Always hear people have gained!

Thanks everyone you are great. I will try my best to keep the weight coming off and maintaining. I know what you say is true but I just wanted to let you know about what I hear. I think some people want me to fail sometimes and bring my hopes down and make me feel like losing now but you will gain it back. I will do my best not to.

People love to tell you all the negative stuff.   Yes people do gain weight back.  It is up to you to do what your doctor tells you.  Don't listen to everyone who only have negative things to say.  My doctor told me if you keep doing what you are supposed to do, you will do fine.  I know 3 people who have had the bypass, and had it  9 - 12 years ago and have not gained back.  There are good stories out there!

Gain can happen... I am 6 years post op.   I gained .... app 38 lbs ... out of the 110 I lost... some of it - because I was too thin for me at my final goal weight... (I wanted to gain 10-15 lbs) the rest of the lbs - just followed, slowly... :( . On average I maintained 90lbs weight loss...and at size 6-10 ...really did not have a high motivation to lose the regain...

This year my back started bothering me, and I gained extra 10 lbs.... so in May - I recommitted and decided to lose 23-25 lbs... At my heaviest weight - I still looked "normal", was wearing size 8-10, and had normal body fat%..  but it was too heavy for my frame and my back... My doc told me I need to lose the extra... so I went back on the plan and as of today (3 months)  - I already lost 18 lbs.. 5-7 more to go...  

The bummer is that after losing that weight again - now I will need facelift...  

Apparently a lot of people regain because I always hear from doctors I meet the first time that I am the most successful wls patient they have met.  I recently had surgery and spent an hour talking to one of my nurses about the benefits of wls and how it changed my health.  That stuff makes me feel pretty proud.  You can control your weight just like I do.

Yes it is scary.  I had gastric bypass back in 2007 and did great.  Then starting putting massive amounts of weight back on in 2012.  I ended up having a revision in 2013.  Even with the revision, I'd still do my gastric bypass (and the revision to it) again with my abnormally long intestines.  There are so many reasons why weight regain happens.  Even with complications I've had in my journey, I'm still healthier than where I was at the beginning.  I just did my first run this summer.  I know for a fact, I would of NEVER of even dreamt of that 10 years earlier.  Focus on yourself, your health, and your future. :)  Don't worry about the others. 

Well, you will gain weight back if you do not try to keep it off.  Seriously. I know three people that had gastric bypass and regained.  All three of them will tell you it is because they stopped trying, started eating bad foods, don't go to the gym  = what do you expect?

So.... don't do those things! You are in control of everything that goes in your mouth and the calories you burn.  It does not HAVE to happen, but most people that regain will admit to life happening -- complacency - etc.  I am only 18 months out, but struggle to maintain now that I can eat more. The choices are still mine to make - and I am accountable.  

I had my RNY on 9/7/2005 so my 9yr surgiversary is coming up next month. I weighed 270 when I had surgery and wore a size 28. By the time I was 18 months post op I weighed 125 and wore a size 4. I've never had any complications from my surgery and still very grateful I had it done. I maintained a weight of 125-135 until a little over 3yrs post op (Sept 2008). At that time I went through a divorce, starting drinking (alcoholic within a year from then) and over the course of the next year gained probably 30lbs back. Like others have mentioned what it boils down to is all we have is a tool to assist us. If we do not exercise, eat right and follow the basics that we did in the beginning we will gain weight just like anyone else would. For me I got distracted by life, an ongoing struggle with alcoholism, having a baby, remarrying, etc and I quit exercising COMPLETELY. I didn'****ch what I ate, I didn't take my vitamins, I drank a ton of pop, etc. As of 7/1/14 I was up to 203 and at almost 6 months sober decided to also start to do something about my weight. Thankfully I don't have any issues like HBP or anything like that just being uncomfortable and knowing I'm not as healthy as I could/should be. As a person who completed a full marathon when I was at my lower weights it's hard to believe I let myself get to this point. I've rededicated myself to exercise, eating right, not drinking pop and so far I've gotten down to 196.5. It's definately harder to get the weight off this time but I am going to continue what I'm doing and I believe it will come off. So do people regain? Yes but it's not a requirement and if it does happen you can do something about it. Don't let people's horror stories scare you, instead let them inspire you to keep doing what you know is right to lose/maintain your weight. Best wishes!