post bariatric surgery but gained some back

Do you use the website obesityhelp.com? It's a support site for all bariatric surgery patients and they have a forum specifically for bypass surgery, maintenance, regain, etc...If you don't use it, you need to get on board! You can find soooo much support and wisdom to help you identify the problems and what to do to jumpstart your weight loss again and not go back. I had the sleeve done March 2012, so it's been almost a year now. I'm toward the end of my loosing phase, with about 15-20 more lbs to go to be at a "normal bmi." I'm still trying to keep my calories between 800-1000 a day, keeping my carbs between 40-60, drinking 64+ oz of water, and most importantly 70-100 grams of protein a day. You know those are the basic rules during the weight loss phase. You may really need to "go back to the basics" to shed that 45lb regain! Are you still doing protein shakes? If not, maybe add 1 back into your routine for breakfast or a snack. Do you measure your foods? I learned that we should "under eat" our smaller stomachs, measuring out 3-4 oz of protein and not going beyond that per meal; not eating and waiting to get that full feeling (usually by that time, we have already eaten too much), but feeling satisfied and them stopping. Are you a grazer (eating small things all throughout the day which builds up calorie intake without even realizing it)? If so, try and do 6 meals a day, all protein based, and if you have room left in your stomach, then a small amount of veggies. And keep drinking drinking drinking your water in between meals, especially if you get hungry before it's time to eat again. Have you noticed if you fell back into any old habits? Like caloric drinks (soda, juice, etc----if you are drinking calories, STOP!), processed food high in sodium, snacking, chips, candy, sweets, high carb foods and starches, fast food, fried foods, alcohol, etc? If so, STOP! Please go back to the basics and use your "tool." You went through alot to have your bypass and you deserve to keep the weight off! The small stomach you have now with the bypass will stretch if you don't put in it what's suppose to go in it. Bypass patients can also try the "5 Day Pouch Test" (google it to get the details). It will shrink your stomach back to a smaller state, so you can feel more restriction again like when you were earlier out from surgery. Log your food intake on here, see what you've been doing lately, and change what needs to be changed. I feel that eating clean is the best way to go. It's much lower calories and it keeps your carbs low. It's a great lifestyle to live I wish you well on your continued journey with your tool. Again, if you are not currently using it, please try Obesityhelp.com! I'm always on the sleeve forum, it's very active.

i had rny on mar 17 2009. went from 338 to 213 by new years, and since new years 2010 to now, ive packed on the pounds back up to 244ish(250 last week, just started to get serious again) . i personally, know why ive re gained. i eat substantially to much, substantially to often. just found the will to try to get my nose back to the grindstone with the diet, but it aint easy. if bypass patiants dont make life changes, they will regain, its that simple

12 years post-op I too found I was regaining:( it is extremely hard but I remind myself daily the surgery was a tool.

Hi I had my surgery in 2002, got a divorce a year later then remarried in 2005. I lost 110 pds and felt great. Never have had dumping...only occasionally vomited. But over the last couple years I have gained back about 40 lbs. I have tried everything...... But not hard enough. I am going to do the 5 day pouch test and get back to the basics of my gastric lifestyle... Here goes.