Please help me 3 years out veteran

[smallbird 168]

Hi guys I'm going to be honest with you, I am not trying to scare anyone but I actually got on here to post about this to see if anyone can help me..So I am 3 years 3 months out and have gained in the last 7 months 28lbs I know I know scary as hell!! I went to my surgeon because things are just not adding up with how I am gaining weight my calorie intake is still 800-1200 everyday but I kept gaining they are trying to figure out what's wrong with me. I am so sad for the last 2 months I am so good watching my intake, Protein, Water I have not missed a day of the 30 day shred with Jillian micheals amor do the treadmill ...yet stuck at 160lbs my lowest and goal was 140lbs (used to be 260lbs) so now I have 20lbs to lose to get back to my goal. I used to lose so fast and easy but not anymore this is just crazy and an extremely emotional roller coaster ????

[lemonpoppyseed2013 10]

Hi Smallbird...I feel your pain.I have come to the forum today because I too have gained 13 pounds in the last 6 or so months and don't know what to do with myself.

I'm hoping for some advice too.

I'm glad you have made the first step of going back to your surgeon.I can't get an appointment for mine till April which I'm not impressed about.

Sounds like there could be more to your weight gain as you are following all the rules and exercising without any luck.

I hope you get some more replies...hopefully someone can help you overcome this stumble..

Good luck :-)

[BigTink2LilTink 723]

Maybe you've gained muscle mass which could show as weight gain, but is totally different from gains due to fat. It sounds like you are on the right path to getting things figured out by contacting your nutritionist. But I wouldn't be surprised if your BMI has changes due to mucles mass increase, which makes weight loss seem slower than normal.

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[livvsmum 2,369]

I agree that if you are doing more working out you could be adding muscle, but I doubt 28 pounds of muscle. That is puzzling if you are are sticking to the numbers, high Protein, low carb & lots of Water. I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling. I too can gain a few pounds back if I'm not careful, but I've found that if I stick very strictly to the bariatric diet, it comes right back off. I hope you get it figured out!

[smallbird 168]

Thank you all so much for your responses!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Are you using a prescription sleep medicine -- and possibly sleep-eating?

I wouldn't ask this (and would assume you're just eating more than you used to / more than your body maintains at). But if you're truly logging all your food, then I wondered about the sleep-eating possibility.

And if you're not logging all your food, I'd suggest you measure and log every morsel to confirm for yourself what and how much you're eating.

Also -- I've found that all calories aren't "the same." Sugar calories affect my weight a lot more than Protein calories do, for instance.