Question:
weight gain 3 yrs after surgery

I have been 3 years after gastric and have gained 30 pounds help    — grneye53aol.com (posted on January 27, 2008)

January 27, 2008
Go back to the beginning. You still have the same tool you had three years ago. And call your doctor. They can help get you back on track.
   — Shirley D.

January 27, 2008
I am 4 1/2 years post op and I weigh 25 pounds more than my lowest weight and have been this same weight give or take 5 pounds for the past 3 years. I think this is just the size that I am going to be. I wear a size 8 and I am 5' 4" so I have no complaints. Your body may have just settled into a comfortable weight.
   — Carlyn M.

January 27, 2008
4 yrs Post Op here...I recently gained 10 lbs of winter/holiday weight ( I seem to every year, but take it off with exercise)...I am trying the 5 Day Pouch Test as we speak...I am on Day 3 and I am beginning to get that "new" feeling again. So far the test has completely rid me of carb cravings and night time snack attacks. I feel better. My confidence in my pouch is begininng to be restored. It's not really a diet, yet it is at the same time. All I know is I feel so much fuller on so much less for so much longer! If that's what you might need for a little motivation, the test is easy to find with a search...I don't expect to lose weight on this 5 day test...but I see how it can help me get back on track...Hope that helps
   — .Anita R.

January 27, 2008
I am 4.5 years out and I recently had 2 babies in less than 12 months. I have 20 pounds still hanging around that WON'T leave. Before I got pregnant I had been at the same weight for 2 years. I believe that the farther out you are the easier it is to add weight, and keep it, :(
   — GAYLE CARMACK-LYONS

January 27, 2008
Your not eating the right foods. I am 4 yrs hout and I havent gained a pound. In fact since my last dr visit last year I lost a pound. Eat healthier. Exercise. You dont have to go back to liquids but I would watch the carbs, sugar anything high in calories and fat. Look at what your eating on a daily basis. Write it down and see what you shouldnt be eating.
   — Joanc

January 28, 2008
Diet and exercise and water girl. If we do it, we maintain or lose, if we don't, we are dooming ourself to re-gain. If you need to visit weight watchers or join a group, get a book, beg a friend, do whatever you need to, but get on track. 30 pounds will turn into 100 before you know it if you don't nip it in the bud. Going back to basics will always get you a sense of control and desire to keep yourself on track. You also need to look at the ques in your life that cause you to eat what you want. It may be just the lust for food, or emotional issues that lead you to food. If you don't deal with these as well, you set yourself up for problems. You have come this far, you can face this 30 pounds and bet the little giant before it gets to be a big giant. Take care. Patricia P.
   — Patricia P

January 28, 2008
If possible, watch this week's TLC show, Big Medicine. Not sure what day it comes on ... Mon - Tues or Wed. Sorry. Anyways, they will be having a patient on there that is gaining weight back several yrs after surgery. Might can get some insight there.
   — Tammy Cardwell

January 28, 2008
Becky, Go back to basics on the food intake. get your diet right after surgery and try sticking to that ... What i syour intake? I am out of surgery 11 months and still eat 500 to 1000 calories a day. closer to 700 to 750 .... i lost 248# so far 100 to go
   — obx100