I'm 6 months out and within 15 pounds of reaching my goal and couldn't be happier.

However , I still have significant restriction (which I love) and really can't eat more than I am at this point. I'm starting to try and figure out how to stop losing weight in a healthy manner sometime soon.

Will be making an appointment with my nut soon to get her perspective but wanted to hear some advice from the folks here as well.

Thanks

Andrew

This is a first for me! Your only 6 months, you have several months before you completely stop. Let us know your outcome after your meeting good luck!

I had this same question before my revision 10 mths ago for my dr. He said for the majority of people, u have a set body weight point that no matter what, ur body weight won't get any lower. For some people (ull know who u are when u reach that point), ull have to slowly increase ur calories (a handful of nuts, some cheese, etc) until u learn to maintain.

Not sure if my set body weight is what it is now (150). I hope not cuz my goal is 140. But it seems that it doesn't want to budge.

Good luck!

I honestly saw a video of a sleever who realized if she went out once a week wtih friends and ate dinner with a margarita. She said that one night kept her from losing more weight. LOL not bad eh.

I added Snacks and cocktails. Also I switched to higher fat dressings, mayo, and meats. I eat more avocado and nuts. Sometimes I have Peanut Butter on graham crackers for a snack. I love all that stuff, so it's a balancing act. Enough to stay at goal, but not over.

Lynda

Had my appointment with the nut today. She recommended increasing my daily calories from 1200 to 1500 immediately and increasing daily carbs to about 160. She said that given the amount exercise I'm doing I need way more carbs than I'm getting and should expect an increase in levels of energy after doing so. I have been kinda tired ...

Then, when I reach my goal she wants me to increase daily calories to 1800 and increase daily carbs to 200.

Do these numbers seem reasonable to you guys?

Absolutely. But if you go 3 pounds over what you want just back off a little. I think 3 is the normal flux number.

I reached my doctor's goal a couple weeks ago and am still losing. My personal goal is only 6 pounds away, so I want to start to slow my loss, too. Like you, I can't really eat anymore than I already am. I even tried cheating this weekend at a picnic...had 1/4 burger, baked beans with bacon, taco dip with Doritos and even some vodka and a shot of apple pie moonshine! But I still lost 2 pounds (this is NOT a complaint,). So I am going to switch from skim milk to 1% in my shakes and eat real PB instead of PB2 and maybe start adding some noodles or rice into my meals a couple times/weeks to see what happens.

So I followed my nut's instructions and increased carbs and calories. Went from 1200 to 1500 calories and now in one day gained 2.5 pounds. I'm going to back off on her recommendations and not start increasing anything until I reach my goal weight.

Maybe I'll increase from 1200 to 1300 but nothing more than that ... When I reach my goal, I'll slowly increase my calories, like one of you guys recommended, but not jumping to 1800 right away. I can't afford to undo all of my hard work.

There's no way that weight gain is fat! Probably just water. Keep monitoring and I'm sure you'll find the right balance. I hope to have a similar problem in 6 months!

Andrew, like thesuse2000 says, it is IMPOSSIBLE that the 2.5 lbs is fat! Especially as a man it is possible to easily go up and down +/- 5lbs just from normal fluctuations. Larger men (I'm talking body builder types can even fluctuate +/- 10lbs!)You cannot let the daily variances mess with your head- you'd have to do this for a week or so and then see how the scale is trending.

Some causes of Water retention:

1. Salty food

2. Not drinking enough water

3. Alcohol

4. Menstruation (women only... obviously)

5. There are many more that I'm too lazy to type

Andrew, like thesuse2000 says, it is IMPOSSIBLE that the 2.5 lbs is fat! Especially as a man it is possible to easily go up and down +/- 5lbs just from normal fluctuations. Larger men (I'm talking body builder types can even fluctuate +/- 10lbs!)You cannot let the daily variances mess with your head- you'd have to do this for a week or so and then see how the scale is trending. Some causes of water retention: 1. Salty food 2. Not drinking enough water 3. Alcohol 4. Menstruation (women only... obviously) 5. There are many more that I'm too lazy to type

Agreed, and the nut said that adding more carbs will result in retaining more fluids so my quick gain was likely one of these issues. Still I like the idea of adding carbs and calories after reaching my goal which is only about 15 pounds away.

Hey Andrew

I had a conversation with my. NUT a few weeks ago because of some concern that I had about energy levels and exercise. She recommended an increase of carbs as well, by adding some whole grains, but not to the levels you mentioned. I have been in the 50-60 carb range since surgery six months ago. I raised to 75-80 a few weeks ago and can notice the difference in energy levels. I have remained steady at 1200 calories.

I've been following my nuts instructions, increasing daily calories to about 1500 and carbs to about 150-160 or so. Interestingly, I've continued to lose but at a slower rate.

It appears that she knows what she's doing...