JohnnyCakes

wow... that sounds incredibly complicated. thanks for the explainer.

my thoughts as well.....

"internal hernia with twisted gut" ... did they say this was due to your RNY anatomy? and if so, any tips on how to avoid it? glad you're okay Fluffy!

according to NIH, the "normal" weight range for a 5'7" woman is 121-153lbs. you are 170. so you still have quite a ways to go (50+ pounds) before you are considered underweight. while most people 6 years out struggle with regain, you admit you can basically eat anything you want and keep your weight down, if not still lose a little. i'm sorry... what's the problem here?

lots of pain here too.

sounds like you might be having mild dumping symptoms. eliminate sugar, limit high GI carbs, and see if it improves.

i can't think of anything negative. oh -- i can't chug water like i used to. you know how when it's super hot and you haven't hydrated and you get a cold bottle of water and down that **** all at once? yea i can't do that anymore. i miss that.

when people loosely ask or comment in a social situation about my weight loss and say "how?" i generally joke it off and say "tapeworm" or "crack" and that usually gets laughs and ends the conversation. but if someone later pulls me aside and genuinely asks for advice, either because they have a weight problem or someone they know does, then i'll proudly tell them about my surgery and advocate for it for them too.

yes, your appetite will be non-existent during the initial rapid weight loss phase. then, as you get to your goal weight, you will notice that you will experience normal hunger sensations again and can comfortably eat more food. this worries a lot of people because they think they are "stretching their pouch" (not a thing) and are on the road to regain. but that is not the case. rather, your body is saying "okay, i'm at the weight i should be at now, lets eat some more food so i don't waste away to nothing!" in short, as long as you eat healthy whole foods a good 90% of the time, you can let your new appetite be your guide. if your body is hungry, feed it healthy food until you are satisfied. no need to count calories or portion sizes. if you have no appetite/hunger, don't eat! it's pretty simple. the danger is if you go back to sugary/processed food. don't do that. fast food, junk food, processed food, alcohol, sweets... all of that should be part of your past. those foods distort your body's natural hunger signals (insulin rollercoaster, food reward balance) and you can very well gain weight in the long-term by doing so.

the mental aspect of this surgery is far, FAR more challenging than the physical aspect. and yet it is rarely talked about. that needs to change.

your family has problems.

drives me crazy, yes. in fact, it's only a matter of time until a female posts in THIS thread.

correlation does not equal causation. there are a million other reasons you might be getting sick more often that have nothing to do with gastric bypass. but we as patients tend to blame anything and everything that happens post-op on the surgery.

try Pedialyte

because you are a man? who has been thru this? advising another man? who posted his question in The Guys Room? in a thread titled "Guys who started over 400lbs"? please... jesus christ, it's not that hard. READ THE FORUM NAME YOU ARE POSTING IN BEFORE YOU POST. and if that doesn't clue you in, here's another: WOMEN STAY OUT OF THE GUYS ROOM.

truly unbelievable.

that’s amazing! that’s gotta feel weird as hell tho, huh?

great post. welcome. unfortunately, even in a forum designated for men with a sticky post telling women not to be here, they swarm here anyway like flies. so rude and disrespectful. and then they go “waaah, i didn’t know! “ - even girl members here for years with thousands of posts say this. funny, as men wouldn’t be caught dead in the Women’s Forum. somehow, we can keep all these tricky sub forums straight! pretty good for us big, dumb lugs! anyway, good luck to you bro. you will figure everything out. bc i can tell you’re an intelligent dude and the weight loss happens slow enough to give you time to adjust mentally. it’s only women who b***h about “i’m losing weight too fast! “. imagine that, women finding something to complain about. even when it comes to this miraculous, life-saving surgery.

DO NOT do any diet that you aren't willing to follow the rest of your life. and keto is possibly the most unsustainable diet there is. you are about to get bariatric surgery. the surgery works. just eat a generally healthy, whole-food diet. give up sugar entirely, carbs mostly, and eat normal amounts of healthy fats. or as author Michael Pollen so succinctly put it: "eat FOOD. not too much. mostly plants." or what i came up with: "if it grows in the ground or falls from a tree, grazes on grass or swims in the sea." this surgery is your "do-over" opportunity to live a somewhat normal life. you don't need to do an extreme diet like keto. the OP is in a different boat, having regained. and honestly it's not a long-term strategy for him/her either.