Congrats on making the 2 year mark! Just passed my 2 years in Dec. Kinda concerned about the rebound too! Is it normal?

I'm only 9 months out so I can't comment on your exact concern, but I'd think that your fear is the first step in recognizing that you're making some not so wise food decisions. You know what you have to do.... That beings said, I'm almost to a size 8 from a size 20 and I can't imagine that it would be a bad thing. Don't over stress about not being a size 3, I'd think that putting that much pressure on yourself could factor into sabotaging your good sense to date. Enjoy your holidays!!!

Sgtsmith, can you eat almost whatever you want? I can I hardly ever dump but I also know my limits. I have a public high stress job that keeps me on the road a lot and even when I try to stck to program I still slip up. I am worried I am head back down a path that hot me I. Trouble in the first place. My doctor is not worried but I am

Congrats on passing that two year mark.

My physician also told me that weight gain (a little) was normal, as my body would be seeking it's new normal. I wasn't happy to gain anything! However, at my lowest weight, I had daily episodes of low blood glucose, and that was scary. So I relaxed, accepted, and allowed my body's wisdom to find it's comfort place. To do that, I stuck with the nutrition program I was given, and kept walking as much as I could.

I'm 4.5 years PO now, and my weight has been stable for the last three years.

I still say that learning to maintain and keep up with the program in maintenance is the REAL challenge of this lifestyle change. But it is doable.

Hang in there.

Sugars make me ill. other than that about anything goes.
I dump big time on sugar.

At 17 months post op, I am wanting to lose another 15 lbs, but cannot seem to muster the umph to up my game to do that... I've not really lost anything since Aug. But work out a lot and am holding my own.

My surgeon says a small % of regain is normal, but does not have to happen if we want to work hard enough to keep it off. I think I can live with not losing the other 15 lbs, but am no ok with regaining...

I think its just a matter of two things. 1) Can you be happy with where you are now? 2) if not, are you willing to put in the extra work to go back to where you were?

Best of luck figuring out what to do next! And congrats on doing as well as you have!!

Happy 2 yearversary! I have read about people putting on a few pounds again after they get into maintenance, and that seems to be "normal" for some. I was told not to worry about 10 or 15 lbs, after I hit goal, but wouldn't want to go past that.
Now, I'm still 30 lbs away from goal, and have been here for almost 4 years, without any gain from my 125 lbs gone. It may be there's no gain because I'm at or a little above where my body feels right, but I also know that my maintenance eating isn't the way I was eating when I was losing.
Maybe get back to basics, tracking and journaling, and see where the extra calories (or not burning them up) is sneaking into your days?
Take care and let us know how you're doing.