So I had my sleeve 16 years ago - I lost over 100 pounds - had skin removal 15 years ago

I kept the majority of the weight off until about 5 years ago when we moved . In the past 5 years I have gained about 15 pounds .
Not horrible but I'm uncomfortable with it .
How did this happen ? Drinking alcohol - eating whatever I want lying to myself saying but I eat so little . Not weighing myself .
each time I tried to lose it I would last a couple weeks and the scale wouldn't budge so I would give up .
But not this time 5 weeks ago I weighed in 157 - I began by protein shakes for 2 days then added in 1 meal a day of protein and veggie no carbs . Sometimes when super hungry in the day I would grab a hard boiled egg . Took 2 and a half weeks before losing a pound . But I felt better . At week 3 it finally dropped one pound today at only 5 weeks I have lost 9 pounds weight 148 today .
So I know if I stick with it I'll get there wanted to get to 137 - 140

have a cheated at all of course I'm human I had a square of dark chocolate this week twice - I have had wine once a week with friends . I think what I have learned are carbs and sugar are the devil - that you can eat out making good choices - you can totally fail one day that's ok get right back to it - and when I get to maintaining I need to weigh daily don't let the pounds creep up on you easier to lose 2-5 than 15-20 . And have the things you love pizza cake whatever but only a little and only once a week . I can do this . Feeling pretty proud today for sticking with it this time ??

thanks for listening

12yrs PO and still have get restriction. Even with this I still gained back 40lbs of the 100lbs I lose. I can barely eat but can't seem to get the added weight off again.

Hello!

I had my VSG in 2012 and lost all of my excess weight and kept it off for 5 years. it slowly crept back up due to restrictions on exercise from osteoarthritis as well as bad eating habits most notably being lazy and overeating/drinking during Covid lockdowns (have about 40lbs to lose). I am now having issues with food coming back up, not acid, not heartburn but the actual food.

I have read about rumination syndrome and I recently had an endoscopy which identified a really minor hiatal hernia so I believe that may be the culprit for this issue.

Anyone else experience this many years post VSG? If so, were you able to manage or improve this?

Thank you!

I totally understand the weight fluctuations after sleeve surgery. I've heard from many folks that the 'sugar monster' can creep back in pretty sneakily. As for your revision questions, yes, re-sleeving is actually possible, though it's not as common as other revision surgeries.

I think if it's only expired for 2 months and stored properly, it should be fine.

Agario