True or False???

Hello all...it's been a while.....shucks..it's beeen ages!! Lol....but still doing well and i pray that everyone else is also....I'm approximately 3 years post gastric bypass (12/01/08) and I'm human and have gained a "lil" weight that i am trying to get rid of......True or False?? it is easier for  "us" (weight loss surgery participants), to lose weigt due to the difference in our "mechanincs" than it is for someone with their "natural" plumbing.........I figure that even though we may be  a few years post op food, nutrients, etc still "bypass" certain areas so .......what do you guys think??? Feedback is greatly appreciated

I suppose it might be easier for us because we get full on less food.  The fact that food bypasses certain areas doesn't make it easier for us to lose weight a few years post op - our intestine has adjusted by then and we are absorbing at least most of the calories we eat.

Wow..thanks for your input because i didn't known that.... I did endless research regarding my surgery before i went through with it..  at what percent of calories do you think our intestines absorb years post op?? Not a 100%??

I don't know what percent.  I don't think anyone knows for sure.  It most likely varies a bit from person to person.  But probably very close to 100% after a few years.  What happens is the small intestine grows more villi to absorb calories since part of the intestine has been bypassed.  Your body adapts to make sure you don't starve to death.

My good friend that has had a RNY says that it is a little easier, she just needs to cut her carbs.  She is 8 years out I believe, but she is still obese.  She's doing ww.