How does weight gain happen in those who had bariatric surgery?

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My understanding was that since the stomach is a lot smaller, you can only handle small portion sizes and that’s how you end up losing weight and having it stay off. I do coding for a medical clinic and I see a fair amount of chart notes of people who had the procedure done (and not the temporary one where they can remove the band, either), and they end up gaining a ton of weight back a few years later.

How/why does that happen? Is it the body adjusting somehow?

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In shot, their is no lifestyle change. The old habits (psychologically and physically) are still there. For example, I have a Five Guys burger and fries at least once a month around the time I’m PMS-ing. That’s a habit I developed in the past two years. Getting weight loss surgery doesn’t change that habit.

*In short, there is

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