FOR ALL OF YOU VSG PATIENTS AT GOAL...

[Lisa's Hope 421]

For all of your VSG patient at goal; how hard was it to lose the last 25 pounds?! I need help! I'm 25 from my goal of 150 and the weight won't budge. Am I done??? I know I'm not exercising as I should but nothing seems to work. Any advice?

[lsereno 2,525]

Exercise, weigh, measure and track. It's how I got to goal and how I stay at goal. The last 25 are the hardest. The closer I got to goal, the slower it went. I stuck with lowfat foods and really limited treats and caloric drinks.

Lynda

[Chimera 644]

I am in the same boat Lisa - I am 35 lbs. away and I have been really focusing on exercise since February. Mainly cardio stuff - I have decided to meet with a trainer to get a conditioning program set up. I am still eating the way I have since last September, its just slow as molasses right now. I keep thinking of the stats my surgeon mentions - 50% of the excess weight of in the first 6 months, the next 25% at the one year mark - and the last 25% to goal during the second year. I am close at 70%, we had surgery the same day

[SleeveNZ 219]

I'm onto the last 15lbs - 7 months out. Weight loss has definately slowed down now (1lb a week). For me tracking on my fitness planner and keeping up with the exercise as well as strength training to build muscle are key. But I'll let you know when I get to goal!

[rosehips 121]

I am stuck 15 lbs from goal. I have lost 110 since 8-1-12. For me I get scared sometimes and want to stop the weight loss, like when I was 205, For some unknown reason I was scared to go below 200. Of course I wanted it but I was in conflict. Then I got to 185 & again got scared to hit goal. I am over the fear totally now but now the scale does not move. I exercise a lot. I need to record food.< /p>

Anyone else having these mental troubles when they see certain numbers on the scale. Oh & even though the scale is not moving My pants are getting much baggier. Hip hip hooray

[Chimera 644]

I think I will always have the freak outs with the scale - I have lots of practice over the years I need to remember that there is no finish line, and to just continue to work on all of the new, healthy habits my family has adopted - and nip those bad ones in the bud as they arise (hello devil hotdog Buns from Memorial day cookout). We will get there eventually - look at how far we have all come!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

At 20 months post op, I still have about 4 lbs to lose until I get to my personal goal. What I have to do is go back to basics for about 3 days and then I might drop a lb. I don't exercise, so my next step is to start exercising....... This is such a challenge for me....