Question:
How can one gain weight on such a

I'm curious since I will be undergoing the procedure in a few weeks. I see some posts on how much others are eating, which to me seems like what a "normal" person would eat. The posts also show they are afraid of or are gaining the weight back. How can this happen? I can see eating junk food and stuff, but not regular foods. Is our metabolism really that messed up that any amount of food can cause weight gain or is this an issue only for the first year or so?    — arebella (posted on June 26, 2001)

June 26, 2001
It is my understanding that "grazing" can cause you to gain weight. That is eating small amounts all day long. If you stick to your diet that the doctor gives you, you should not gain weight. Most post ops start out with about 800 calories a day. That is not what a normal person eats, at least not any normal person I know. You have got to get in your water and your protein for your body to be able to heal after surgery, and walk walk walk. Hope this helps.
   — Helen C.

June 26, 2001
In a word, yes. We are so messed up that we can gain on what has always been considered "good food". We don't burn calories, we store them. Unfortunately, we have a fatal disease. Time in remission doesn't remove the original disease. I wish it was so. While we are in remission, we need to work with the treatment to keep the disease under control. If we stop working with it, the remission ends. There are mechanical failures, bad post-op programs and bad decisions on our part that can end the remission. The good news is that there can also be long term success with just a little work & good sense.
   — vitalady