It's a weird thing for sure!  I have put on weight as well and I'm in the process of loosing has really thrown my mind around.  I have not gained enough to go up a size or anything, and yet I feel soooo fat!!   I was walking around today feeling very insecure about how I look.  

I remember these familiar feelings.. I was like this 24/7 for years before WLS.  I was marveling how I can feel even more crummy about my appearance then I did when I was 335lbs. 

Again,  the only way I know to deal with this is to concentrate on my health and not the scale.

I'm back to recording all my food and drinking 80 oz of water a day.  And I'm feeling a lot healthier!

I hope it helps to know your not alone!

-Shakeira

Dee,
It must be so exciting to see the swelling go down and seea flat stomach. I wish I hsd the $$$ and the nerve to do my surgery now. When do you see Dr. F again?

Shar

Hello
I am now 213 still have not lost any weight from the tummy tuck but can see it! I put my pants on the ones that were size 28 and tight on me and I can fit my kids in them with me lol. I am now seeing the swellin starting to go down and now none of my pants fit at all. Of course I don't own a belt so I spend the whole time pulling my pants up.Maybe after christmas I will be able to afford some clothes that fit? Or at least a belt
I am going to my brothers for thanksgiving
me and his wife hate eachother but this will save me money. Instead of spending a whole week worth on one meal. What are you doing for the holidays?

Oh my friend gave me her roller derby skates that were too big for her so now I rollerskate everyday in front of my house .....One day I will be on a roller derby team I only hope it is in chicago when I get to move home one day!
dee

Well the honey moon is over and it is now pure self control and tools and trick of the trade to keep us from not gaining weight. And even harder to even lose more.
 I agree with u marcia I hate being under a microscope and people comming up telling u about others who had wls gained weight after it and u r so right like they expect us to fail. I must admit I use a laxative to kinda get things moving along when i feel so bloated and fat iit helps things moving on I hit 189 a few times and I start to panic and keeps me in line i never will be 190 again if i have anthing to do with it. I star****ch biggest loser to inspire me to keep going or watch the movie rockie or legally blonde to help me get going or call my person trainer and panic lol but it is that I am doing something and the fact i show up here with my a team and true confession really hold me accountiable like I said earlier IF I START GAINING WEIGHT LIKE CRAZY U ALL HAVE MY PERMISSION TO GET ON MY CASE AND TELL ME GET BACK ON TASK I WORKED TO DAMN HARD TO BE BE MORBID OBESE AGAIN!!!!!!!!
I still feel very fat and this scares me I have to see my self as 186 not 295 I see the pics and see it that way but i look at my stomach and it still seems as big I really hope and pray that the tummy tuck will convience me I am not fat anymore. I told my self I will hit goal after my tummy tuck Losing the gut i****ting goal no matter what the scales says. So i figured what  EVER I  WEIGH ON April 1 2009 IS MY GOAL WEIGHT . April 1 is the day I decided to no longer be a fool about my weight and I started my weight loss journey . April 18 is my surgery date and the day I took back my life.

My dietician said that u can slowly up your calories and not cause a sudden weight gain by eating more tiny meals one day less the next and keep on that cycle to help jump start your metabolism and exercise while  r doing that and I did that and it has worked for me I am eating 1500 calories now and slowly losing but she said  need to up the calories to keep to lose weight or u hit starvation mode and poof u gain like 5 pounds over night rapid weight gain is a sign of starvation mode and I found the more tiny meals I ate the weight comes off.
water
MENU Now
1/2 pkg oatmeal peaches and cream
1 -2strip of bacon
water
snack 1 oz cheese
5 crackers
water
soup 4 oz keep to under 200 calories  add1 oz chicken or cheese
water
snack
10 grapes
1 tablespoon of peanut butter
water
Dinner i sometime split this meal in 2 depends on if i did a hard work work at gym
2 oz chicken
2 oz starch
1 oz veggies 

 snack bedtime
i eat a cookie or apples diped in carmel sause but i only do this when I have a hard work out at the gym TO KEEP MY BLOOD SUGAR UP at night
milk 2to 3 times a day
And i drink 8oz  before i go to bed diet cranberry juice i find it helps me pee excess water out
metamucil is also added
Hope this help someone
Lisa

I have the same reaction and the same fear.  I've gained about 5 pounds myself - I think when I was training for the Marathon I ate more than I should have, so I have work to do.  And yes, I feel like a lard bucket.  The waist of my pants are a little tight.  I do NOT want to regain the weight either, so am trying to cut back again.  I get in enough protein, but know that I have to curb the carb intake.  

Don't you love the way people take absolute delight in telling you about people that they know (or more like their niece's friend's church buddy's uncle's best friend knows about) who've had the surgery and regained it all?  It's like they are sitting there waiting for you to fail!!!!  Ah HAH!  I KNEW IT!!!!  She couldn't keep the weight off!  It was just a matter of time!!!

Arrrrggggghhhhhh. 

Those 5 pounds feel like 50 now.  I'm going to get them back off again.  I will NOT be one of those people *****gain the weight.

So, yes, I'm with you.

Marcia