Weight loss surgery lets you take weight off quickly. Most people lose about 100 pounds during the first 18 months after surgery. Then they often maintain until about three years after surgery. Maintain, but with a 20 pound bounceback. That 20 pounds can happen even if you are not eating things not on the food plan.

Probably half of weight loss patients go back to eating junk food and gain about 50 pounds by year five. And by year 10 it is not unusual to regain it all and some extra.

The good news is that you can go on a diet and lose the weight, just like before surgery. I have done it a few times and so have many others. I find Weigh****chers is a great way to get going on weight loss.

The surgery changes your body, but not your brain. You are still human and still capable of taking control of your body and your eating.

REGAIN. I was 161 at my lowest and am 211 today. That's right. 50 effing pounds. I started at 285. I'm so depressed and feel defeated. I never thought I would be in this position. But food habits creep back up if you're not careful. I see my surgeon next Tuesday and he will be shocked :(

Congratulations on your new journey!

Of course I meant weight loss surgery in the title of my post! I hope that's auto correct error and not my mind. Is there a way I can edit the title of my post?

My biggest struggle was realizing after losing all the weight that the baggage I carried into surgery came home with me. I just weigh less now.