I am in the same boat. I had RNY Dec 06. I kept my weight off quite a few yers but, old habits crept back in. I have cut all mindless cracker/ chip (anything crunchy/salty I love) and eating lots of protein. It is working for me, slowly but surely. Good luck to you!

I AM SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS, I AM 3 YEARS POST OPP. GASTRIC BY-PASS AND HAVE GAINED BACK ALMOST 50 LBS I HATE IT. I WAS FEELING LIKE I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO EVER GAINED AFTER SURGERY. IM GOING TO GET THIS WEIGHT OFF AND DO WHAT I NEED TO DO A HEALTHY MOM MAKES HEALTHY KIDS.

You are definitely not the only one who has gained weight back after surgery. In fact, the statistics of those who do have troubles later on are kind of shocking. I don't have figures but I have spoken with and read about many many people who have gained some, all or more than what they lost back. Myself, I had RY done in 04 lost 237lbs and slowly over the last ten years have gained back close to 80 lbs. To date I have lost 40 of those lbs I gained back and am striving to make it to goal of 150 which was always the goal weight from day 1 and I never got there. Closest was 169. Don't feel bad about it because you are doing something about it. Life is going to happen you just have to roll with it. Good luck

wow, this thread is really shocking...so many people having trouble post surgery...I was in therapy for 2 years after my surgery and I felt I was ready to take on the world and any stressful situation...I was wrong

ITs hard to admit it , and even harder to admit we know why we gained, how we gained, and that we chose not to fix it earlier , I am glad you are here, and wish you well on your journey .
keep logging it, and you will be able to watch your own progress.

the complacency happens to a lot more pople than they care to admit, the thing is , it has now become my opinion that for about 75% of patients it does not last, when i had my numbers they told me like less than 10% of people regained at 3 years, ( i had mine in 04) and 20% in 5 years, and they had no data beyond that....

well... now i do math
10%+20% means that at LEAST 30% regain in 5 years ...
Ive been over to the OH ebsite, and there are like 7-8 groups each with a couple hundred people who have regained ....

now granted that might not be the most advanced sampling...
but that based on who is all here.... seems like for a lot people they tend to regain...
seems like there are two main subtypes, those who regain 20-40 lbs , and those that have regained 50 or more ...

doesnt matter, why or how , its more important that we restart .
Kay Bailey Hutchinsons videos and podcasts , and the 5 day pouch test... still good stuff!!
i did it last month , and extended day 1-2 out to 6 days... it worked for me , good kick start...

I had the Fobi Pouch in 1999 I started at 275 got down to 189 and hovered there for a long time,, after 8 years it crept up to 235 so I got serious... got back down to 189 in 2010 but then, here I am in 2014 and found I was at 214.

I have health issues, FSHD - a form of muscular dystrophy that keeps me from walking much, I wear leg braces, I was diagnosed with diabetes and gluten intolerance during my journey... and on Friday I was told I have candida...

I found out about a five day pouch test.. it is a five day plan to re-boot your pouch.. to let you know how to eat right... I am on day 3 and feeling like I have control again. I have to eat like I did when I first had the surgery.. I went through a lot for that surgery.. .I paid in money and in pain.

I tried counting calories .. .I tried weight watchers.. I tried hypnosis... I tried eating the every 3 hours bit. calorie counting helped a few years ago, but did not work due to the candida.I was eating 1200 calories and GAINING weight.

I have been trying to eat past the pouch, eating sugars and carbs.. I forgot about the 4 rules:
1. protein first
2. chew chew chew
3. exercise
4. no snacking

If you want to find out more.. look it up here: http://www.5daypouchtest.com/

she also has a FB group and some books on Amazon.. I might get the cook book, but for now.. I am on a new journey.

sure , what i did is her 5 day test i just took each day and extended it out to 3 days, so day 1 i did for 3 days, day 2 i did for 3 days , day four 3 days ... etc . pretty simple really. and then didnt bother with "extending" days 4 and 5 because by then i felt more in control
i find it a lot harder to eat larger quantities now
Ive lost 13 lbs in the past month, so i know it worked for me

Oh I so agree and feel all our pain. Little angry with myself for sliding so backwards.How many calories are you eating a day. I am back to the protein shakes 1-2 x's a day also

I had Roux-en-Y in 2009 and had been down to around 150 but gained about 20 back by mindless eating and bad food choices! Recently my husband told me I eat all the time and I realized he was right. My pants had also gotten tighter and I WON'T buy bigger sizes. So I decided I'd better get back "on the wagon". I am doing about 1500 calories now. How about everyone else?

I had RNY in 2009, lost about 170lbs, maintained it for a year, had surgery to remove the skin and lift a few things. I feel like I never fully recovered from that surgery. I am now eating way more than I should, to the point of feeling out of control and I have gained 75 pounds. I am disgusted with myself. My clothes don't fit and I have a hard time finding new clothes. Summer is coming and all I want to do is hide.
I still work out 2 times a week but it isn't enough to combat what I'm eating everyday.
My skin is stretching and is painful every day.

I had an RNY in 2001 and lost 100 lbs. I have slowly gained back 50 of those pounds and have felt that I wasted my chance. But......a friend of mine joined this site and I'm willing to give it a go. What do I have to lose.....oh yeah.....that 50 lbs, plus some more! I just started REALLY counting yesterday, and so far have gone over my limit by about 150 calories, but it's less than I normally would have consumed. I have to encourage myself with the old saying that it took a while to put it on, and it will take a while to get it back off!

Hi again..I did the 5 Day Pouch Test and it helped me A LOT! It's 5 days of going back to basics. First 2 days are liquid, 3 day is soft protein, then medium protein, then firm protein. It helped me get back in touch with my hunger and to realized most of my eating has been emotional.

I wanted to let you know you got my company on this trek for getting back on track. I never made it to goal either, but I have set a goal weight for myself at 170 lbs. I have set a goal to loose 10 ponds this month. Looking forward to keeping up with this week.