicate yourself to eat less poorly to hel pwiththe extra work you would be doing to get the pounds off.  I find a direct correlation between committment to a regular workout and dedication to eating smarter.  Might work for you too.   It might also help you to feel and look better that might help in your looking for new work and those interview first impressions. It also a good way to meet and make some new friends.
May I recommend lurking over on the Exercise and Fitness Board forum.  Those folks are amazing with what they undertake and accomplish.  And most started out with walking, then jogging, and now some incredible feats.  I find it inspires me to get out more often and try new heights on a regular basis. I am amazed at what we can accomplish with consistent effort.

I am getting close to 2 years out. I weighed yesterday and was shocked to be up 25 pounds from my low!

Grazing, not excersizing, poor food choices. Same thing that got me in trouble to begin with. Luckily this time I have a tool to help get it back off. Recommitment time.

Disappointed in myself, but near as much as I would be if I let it continue.

Thanks for your month-by-month log of weight.  I'm in the 230-239 range right now (235.5) and find that I'm averaging just under 10 pounds a month at this point, so I'm comparable to where you were.

I think that is good information to know because we often feel that we'll keep up the 5 or more pounds a week indefinitely.  But as our body weight reduces, so does the number of calories we naturally burn in a day without added exercise.  As we naturally burn less and begin to eat more, the calorie deficit shrinks and weight loss slows.  To see the changes in weight loss in your log gives an excellent perspective.