Bariatric surgery is being increasingly used as a treatment for obesity. With this weight loss intervention, obesity-specific disease remission and mortality reduction benefits are undeniable. After surgical weight loss is complete, one of the greatest challenges becomes long-term weight loss maintenance, which is largely behavior-ally based. The fundamental behavioral components to maintaining surgical weight loss include dietary control, commitment to regular physical activity, and behavior modification. Changing these longstanding lifestyle habits, however, is a serious challenge and, unfortunately, many formerly obese individuals ultimately experience weight regain due to noncompliance. Further research is needed to identify optimal treatment strategies for postoperative bariatric surgery patients to minimize weight regain.
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