Rate of weight loss

I need some encoragement on the weightloss that one can expect after falling off the wagon and gaining 50 pounds.  No excuses...I am eating the wrong foods.  I just need reassurance that I will lose the weight...since we have had the surgery does the weight come off faster or is it the same as if I never had the surgery at all.  Why and how could I let this happen.!!

I think the surgery helps you stay on the diet by giving you hunger control. It's not going to change your rate of loss.

The reason it was so fast in the early days is because our stomachs were abused and swollen so we couldn't eat very much and we really weren't very hungry. If you can eat that little again and be satisfied, the weight will fall off but most of us can't do that after our stomachs heal.

OTOH, sticking to a 1000-1200 calorie diet should be easier than before surgery if you eat protein firs****ch your carbs and get in plenty of water. The restriction should kick in and the hunger should be manageable. That's the "secret weapon" that people who haven't had surgery don't have.

Weight gain is normal at this stage.  It is not impossible to lose again, but it is hard.  It will never be possible to lose weight the way you did immediately after surgery.  Your body has adjusted to the surgery and is very efficient at using calories again.  Most people achieve their lowest BMI at about 24 months after surgery, then start to gain some weight back in year three and beyond.  This does not make you a bad person, it is just a fact about how the surgery works.

I would suggest first contacting your surgeon to see what they have available.  They deal with this everyday.  My surgeon's office has a program for people past three years who are regaining.

 If that fails, then join Weigh****chers.  You need to be realistic and give yourself time to learn new habits and lose weight again.  I would also think about joining a gym and perhaps working with a personal trainer.  I do not believe that the answer is to go back to what you were eating right after surgery.  I believe you have to find the right diet for you and that might be very different than what is right for another person.