Hey guys, hoping you can help me out.

So I'm just over two years post-op. While I have lost a lot of weight, I have plateaued, but I mostly think it is my fault and I'm a little bit worried. For the past 6-7 months I have been eating too much. I haven't necessarily been forcing food down my throat, but I've definitely overate a bit on many of my meals, and I've had more meals in general. I started seeing a personal trainer and he got me tracking my food. I've been eating on average 1800 calories a day and this has kept my weight stagnant, but I still have more to lose. Tracking my food was great for me because I can really see where I went wrong and how to fix it. So here's the problem, 5 days ago I decided to get 100% back on track with a proper post-op diet. But I have noticed I am getting hungry a LOT. My stomach is constantly yelling at me for more food. I started supplementing a small protein snack in between meals (and eating less on my main meals) to help keep the hunger under control, and it has helped but I am really worried. Have I caused permanent damage to my pouch? Stretched it out and now my stomach won't tolerate less food?

So I'm curious about other people in my situation post-op. Do you guys experience hunger? I don't remember ever experiencing it before I started eating poorly, or if I did certainly not like this. If I messed up my pouch, is it permanent?

Also, after researching this a little bit I have found something called a "pouch reset" diet, is this something you guys would recommend for my situation? I'm really worried that I'm going to be hungry for the rest of my life if I start eating properly again because I stretched my pouch or something -_-.

Thanks

Pouch reset is a fad diet and does not shrink your pouch or sleeve. Not recommended; instead, eat protein first, then vegetables. And make sure you're getting enough protein and water a day.

2 hours ago, cokeguy223 said:

I've been eating on average 1800 calories a day and this has kept my weight stagnant, but I still have more to lose.

1800 cals a day is not much for a guy your height and weight. Do you exercise?

Get a kitchen scale.

3 meals and 1 snack.

4oz protein + 4oz nonstarchy veg + 2 oz starchy veg at each meal + 1 teaspoon butter or oil on veggies

Snack can be 1-2 oz nuts or seeds.

Walk 3-5 miles a day, weightlifting 2-3 times a week.

I don't think your protein snack is a problem. There are two phases to gastric bypass surgery. These are the weight loss phase and the maintenance phase. The approach is different between these two phase. I am 4 years post op RNY gastric bypass. This describes the approach that I am using in the Maintenance phase. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf