I'm 9 months post op. I started at 313lbs and currently weigh 184lbs. I'm stuck! I haven't lost in almost 2 months. Should I be worried?

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I'm 9 months post op. I started at 313lbs and currently weigh 184lbs. I'm stuck! I haven't lost in almost 2 months. Should I be worried?

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No just think you started at THREE AND 13lbs 9 monthso ago and look how far you have come child please be thankful that it's it's gone now do the work to keep it off is what I would be telling myself.If you wanna see how far you have come how about you go in the back of that closet pull out a pair of those 313lbs jeans see how they fit now on that 184lb body maybe that would help ease your mind a lil bit .This is the new you embrace it????

R4C????

Typo i meant to say Three hundred and thirteen lbs.....

R4C????

Thank you! It is a good feeling pulling those clothes out!

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There are two stages to RNY gastric bypass surgery. The first is the "weight loss" phase and the second is the "maintenance" phase. I had RNY surgery 3 years ago. I transition into the maintenance phase around the 7th month. This article describes my experience in the maintenance phase. http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

if you're not ready to stop losing, you could drop your calories a bit, exercise more, or just change things up. On the other hand, if you like where you're at, you can always stay there...

This is where the heavy lifting comes in (pardon the pun). Most people lose on average 70% of their excess weight during the honeymoon period.

My surgeon made it very clear that if I intended to lose it all (and I did) that I would have to work very hard after things slowed down or stopped.

I lost 100lbs in the first 9 months, stalled for over a month and then things slowed to a crawl. It took alot of hard work and 9 more months to lose my last 52lbs and honestly the last 20 were pure torture.....or so I thought.

Getting to maintenance and staying there has been challenging for me. I gain and lose 5 to 7 pounds constantly. I totally understand it is up to me and have to bust my butt to stay below my goal. I am fighting that 10 to 15% regain with everything I have.

It can be done, you just have to stick to the plan and work through it one day at a time. Many are just happy with where they end up. For me, I want to stay where I am....at or slightly below my goal.

Then again, my biggest fear is regain. It has happened to me so many times in my life.

I had the same experience as djmohr. I started out at 373. It was fairly easy to get down to 200, and I probably could have stayed there without a huge amount of effort, but that wasn't good enough for me. I wanted to get down to a normal BMI. And like djmohr's surgeon, my surgeon said that would take *a lot* of work and dedication - and it has. And I know it'll be a struggle to keep myself there - weighing and measuring and logging everything for the rest of my life. But I'm willing to do it to stay where I am!