It's been 20 years since my bypass. My surgery weight was 379. My lowest was 170. The most I weighed post opp was 243. I'm now 218 and I'm struggling to get under 200. Anyone else here has this problem. I know alcohol is one of the biggest set back

Wow 20 years ago you had bypass? That is amazing. I saw someone else on here mention alcohol is causing weight gain for them. Maybe you can switch to a very low carb, calorie beer?

Somebody else on here today was talking about alcohol being an issue. Now that you know your primary trigger, you know what to work on. Have faith that your tool of bypass will still work for you if you get back to basics in terms of tracking your intake, watching drinking your calories, etc.

Is it the calories in alcohol or the fact that it lowers your inhibitions with eating other foods? If the former, switch to spirits with zero calorie mixers. If the latter, quit alcohol.

2 hours ago, Pollito said:

Is it the calories in alcohol or the fact that it lowers your inhibitions with eating other foods? If the former, switch to spirits with zero calorie mixers. If the latter, quit alcohol.

Good point.

I recently discovered myself that drinking alcohol seems to coincide with me eating more.

I put back on 1/2 of the weight I had lost after just a couple of years. Last January my BFF talked me into doing the Fast Metabolism Diet with her. After 2 months I lost 1/2 of that weight & after 6 months I had hit my goal weight (I never had done that). I have been holding that weight for the past 6 months.

I totally changed my eating habits by not only following the Fast Metabolism plan but because of it I cut out all dairy which is a huge thing for me today! My body feels so much better in so many ways!

You gotta get the book by Haylie Pomroy!

I'm glad you've found something that works for you.

I think alcohol lowered my inhibitions to eat too. I just responded to another post about alcohol and said post surgery I don’t like the taste of alcohol anymore and can’t seem to drink it fast enough to get a buzz anyways so it’s sorta like what’s the point? I am actually glad I no longer like it cause I know it’s a waste of my calorie budget and I think it makes me eat more.

On 2/12/2022 at 12:16 PM, Ivy379 said:

It's been 20 years since my bypass. My surgery weight was 379. My lowest was 170. The most I weighed post opp was 243. I'm now 218 and I'm struggling to get under 200. Anyone else here has this problem. I know alcohol is one of the biggest set back

Alcohol ended up becoming a major obstacle to my loss. My social life involved regular beer drinking. After getting sleeved I knew I was not supposed to drink carbonated beverages, however my desire to hang out with my friends caused me to learn how to overcome that obstacle and drink beer. I think this is the major reason I never hit my weight loss goal and then gained some back.

What worked for me recently was to use a time restricted feeding program along with a Keto based diet. I ate mostly Keto and only had two meals, lunch at Noon and dinner around 5-6pm. This came from, the insulin control diet programs recommended by Dr. Jason Fung. Given that my sleeve kept me from feeling really hungry it worked well and I dropped the 20 pounds I gained during the pandemic restrictions.

Now I have major issues with hiatal hernia and GERD, so a revision to RNY is scheduled for tomorrow. I've decided since I have been given a second chance I am going to make the most of it. I have determined that alcohol no longer has a place in my life, and neither do snacks and slider foods.

On 2/12/2022 at 11:48 AM, Pollito said:

Is it the calories in alcohol or the fact that it lowers your inhibitions with eating other foods? If the former, switch to spirits with zero calorie mixers. If the latter, quit alcohol.

Wise words.

Really look into this if you're having trouble with alcohol - if you're restricting yourself too much for a period of time, your subconscious will find ways to break 'free'. And alcohol can be just one such way.

Ie. if you've told yourself you'll never have x, y or z food, then be curious if alcohol becomes a 'get out of jail free' card to have that food. Because what may end up happening is all those desires channel into the alcohol, and then you've got two, not one, problem.

For most, the cure for being out of control is not more control, but finding a balance. To not see any foods as good or bad, but as food, period. To count calories, but allow oneself to go over some days and under others.

Again, if you're perfectly happy within the restrictions we set for ourselves here, fine. I am most of the time. Yet I know it's so much better to have a few popsicles than it is to get myself drunk to make the popsicles happen anyway.

I’m a little over 3 years post op losing 96 pounds and have gained 20 back with alcohol being the main reason. Also, it’s become a habit as I have been drinking daily. I tend to eat more and the wrong foods when drinking. Today is the second day I haven’t had a drink and I’m going to try to only drink on Friday and Saturday and switch from wine to sugar free vodka. I was a big drinker before surgery and an even bigger one after. I hope you find what works for you to lose the weight, best of luck!

On 2/14/2022 at 7:49 AM, MiniGastricBypassDude said:

Yet I know it's so much better to have a few popsicles than it is to get myself drunk to make the popsicles happen anyway.

You’ve obviously never had drunken popsicles lol. (jK, kind of, ?)

12 hours ago, ms.sss said:

You’ve obviously never had drunken popsicles lol. (jK, kind of, ?)

I'm not sure I can control it if I hear what these are (do tell!)

Oh, and btw: it turns out I'm pretty permanently hypoglycemic, which is where the popsicle cravings come from.

So I went from not having diabetes to super-extra not having diabetes, but with a slight popsicle addiction. They just go in the calorie count and at 53 cals a piece, my mouth will freeze off before I get to my maintenance calories of around 3,000/day.

Edited February 24, 20224 yr by Guest