Hello, my name is Brittany. I had my surgery on April 06, 2009. I lost 100 pounds during my first year. I gained 40 pounds in a year. I'm trying to get back on track and stay healthy.

Yikes! That's something that I'm really afraid of experiencing.

Looking back, what do you think happened in the second year in your case? Also, how do you plan to get back on track? I'm asking because I *know* I could easily be writing the same post next year.

I believe you can definitely get the 40 off again. I'm rooting for you! :-)

I know I was afraid of becoming a "statistic" stress from work and family played apart of me gaining weight throughout the year. I realized that I gained weight when I tried on my wedding dress I brought last year and it wouldn't zip up. I'm going to get back on track by meeting my goals for water, protein, vitamins and measuring my food.

Thank you for rooting for me! I just gotta take one day at a time. I'm currently eating soft foods..... back at stage 2.

Thank you for rooting for me! I just gotta take one day at a time. I'm currently eating soft foods..... back at stage 2.

Ah! Yeah, stress eating. I'm trying really hard to continue to always be aware of it and avoid doing it. At the same time, I know that in my pre surgery life it DID happen, so it'll always be something I'll have to look out for, too.

When did you get your surgery done?

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Hi Brittany!

I used www.myfitnesspal.com to lose weight before surgery. I'm 2 months out. But if I get to a point where weight starts going back on I will go back to that free resource. I think it's important to keep up exercise. Remember 3500 calories = a pound. At first the malabsorption will create weightless. Eventually your body will adjust & you will need a weekly deficit of 3500 calories for each pound you want to lose per week. You can do that by decreasing. A lot if intake and increasing exercise. Good luck to you

@BBrown05 Nov, 19, 2010 was my surgery date :-)

@Regina I use myfitnesspal.com too. I'm not actually trying to lose more weight at the moment, but I find it helpful to for keeping me aware of what I'm eating and how it stacks up. I love the fact that you can SCAN barcodes with the iphone (and droid, too) to get the nutritional info into the app! Pretty awesome for a free app, IMO.

I've been using myfitnesspal as well. I also love the scanner it makes tracking fast and easy. I wish they would add a category to track vitamins. For now I just scan it under breakfast and it shows the nutrition values. I've been reviewing my dietary guidelines from my surgeon and I've been doing good this week. This week I list 6 pounds.

Lost* 6 pounds

Now THATS a good week!