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You are not alone. . Some go the route of revision. Some get back on track and lose it on their own. Search box is at the top left. Type in regain (15,505 results) or revisions. (17,500 results) https://www.bariatricpal.com/search/?q=regain https://www.bariatricpal.com/search/?q=revision

We get to choose how strict or lax you want to work your plan. Find what works best for you. Be mindful and make sure food choices do not slow down or stop your weight loss. For me, I was consistent not perfect. I stayed on plan for the most part. Some may see me as being on the stricter side. I know what my trigger foods are. I keep them out of my home. I wanted to make the most of my first year. Weight loss is harder as you progress months/years. After surgery it was easier to make healthier choices. food no longer rules my world. My taste buds changed. I eat healthy options of sweet, salty and old favorite foods (example healthy version pizza) I don’t feel deprived. Shopping and eating healthy has become habit. Prepare for the food holidays. Being healthy options to potlucks. Pack your own meals for work with a healthy sweet option. (It will keep you from the break room goodies) Know that Its ok to tell people no. Just say “I’m full but thanks for offering” Remaining successful: Nothing magic. I follow my plan. Logging my food. staying within my weight loss/maintaining calories and macros, hydrate and exercise. I’m in maintenance phase. My diet is different than weight loss mode. I can indulge within reason.

Our local meeting is open to anyone researching bariatrics. (referred by the surgeon’s office) We had a gentleman show that monopolized the conversation. The RN who facilitates our local group has no control over who shows up. The RN tried to redirect him several times. He was told him to keep questions brief and give others time to talk. He would not stop. Several people got up and walked out. He still had no clue. Start your question or answer with “I will keep things brief to give others a chance to talk” Hopefully it will give her a hint.

Do what’s best for you. No regrets that I did this. I am maintaining five years out in the 130s. I needed a long-term solution. I have lost before but have struggled to keep it off. I am a sleeve and I bounced back from surgery quicly with no complications. My weight loss was fast (not the norm) I'm maintain. I do indulge within reason. If I gain 5 to 10 pounds, I go back to my weight loss mode diet and work it back off. Here is my dietician’s recipe website for food ideas. (note category tab – click bariatric friendly recipes.) https://karenmangum.com/category/bariatric-friendly-main-dishes/ https://karenmangum.com/category/bariatric-friendly-desserts/

I'm worried about you, It shouldn’t be this way. Your health comes first. Make an appointment even if you must take a day off work.

** pre op information seminar video** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE4NQvsd_AM

I don’t carb load unless I'm running a half or full marathon. I'm forever carb sensitive and its automatic weight gain. This is my week leading up to my half marathon. I’ve gained five pounds with two more days of carb loading to go. Looking forward to race day on the 18th. Weight loss mode starts the 19th

https://www.endobariatric.com/weblog/2018/05/09/resleeving-revising-other-bariatric-surgeries/

My two cents on what to expect five years out…for whatever its worth. I feel real and head hunger. I have since I was six months out, I had to find ways to satisfy hunger. Eating Added carbs and sugar will cause hunger and make you crave them more. Detox off them Ditch soft proteins, shakes and bars. Years out they will never keep you feeling full. Eat dense protein with the other foods on your plan. Eat as much veggies as you want until full. It will help keep your calories in range. Keep healthy sweet and salty items on hand for cravings It’s very common feel less sleeve restriction as you progress out from surgery. It’s not full size but you can hold more food volume. Just because I can eat more food does not mean I have to eat over my weight loss/maintain calories and macros and gain weight. I log my food in myfitnesspal.

I understand how re gain messes with your emotions. I’m five years out. I had a gain my third year and worked it off. It was not easy. I am concerned that you don’t want to “fight” for the weight loss. Even with a revision it still takes work to lose the weight and maintain it. Search around the site and get perspective from people that had revisions. They can help you research that option. If you are interested in losing without revision, many of us can give you advice on how to get back on track I wish you the best, Jenn

Does this mean that everybody 5 years out will need to be re sleeved. Do you really need to be re sleeve to lose 27 lb?

@Mikeyy Just an observation. @SeattleLady said she has GERD. That is one of the main reasons people have revisions. Choosing a surgery is so personal. What may be right for you may not be a good fit for others.

Easier? There is nothing easy about bariatric weight loss. This takes work. Breathe, relax, and take this one day at a time. You didn’t gain weight overnight. You won’t lose weigh over night. Some lose slow some lose fast. Either way you are getting to your goal and healthy. Don’t compare your loss to anyone else it will make you crazy. This is your journey. Work your plan and envision where you will be in a year,

Ignore what myfitnespal says for calorie range. It may help if you set up your own calorie, protein and carb goals in the app. Trust your dieticians plan. As you progress you will be able to consume more food and calories. Your dietician will give you a calorie and carb range to stay within. Information on stalls below. https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/351046-embrace-the-stall/

All plans look different. Make sure you are following foods on your dietician’s post-surgery plan. Some carbs may be allowed on certain diet stages. Check your plan for the type and amount allowed. Bariatric Basics - Log your food, stay within your weight loss calorie and carbohydrate range. Hit your protein goal.

