What would u do? 2 1/2 years out...

Well I was at a size 4 and I am 5'4 now I am back up to 156.5 and in a size 10-12 I want to get back to atleast an 8 and 125-130 I have to watch it though because I have been known to get down to 97 and was given stuff by the dr to gain some but my eating habits are out of control to so its back to the right things again I will start with the basics again lets all work together and encourage one another. best wishes to all.

Thanks for being honest - I started making homemade bread and cinamon rolls and ate whatever i wanted.  I did it for a few years and didn't gain weight so I thought that I could eat what I wanted - NOT SO!  I am up 15 pounds from my lowest weight which wasn't even at my goal.  I never even realized that I didn't reach my goal until yesterday when i came back to this site.  I even put baby snickers and reeses cups in the freezer and ate MANY of them.  What on earth was I thinking, huh?  I appreciate confession time - thanks again for sharing.  It's nice to know that I am not the only one that makes mistakes.

Chris

That program is very reasonable and you should lose about two pounds a week on it if you follow it carefully.  If you cut the carbs to about 20 a day, you would probably be able to lose two pounds plus one or two ounces a week.  There is about a 10% advantage if you eliminate all but 20 carbs a day,

Extremely low carb is difficult to maintain.  I get my carbs from whole wheat bread, fresh fruits and vegtables, sweet potatoes and brown rice.

Going to 1200 tops and 100 carbs a day would be about two pounds a week.  Not even a difference of one ounce and a lot harder to follow.

You are never going to lose weight again like you did as a post-op.  That two year honeymoon is over.  Now is the time to follow a reasonable well balanced meal plan and get in plenty of exercise.  Weigh****chers is an excellent option for you at this time. 

Fifty percent of people regain ALL of their weight by the end of year five.  The surgery is only a tool and the malabsorption from the surgery is what makes you lose about one hundred pounds during the first eighteen months.  The malabsorption goes away and the body learns how to absorb food again. 

Maintaining is a whole different game.  You can do it, but it takes a lot of work and dedication.

"Fifty percent of people regain ALL of their weight by the end of year five."

Where did that statistic come from?  I know people regain, but this doesn't sound accurate to me.  Also, is it broken down by surgery type?

I think she pulled it out of the same place as "you'll lose 2 lb a week" stats.

You can't know how many pounds someone will lose in a week at different calories levels unless you know their BMR and their activity level. It is true that the larger your calorie deficit, the less you lose for each jump down in calories.

But for many people, especially shorter and/or older women, 1200 calories is only a 500 calorie a day deficit or possibly even less. For a lot of WLS patients who don't do more than moderate exercise and who have years of yo-yo dieting behind them, 1200 is maintenance calories!

For people in that boat, the only thing they can do is either severely restrict calories (which needs a doctor's supervision) or add in a lot more exercise.

Is there anyway to lose quickly again?  I hate to think of the 2 pounds a week little loss again.  AWE man...  Yuckie!!!

Honestly, you'll be lucky to lose 2 pounds a week on this or any other plan.  WLS often screws with people's metabolism, so you might gain on 1500 calories a day while "normal" people would lose quickly on that.  You will probably have to be comfortable with a more gradual loss. Rapid weight loss is long gone - I mean, heck, it's long gone for me and I'm over a year behind you :-/

But - that's not bad news.  You CAN lose.  It will just be more like when "normal" people lose weight.  Don't be discouraged, even if you only lose half a pound or less a week.