Question:
YOU WILL GAIN WEIGHT BACK AFTER SURGERY
I AM NOW 4 1/2 YEARS POST OP AND HAVE GAINED BACK 42LBS. IT IS NORMAL TO GAIN WEIGHT BACK AFTER SURGERY. SO ALL OF YOU POST OP PEOPLE THAT ARE AFRAID TO COMMENT OR UPDATE YOUR FILES BECAUSE YOU ARE ASHAME OF PUTTING BACK ON THE POUNDS. DON'T PANIC IT IS NORMAL. I HAD 2 DOCTORS TO TELL ME THE SAME THING...... — fradycat007 (posted on September 17, 2005)
September 17, 2005
You will probably hear from a lot of people (most of whom will be less than
three years post-op) who will loudly proclaim that they are adhering to the
"pouch rules," exercising like demons, and allowing no sugar to
cross their lips, and are, they'll say, never more than three to five
pounds above their lowest weight. People in the first two years after
surgery, in particular, find it easy to believe that they'll beat the odds
and keep 100% of the pounds "gone forever," just as, before we
settled on surgery, we all believed we'd beat the odds and be the two to
three percent for whom dieting worked. After surgery, some weight rebound
is all but inevitable, usually during or after the third year, even with a
distal surgery such as the BPD/DS. Wise surgeons prepare their patients
for it.
— Kay B.
September 17, 2005
I am 3.5 years post op and have gained about 50 lbs. At first I tried to
blame it on a staple line disruption but the truth is that I have really
gone back to eating very poorly.
I just had a hysterectomy due to endometrial cancer and I am now committed
to losing the weight that I have gained plus another 30.
Wish me luck!
— tracyr
September 17, 2005
I'm 4 1/2 years post op myself. Everyone that I know in my area that had
wls has gained all, most or more weight than they originally weighed since
wls. So I went into wls with my eyes wide open KNOWING that YES, you CAN
gain the weight back. But just these last two months I've over did eating
corn on the cob with butter and have put on six pounds. This is a first
weight gain since wls. So now that corn is over, I'm getting back on track.
Hopefully I will be able to lose it. I always heard that the five year
point is a bad time. ;)
— Danmark
September 17, 2005
It is so sad but true. i've gained back around 60 pounds. i am so disgusted
with myself. i know i'm still down 100 from where i started but when i
looked in the mirror i might as well be 800 pounds. i think the worst thing
is the embarrassment. i was so proud after i lost all the weight that i
went on and on about the surgery and now i look like a failure...phyllis 3
years, 4 months post op
— candymom64
September 17, 2005
I think it varies from person to person as to how much you gain back. To
lay down a blanket statement that you will back a large amount of weight
and be ashamed to admit it is pretty harsh. I am 4 years post op and
currently weigh between 145-150 from a low of 135. I do not regularly
exercise, nor do I obsses over calories/points/carbs/sugar/protien. Yes,
you will gain back some, but it's not always a huge amount.
— RebeccaP
September 17, 2005
At 2+ years post-op I realize that I am new at the "gaining"
game. I truly believe that if you try, you can gain all your weight back
and then some. As for me, I try each and every day that I wake up to keep
myself on the straight and narrow, dieting, trying to make good choices,
etc. Most days I do, some days I don't. I find that that is nothing
differen than life itself. I hate to think we all had such a difficult
12-24 months in our lives to have WSL not work. Is there anyone out there
that can tell us that this works? I will post a different question and
hope we all get some answers. Missy
— Missy H.
September 17, 2005
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR RESPONDING TO MY POST. BUT I HAVE
NOTICE ONE PERSON TO READ MY STATEMENT WRONG. YOU QUOATED "To lay down
a blanket statement that you will back a large amount of weight and be
ashamed to admit it is pretty harsh" PLEASE READY MY STATEMENT AGAIN I
NEVER SAID EVERYONE WILL GAIN BACK A HUGH AMOUNT OF WEIGHT BECAUSE I KNOW
IT VARIES FROM PERSON TO PERSON. I SAID IT IS NORMAL TO GAIN WEIGHT AFTER
SUGERY. I SAID I, MYSELF GAINED 42LBS.
— fradycat007
September 17, 2005
well i must be doing something wrong it has been three years for me and i
havent gain any of my weight back i exercise three times a week and in the
summer i swim a lot i am lucky to have my own in ground pool so ido laps
all summer i know when i havent eaten to much which dosent happen often
and i stop i watch the sugar and it has work for me
— ROSEMARY A.
September 18, 2005
I am new at WLS but my Dr. was very clear in stating that the surgery was a
"tool". The rest is up to me to exercise, change eating habits
and to address the emotional aspects of eating as well. These are the keys
and I believe it is a gift we are given and it is up to us individually to
take advantage of this.
I think with any addiction that the farther you get awayf from it, the more
susseptable your are for a relapse. I plan on also giving myself reasons
for sticking to the process, one of those is to remain a mmemeber of this
forum and to keep in contact with other WLS people.
— Barbara V.
September 20, 2005
How sad! I did NOT go through WLS to gain my weight back. I simply refuse!
— pjnick
September 20, 2005
I am about to be 4 years in March and I have started gaining. So my
question to all of you, how do you get back on track to loosing the weight?
My grazing problem has definitely returned. Fighting the temptation is
harder now than it was before. I have been battling to get back on track
since July. Help!!!!
— Chris9672
September 21, 2005
I have to disagree. I am little over 3 years out and have actually lost and
additional 30 pounds since March of this year. I just bought a pair of size
6 jeans yesterday. Know why I have not gained? I know this is a tool and I
have to do my part to keep it off. I eat right, exercise, drink water and
take my vitamins. I think it is a disservice to tell people they WILL gain
weight. They will maintain if they do what they are supposed to and if you
do a gain from not doing what you are supposed to do then the TOOL will
help make it easier to lose then before the surgery. Sorry but I totally
have to disagree with this statement.
— Stephanie B.
December 27, 2005
I wish to agree with the comment above - it gives me great encouragement
and hope. I am just at two years, and I had regained 9 pounds from my
lowest weight. I started at 403, got down to 163, and I am now maintaining
at 172 for the past several weeks. I look and feel great for a 6 foot tall
man, but I really want that low number back. While I have gone way beyond
the doctor's goal for me, my own personal goal is to maintain 160, but I
find that getting back into the losing mode so difficult now, especially
since hunger has returned with a vengeance. I WILL make it - I am trying
very hard to put into practice my new adopted healthy lifestyle. It seems
that most folks struggle with the last few pounds. SO, once again, hurrah
to the prior post - I now have been encouraged to continue the fight!
Michael
— Big Loser
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