1.25 % just under 15 percent because i lost 75kgs so you think i should be able to maintain at 85kgs ?as i said i had it in 2002

I wish that were the case for me. While I don't have to diet I can certainly gain from overeating carbs.

I'm guessing if you started to track your carbs and then figured out how many would be a 25% reduction you might see some change, hard to tell.

Typical meal day:

Protein shake 2 scoops Optimum Nutrition for a lazy mans breakfast (eggs if I'm ambitions, sausage egg McMuffin if I'm on the run -rarely though)
Lunch - lunch meat, egg salad, yesterdays hunk of meat, Rotissiere chicken, whatever is handy. Breaded chicken strips or some microwave meal heavy on the protein.
Snacks - Cheese, any time. Jack LInks Beef or turkey sticks, Crackers some times. Beef Jerky at night to help avoid crackers or chips.
Dinner - Boston Market, Roasted anything with potatoes, salad with meat added, things like that

While I can do a "refresh" to lower my carbs by going back to some of the meals from my first year or doing a couple of days on protein shakes I had a hard time mentally sticking to it.

I thought a group setting would help and there really aren't, that i found, any DS groups in the Cleveland, Ohio area I decided to go back to Weigh****chers ( or WW as they now say ) to see if that could help.

I like the group setting and the weekly weigh in as a better check than I do on my own. I don't talk about my DS but the mental / emotional issues are the same. I'm not a big fan of the "meditation and getting in touch with yourself" part but sometimes its' helpful. I've adapted the latest iteration of WW points to fit my DS. I never hit the points their latest "science" says should be my goal but the basic diet is very close to a protein first approach. Some proteins are zero points under their plan and I do all my proteins as zero points. The big difference is that I do not track fats and while they are OK with fats there are still some penalties built in that I easily ignore. That is the real reason I never hit their point goals (OK and I eat more that they would say is right). :)

Actually, you will love having a fully functioning stomach again. Having already one failed WLS, do you really want to take a chance on something new without as much data? The DS has been around since 1988, and it wasn't until 2005 that it started getting any respect. It seems every Dr. Tom, Dick and Harry can do SADI all of a sudden that know nothing of DS...it's kinda scary.

You gotta help us out here if you want our help:

1. Do you have traditional DS or new hybrid (SIPS, SADI, LoopDS)?
2. When did you get your DS?
3. What is a typical day of eating look like?

I had the same concerns around 13 months post op and as recommended earlier, I started adding carbs to find the perfect balance (potatoes, a little flour, nuts)...and I did. 15-25% regain of your excess weight loss (ewl) is normal in years 2-3, so you will have some room for this.

If protein is upsetting your stomach, it may be the whey. Try switching to egg protein, or if cheese doesn't bother you, try eating more ricotta (28g per cup). I like to whip it with a little heavy cream into some instant pudding mix for a delicious dessert.