I understand how weight gain can mess with your head. You are not alone. Many are here working a weight gain off on their own or having revisions. Surgery is only a tool. I think @round2wi explained things better than I ever could. Counseling is a good option to address your overeating issues. As for stretching, get it diagnosed by a surgeon to see if its due to complications, a botched surgery or overeating. If its overeating, get counseling so that you don’t stretch a second surgery. What I wish sleeve patients would know before surgery. (this might not be your situation) The sleeve might not be the right choice for some people. Your restriction will become less over time. It’s not back to full size but, you can hold more food volume. This is common experience with the sleeve. Just because you we hold more food does not mean we have to eat over our calories and macros and gain weight. It’s easy to graze/ eat around any type of bariatric surgery. Eating several smaller meals of healthy and non-healthy foods that total over your daily calories/macros. You don’t feel any surgery restriction with small meals. It’s as if you never had surgery. You will gain weight.

Get it diagnosed if your surgery is stretched. I am hearing it can be from the procedure performed wrong, complications or overeating. If it’s overeating, get counseling so you don’t stretch a second surgery. (I'm hoping @JamesL73 is opening a revision thread. I would like to understand more about this topic) I'm five years out. My situation may be different than yours. I had weight gain in my third year and worked it back off. Did your Dr's let you know that you would feel less restriction as you progress out from sleeve surgery? This is a common experience. Mine is not back to full size but it is larger. Just because I have extra stomach compacity does not mean I have to eat over my weight loss/maintenance calories/macros. Some things that help me satisfy the extra room: I eat dense protein and foods allowed on my plan. I eat as much veggies until the sensation of full. (ditch shakes, bars and soft foods. They won’t keep you full years out) I eat five to six small meals. It helps to keep my blood sugars level. I log to make sure I’m staying within my calories/macros Keep healthy sweet and salty options on hand to satisfy cravings. Once you add extra carbs and sugar you crave them more and they cause hunger. Detox off them. know you will feel crappy for a while. It will pass. The main killer of weight loss is grazing. Eating several small meals healthy and unhealthy options that total over your daily calories and macros. When you eat small meals, you don’t feel any surgery restriction. The sensation as if you never had surgery. You will gain weight.

Ultimately. Choose the type of surgery you want. Research take your Drs suggestion into consideration. Ask your insurance what types of surgery they cover. Have your friend go to an information seminar. I know what the statistics say on each surgery. There are no absolute stats/results with any type of bariatric procedure. Some of lose slow and others lose fast. Sex, age, hormones, complications, medical issues, medications, genetics are factors on the rate you lose and how much you lose. The only part of Weight loss surgery that is in our control is how you work your plan. We are all more than the statistics. I guess you can say I don’t fit the statistics/norm of a sleeve procedure. I lost fast. starting 254 to 140 in six months. I had no complications. I bounced back from surgery quickly. Five years out I maintain in the 130’s. Most people that are maintaining and doing well don’t stay on this site. Not many vets hang around. I’m not sure if people are getting a balanced look at WLS outcomes. Revisions are done on all types of surgery for many reasons. I’m hoping to see an official revision thread. I would like to know why we are seeing so many revisions. I’m now talking to people that have had three surgeries. For me absolutely no regret.

Awe. You have a great husband.

My half marathon is on the 18th. I’m carb loading this week. Sweet potatoes are my go to. Spaghetti the night before. I get runners stomach on long runs. (It happens to runners that haven’t had surgery) I do liquid carbs day of and on my route. Its trial and error to find what works. I cant wait to see your photos. I hope its a great day for you.

Congrats on your upcoming surgery.

Hunger does not go away with surgery. I’m 5 years out. Hunger is much more manageable for me with real food stage. I eat five to six small meals and stay within my calories and macros I keep healthy sweet and salty items on hand to stop cravings I eat dense proteins and foods allowed on my plan. I eat as much veggies until I feel full.

Many of us have done the pouch reset to get back on track. The other option is to go back to your bariatric diet plan. (Log stay within calories/macros, hydrate and exercise) For motivation join the May weight loss challenge. https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/424941-❤-may-2019-challenge❤/

Many use cottage cheese to find the sensation of full and how much volume you can hold. Measure a cup of cottage cheese and eat until full. This will be your pouch food volume size Knowing you can hold more food, you have to find ways to satisfy the extra volume and not go over your calories and macros