Hello. I am a 50 yr old female. I had sleeve surgery in 2017. I never lost all of what they said I would even though I did everything exactly as they said. I got discouraged and I got lax about keeping up with how much protein I ate and calorie intake ect. We moved in 2020 and now in the past two years I have gained 50lbs. Just looking for helpful advice or suggestions to get back on track. Thanks.

Remember not every loses all the weight they expected to lose. The average weight loss after 5 years is about 65% of the total weight they had to lose to put them in a healthy weight range. And a hell of a lot of people have gained weight during the emotional turmoil of the last two years so don’t be too hard on yourself.

Get out your old eating plans & information & go back to the basics. But trying to change a lot of things all at once is often doomed to fail as it can feel all to much to do. Make a single change & then in a couple of weeks make another & so on. Maybe to begin you could reassess & reduce as needed your portion sizes, ensure you’re getting in your 60g of protein a day, increase your vegetable consumption, ensure you get 2L of water in a day, swap out high calorie or less nutritious meals for better alternatives, or drop a snack, etc.. You can choose whichever one you think you can manage as you progress.

Can you contact your dietician again? Did you have a therapist while you were losing? They could help you refocus your goals, offer advice & suggestions & look into your eating habits, etc.

Have a look at Dr Matthew Weiner’s you tube channel & his book A Pound of Cure. He has some good tips on resetting your body’s set point (BMR) & making changes to your eating. (He does encourage a more plant based diet but you can make allowances around that to your own eating preferences.)

All the best.

Well, first off, good for you for coming here and asking for help. That’s the biggest step, acknowledging that you fell off track and need to make changes.

Maybe switch your diet to two protein shakes each day and a healthy dinner. It would be a great kick start to your weight loss. Also, start tracking and listing everything that you eat on an app. It really makes you accountable. You can do this!

Just stopping by to encourage you! It is pretty darn cool you’re seeking to change back to Better habits. I pray you get all the courage, information & will power to get back on track. I’m not even 2 months out so I can’t offer advice on getting back on track after surgery but when I changed my habits prior to surgery it did seem daunting: I took it one day at a time one meal at a time, sometimes one hour at a time lol You got this though

I hear ya. I had VSG in 2018, didn't lose all I could have, lost 65 pounds, then gained back 30 during COVID. Just recently lost the 30 back, but I still need to get down 30 more pounds at least. The good news is that the surgery still is the tool that keeps me from eating too much food. It stops me when I'm full. I can still lose weight. I'm focusing on protein, very few carbs.