I am almost a year out and feeling freat. I have gone from 245 to 161. Only 1 lb to original goal weight but would really like to get down to 150 now. Started running a couple of month ago. Need to start working out to tone and build muscle. Have not lost any in over a month not sure what to do to help out. Worried I have stretched my pouch or something.

Loss goes very slowly at the end. I lost the last twenty pounds very slowly over six months. I had entire months where I didn't lose a single thing, followed by a huge, unexpected drop of seven or eight pounds in a four day period.

Congrats on your success so far. If you're worried about stretching your sleeve, it's unlikely that you have. It's more likely that you've slipped on the basics and gotten into a routine. If you aren't, log your food for three days. Don't modify what you eat because you're logging, either. Just count it all up and see where you're at. Nine times out of ten the issue is there. Make sure you're still getting your water each day, too. I'm rotten about this but when I get back on the water it always pushes that extra bloat out and I see a difference on the scale.

If you're eating perfectly and exercising and still not losing - hang in there. It's tough. I'm at the point where I'd love to see 130 pounds but it's just not happening. It might just be that I've hit my body's stopping point. I'm very thin under my excess skin. Make sure you consider that, too, if you have a lot of extra skin. I'd be willing to bet that revamping your eating (cut your calories by 10-20%) and starting a strength training workout will give you those last few pounds.

Best,

~Cheri