Question:
3 years post op weight gain

i am overwhelmed by my weight gain. i went from 168lbs. to 180lbs withen the last 3-4 months. i went from a perfect size 10 to a whooping size 14!!!!can also eat a full meal with no more full feelings i fill like such a failure. everyone that sees me gasp looking at me what can i do    — doodahroe (posted on February 13, 2010)

February 13, 2010
Get with your dietician immediately and stay away from those foods, I know it is hard but it sounds like your pouch has stretched back out and you now have to control what you eat not your body. You have not come this far and went through all this to be obese again, don't look to food find other things to make you feel better. You can do this!!!
   — ladyrdhk

February 13, 2010
Spend the money and the time to go on a liquid protein diet and do it today and stay on it as long as you can. You will get in your protein, boost your weight loss and regain your drive. Do it
   — nursldyjen

February 14, 2010
Wow 12 lbs made a difference of 2 sizes??? Just think back on when you had lots and lots to lose. 12 lbs. will be a piece of cake. Go back to basics. My surgeon told me that rarely the pouch stretches, it is normally that we start eating sugars, carbs and go back to old habits, or stop exercising as much. Start journalizing your food .... keep your calories below 100. Good luck!
   — happypeach

February 14, 2010
Below 1000, not 100, lol !!
   — happypeach

February 14, 2010
I don't know how much you lost originally, but they say a weight gain of 10% of what you lost is normal. You definitely are not a failure, and I doubt that everyone gasps when looking at you. Now is probably a good time to go to see your surgeon and NUT and possibly a therapist to help with your feelings of failure. If this just happened in the last 3-4 months, you need to figure out what is going on. Good luck and remember that you are not a failure.
   — Dawn A.