I am two years post op. It is very easy for me to put on a few pounds and difficult to get it back off.
Thankfully I have been so paranoid about it that i simply gain and lose the same 6 pounds over and over.
I pray that as i get many more years out, that i find my groove. It looks like i had RNY a month before you.
I was able to get to goal and even lost a few pounds more but yes, maintaining for me is the hardest work of all.
My hunger came back around 4 months post-op. I'm close to 8 months post-op now and the big difference is that the hunger isn't anywhere near as intense as pre-op. I describe it as more of a gentle reminder to eat than a ravenous hunger. I hope it remains this way as it's a heck of a lot easier to lose/maintain weight when you aren't starving!!!