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It isn't weight loss surgery, it is metabolic surgery, just a tool to use or abuse. If you use it as it was intended you will be able to maintain your weight. Remember it is about health and wellness and not the number on the scale. I weight myself rarely, every scale is different and the surgeon's office is my go to place for accuracy. Just stay on plan and continue to follow the meal plan laid out for you. By the way, the first article is a scholarly article, the second one is not a scholarly article. I would watch what kind of article you are looking at and take anything that is a .com with a grain of salt, literally. While weight gain is possible, it is not the absolute. One day at a time. You may eat off plan during the holidays, but get right back onto your meal plan and exercising plan to maintain your health. Wishing you the best.

I wasn’t going to say anything, but honestly… I feel a little hurt by this post. At one point, I was 325 pounds. I wanted a baby more than anything, so I worked hard, lost 100 pounds through diet, and was finally able to get pregnant with my first child. After I had my second, my weight climbed back up to 297. I wasn’t the mom I knew I could be. I couldn’t play with my kids like I wanted to, I didn’t have the energy to care for them the way they deserved, and I knew I was setting a bad example with the way we ate. So I made a change. I got the surgery, fixed my eating habits, and got my butt in the gym. And now? I can do it all — and then some. My daughter tells me almost every day how happy she is that I lost the weight and can play with her and her brother. That hits me right in the heart. I didn’t just do this for me — I did it for them. And I’m so proud of that!

If this is for real, you need to seek psychiatric help. It is understandable that you may have conflicting emotions about the changes in your body, but to go through the process of a major surgery that has the purpose of long-term weight loss and subsequently seek strategies to sabotage the surgery is very unhealthy (mentally and physically). I also think it’s pretty disrespectful to post this in a forum for people who have worked very hard to lose weight with the intent of maintaining the weight loss.

i nailed an 8-angle pose (aka asravakrasana) today...im super proud of it and have been bragging about it to everyone all day long. this would have been unheard of pre-wls, and even pre-obesity as i was never a yoga/fitness gal until after losing all the weight. even as a normal-sized adult in my 20s and 30s this was just not in the cards. p.s. who says yoga doesn't make you strong? not me. p.p.s. im also no spring chicken so this is pretty mind blowing to me.

Have you gone back to your surgeon & team for assistance? The fertility treatments you have been undertaking may be contributing to your difficulties losing weight again even if you are currently not taking any. Worth exploring - hormones can certainly hinder weight loss. May be get a thorough blood test for everything including hormone levels and thyroid levels to see if anything is revealed. Also maybe discuss trying GLP-1s with your surgeon. All the best.

I was walking just today, and walked right out of my shoes....I bought them just before surgery.....I investigated and found that my feet are actually smaller!! Who knew?

I've been doing a lot of reading lately about post-bariatric surgery life, and something that's really started to concern me is weight cycling. I know I'm only 15 months out from my gastric bypass and have made great progress (73 lbs down, Yay! 😄), but I've been seeing some articles that have me a bit worried about maintaining this loss long-term. I came across a study published on PMC, "Weight Gain After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4232339/), which discussed how some bariatric patients experience weight regain. It really got me thinking about how crucial it is to not just lose the weight, but to keep it off. Then I found another article, "How to Avoid Weight Cycling and Maintain Your Weight Loss" (https://slimvive.com/avoid-weight-cycling-and-maintain-your-weight-loss/), which offered some practical advice on preventing regain. It's just a bit daunting to think about, especially when I'm still figuring out how to balance everything, getting enough protein, managing my blood sugar, and those 1/4 cup portions😣. Has anyone else felt this concern about weight cycling after reading up on it?

Hello, I had the Gastric bypass and the day of surgery until now, no insulin, no oral meds, no more glucose monitoring, I'm in remission. Asked my surgeon how this happens, and a part of the BariNation community and ask the surgeons that do questions and answers, and even talked to my endocrinologist to find out how. Being a nurse, I'm curious, and really want to know. Nobody knows, there are no articles explaining it, there has been research but there is no one rationale as to why it happens to a large number of us who have had Bariatric Surgery/Metabolic Surgery that helped with weight loss and reversed diabetes after 30 years! I'm still amazed. Good luck finding your answer.

Hello, welcome! I understand your plight. I too had troubles in the procreation department. However, it is going back to the basics. High protein meals! Eat within 1 1/2 hours of waking and stop after eating dinner. Calories is not an issue, the amount of protein is the bigger deal. I'll leave the specifics to SpartanMaker, he writes volumes. No simple sugars and limit your food sizes. 30 minutes of exercise? What kind of exercise? Are you just walking, doing strength training or cardio? Walking is always a good thing. Keep working the basics and the weight will come off, but nothing will happen quickly. Wishing you well.

Hi ladies, I had gastric bypass 3yrs ago October. My starting weight was 340 and I'm current 269 with my lowest being 245. I lost all of my weight the first 9mos and then I went off plan because my fertility doctor wouldn't restart treatments until my weight stabilized. I had surgery so I could get pregnant (I had undergone 3yrs of fertility treatments before surgery). I've had 3yrs of fertility treatments since then, no lock. My new dr said I'd help if I lost another 50lbs. I've been trying for months and cannot get below 255. I lowered my calories to 800 with 30min of exercise and literally not even an ounce lost. I eat clean, very little to no sugar, fruit, veggies, beans, lean chicken breast, and no flour products. I don't know what to do. Im 39yrs old.