Dear Friend, I too have had the same problem with weight loss and I am 2yrs out!! I have only lost 40lbs!! Now that is really bad! Im starting to exercise and watch what I eat but I have a back injury that keeps me from being able to exercise much.. I had assumed I would lose at least 80lbs with the surgery with hardly any problems! I'm also on Fibromyalgia meds called Lyrica that causes weight gain and oh boy does it make you gain weight!!! So my friend you are not alone in this battle to lose weight! I think the best thing for you and I to do is to stop snacking/grazing and at least walk on a treadmill for 30 mins a day every day and that should help us to start losing weight again!! Keep me posted alrighty and I'll do the same my friend..

I'm 11 months out and have not lost weight for just over two months. Stress and the holidays were my undoing, and my weight loss was put on the back burner while I struggled to get through that time. I felt lucky to not gain any weight...which was helped by the fact that most of the stuff I was making I could not eat...something I am thankful for. This week I tried to get back on track by exercising and managed to hurt myself...I can not exercise unless I have something to hold me together...so to speak. Now I'm shopping for undergarments and some kind of super strength exercise pants...or capris.

I'm also struggling with grazing...mostly in the evenings when I'm bored and restless. My nerves took a beating this last year and it takes almost nothing to upset me. I'm going to look into whether or not my insurance will cover a counselor and see if that helps. I'm not big on the idea of taking anti depressants...my doctor already gave me sleeping pills that cause weight gain. Thankfully I realized this and did not use them. They are sitting in a drawer in my kitchen untouched. My treadmill up and died this last year so unless I walk up and down my hallway I'm not going to do any walking and that is my favorite form of therapy.

Caroline there is a pouch test that people here on DS have used to test their pouch to see if it still works. I could try to locate it for you and it might be something you'd want to try to see if your pouch is still working. Actually I'm thinking about using it myself.

Bsgirl, is there any way you could get in a swimming pool? It would be great exercise and I believe it would be easier for you to do than other types of exercise. The treadmill is a great idea...I mourn the loss of mine and have no money for a new one.

I have MS and that stops me from exercising. I graze also but I make myself graze on low calorie things like sugar free popcycles they come in a yellow box and are only 15 calories each, sugar free suckers from diabetic friendly .com, and celery sticks. The problem is that I get gas and diarrhea from the artificial sweetener. I take gasX and beano which does help tremendously. I wish I didn't have to take the gas meds but I know myself enough to know that If I cut out grazing on the sugar free stuff there is a high probability that I will start grazing on foods that will cause weight gain. So for now it is a trade off I am willing to live with.

I stopped losing at exactly one year. Now six months later I gained 10 lbs back. It is the grazing. We have to stop. My Dr. Said you don't stretch the pouch it's just healing and not painful. I'm trying to get back to drinking and eating more protein. Good luck!