6 years post-op. Having too much difficulties to weight loss!

[t.calgary 1]

Hello everyone!!!

I'm new at this forum but tried before to find a related topic.

I've done my bypass surgery 6 years ago. I lost around 55 kilos. In the last years, I've been gain some weight (completely my fault)! I gained around 10 kilos.

Now, I decided to change this situation and i've started the Dukan diet. I'm at the 20th day and i have lost just around 2 kilos. And i'm very restrict to the diet.

I talked with two more friends that did the surgery at the same time as me. Both have the same problem to loose weight. It seems like our body cannot eliminate any weight.

Does anyone suffering the same thing here? It is so frustrating!

Cheers,

t.calgary

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I don't know what the Dukan diet is. But 2 kilos lost in 20 days is not the same as "not losing weight.

At that pace you'll lose 3 kilos in a month. That's not so bad from my point of view.

Keep it up, and in 3 months you'll have lost those 10 kilos.

Make sense?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Dukan IIRC is similar to Atkins. My sole purpose in this is to not engage in a fad diet ever again. I want the practice of 3 healthy meals and a snack a day if necessary to be my at of life. I can acknowledge that a slip up on occasion may happen, but I want that to be the exception not the norm. I have promised myself to eat right and exercise. I feel like I was given a gift. When I have trouble I plan to use support groups and any tool I can find to stay on track.

ETA: Dukan diet. - Similar to Atkins in that it is in low carb, high Protein, limited fruits and veg.

[t.calgary 1]

Sure!

I don't know what the Dukan diet is. But 2 kilos lost in 20 days is not the same as "not losing weight.

At that pace you'll lose 3 kilos in a month. That's not so bad from my point of view.

Keep it up, and in 3 months you'll have lost those 10 kilos.

Make sense?

Edited November 7, 2015 by t.calgary

[James Marusek 5,244]

At 6 years post-op, you are definitely in the "Maintenance" stage. The approach during this stage is different than the approach used in the"Weight Loss" stage. I wrote a short article that describes the approach that I followed. It is available in the following link: http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

[TMG1980TMG 136]

Dukan IIRC is similar to Atkins. My sole purpose in this is to not engage in a fad diet ever again. I want the practice of 3 healthy meals and a snack a day if necessary to be my at of life. I can acknowledge that a slip up on occasion may happen, but I want that to be the exception not the norm. I have promised myself to eat right and exercise. I feel like I was given a gift. When I have trouble I plan to use support groups and any tool I can find to stay on track.

ETA: Dukan diet. - Similar to Atkins in that it is in low carb, high Protein, limited fruits a veg.

This x1000!

I don't want to diet anymore!

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I am nearly 4 years post op, I have not have significant regain, but a I got a couple of pounds over goal.

OMG... really really hard, and shockingly slow to relose. i consider losing .5 to 1 pound a week to be OUTSTANDING. So, it took me months to lose 10#, but, I did and am back at goal. It will take me months more to get back UNDER goal, but I will get there... a few ounces at a time!

Here is what I think - act line thin people do. Ooops.... I am up a couple of pounds - I need to go back to what works! I don't happen to think that low carbing is a fad, I think for some of us it is a reality. for me it works.

So, I am convinced that the key to long term success is that diligence, that avoiding denial, that going back to what works... and being in it for the LONG HAUL. It isn't about losing regain fast... it is about STOPPING more regain and then ideally losing it again in a slow slog. I reckon that is the story for the rest of my life!

In my opinion, it is "magical thinking" to believe that once at goal, I am not hungry, life is good, I never have to be concerned about what I eat... ever ever again. That has not been my experience, and i chat with enough other "veterans" to believe that many others have to continually work at maintenance.

The difference is, pre WLS - I didn't stand a chance. Now, it is work, it is effort, it is slow, but I can do it!