I am 13 months post-op gastric bypass, I have lost 150lbs in 13 months but the weight loss has slowed down and I'm getting discouraged. I don't eat junk food and still have small portions of food but I'm not seeing the drop like I have in the past. I want to reach my goal of 180lbs so I can have my surgery to remove loose skin. Is there anyone in ct or near that would want to be a support buddy?

- Michelle

Hi Michelle. I'm in CT and had gastric bypass at Hartford Hospital. I'm about 2 months post op and have lost about 50 lbs so far. I could use a support buddy too so feel free to message me.

Grats on ur weight loss, Who did ur surgery? (It won't let me private message you)

Dr. Tischler was my surgeon. Where are you in CT and what hospital/surgeon did you use?

That's awesome I has Dr Papasavas, he's in Dr tischlers practice. I'm in Wethersfield, where are you?

I'm in Manchester. Yes, I know a couple people that had Dr. Papasavas and I've heard really good things about him (about both of them actually). Do you go to the support meetings at Hartford Hospital? I've gone to a couple of them so far and thought they were pretty good. I think there's one next week (maybe Tuesday night). You've done really well over the last 13 months! 150 lbs is AWESOME!! I have heard that the weight comes off easier in the first year and then starts to slow down. What are you doing for exercise? I have been walking but just recently started biking. There's a group called Healthy Gears that rides some of the bike trails in CT. I went this past weekend for the first time and rode with them in Farmington and went 6 miles! I think I'm going to try to keep that up, I'm more likely to stick with it if it's a group thing.

I have been to the meetings, but not recently. Maybe I'll go to this coming up one so we can meet. I use to live in Manchester off hartford rd, I've been in wethersfield for almost 3 years now. For exercise I do water aerobics 2x a week and weight training 1x a week, with walking 30 mins just about everyday. And its true after the first year it slows down a bit, but if you're eating right and exercising you keep losing. By the way I tried to send you my number thru private message on here, not sure if it went thru or not.