I had surgery in June 2010 - I reached goal in just under five months, and then went below the doctor's goal and my personal goal. I've been maintaining, maintaining sucessfully since last December. It takes a while to get the hang of it, and at one time I wasn't sure how to quit loosing weight! Add calories, duh!! I'm comfortable between 138 and 143, sometimes I go a little lower, sometimes a lb or two more. I can get back to where I like to be, no problem.

I weigh every day (twice) - my surgeon recommends weighing every morning, he said and I quote "It's easier to know where you are at all the time. It's easier to get rid of three or four lbs than ten" (which we all know can happen quickly!!) My question is this....Yesterday I was 142.9 - but it was a nerve wracking day....I ate more calorie wise, that is the norm. They told me to maintain I would need between 800 - 1200. I've found that 1100 - 1250 is right for me....but - and this is the weird part, I weigh a little more than a lb LESS than I did yesterday, but my caloric intake was a couple hundred more than usual....and today, i'm down a lb. I fully expected to weigh about a lb more than yesterday. I was shocked. I know, Water can have something to do with it, but this is not the first time it's happened. I do not see how it's possible. Has anyone else had this experience? This was definately NOT the case when I was losing!

They told me at my one year check up that I was doing great....keep calories at 1200 and no more than one cup of food....ever. That's no problem. No way can I eat a cup of food @ one sitting, but getting the calories in is no problem now days. I can go over 1200 but that is usually when we are out of town and eating out constantly.

Sooooo - is this an "every-so-often" fluke or what??

I'm newly sleeved, so don't know the answer to your question. Just know that I was told Monday that I needed to remember to eat, and that I needed to eat to lose.

I'm newly sleeved, so don't know the answer to your question. Just know that I was told Monday that I needed to remember to eat, and that I needed to eat to lose.

Isn't it wonderful when we have to remember to eat??!! LoL That is true, Protein and fluids = weight loss! At this point in maintaining, there is a fine line!! I will not push the bar though - You'll do great, this is the best thing ever!!

Well nearing end of month 3 I have maxed out the surgery goal of 50% excess loss and trying to maintain. I increased calories to 1,200 and still losing even adding in some meaningless calories (ice cream).

Eating more calories gets body out of starvation mode and can cause metabolism to increase. Now eating 1,200 calories per day is not going to add a pound on you very quick. Remember even if all you do is lay in bed all day you will burn calories. Now add in getting up, showering, making meals, walking around, working all those things burn calories. To gain weight you need more calories going in then out.

So, you need to determine your caloric output, you can find some calculators by googling. Once you know how many calories you burn then you can determine how many calories you need to eat to maintain or gain.

Weigh yourself once per day at the same time so you keep comparison, don't weigh after eating you get false reading.