I am within 10 pounds of my goal. I adjusted my original goal up from 150 to 160 because at my current weight I am feeling really comfortable and my face is starting to get thin looking. I want to be a normal BMI and I think I will be a size 4-6 at 160.

I have been dropping weight fast the past 2 weeks. This week it I seem to be dropping .5 a day. My question is as I get closer to 160 how do I stop losing weight? I never dreamed I would be this close 3 months post op. My weekly exercise is increasing faster than my calorie intake because I am training to run longer distances. I have switched to a whole foods plant based diet and I think this will be a great sustainable and healthy diet for me. The problem is my stomach is still very restricting and I can only eat so much. I don't want to cut back on my running so my idea is to add an extra protein shake in before bed to give me some extra calories and protein.

Currently I am able to eat 1000-1200 calories with drinking 1 shake and the rest from foods. I honestly don't think I could eat anymore food and I don't want to start eating high fats. I have started incorporating more nuts to add some calories.

Any advice for me?

Ok, I totally didn't even realize you were only 3 months out. Kiss your goal goodbye.

Start thinking about your body planning on becoming 130lbs. A vegan that runs is gonna have trouble keeping even that much weight on.

And I'm not saying that with an attitude... it's just plain true.

But, you still have 40lbs before getting there, so you have time to figure things out (I sure would have to wrap my head around some things if I were told I'd be hitting 130! Lol. No worries here though... I'll end up around where you are now or heavier).

I wish I had this problem! LOL Apparently I'm just 35lbs to goal (according to my surgeon)...we shall see about that!

I love how close you are to goal though. All that running and changing your diet surely did it. I should get to running....NAAAA! Not happening, YET! One thing I know, is that you'll figure it out while enjoying it and you'll be able to teach us behind ya the way of maintaining on a WFPB diet!!! YAY!!! haha

@Berry78, love your posts here! Funny too.

3 hours ago, Berry78 said:

Ok, I totally didn't even realize you were only 3 months out. Kiss your goal goodbye.

Start thinking about your body planning on becoming 130lbs. A vegan that runs is gonna have trouble keeping even that much weight on.

And I'm not saying that with an attitude... it's just plain true.

But, you still have 40lbs before getting there, so you have time to figure things out (I sure would have to wrap my head around some things if I were told I'd be hitting 130! Lol. No worries here though... I'll end up around where you are now or heavier).

What makes you think my new set point will be 130? That is what I weighed the year I graduated high school ?.

for some reason I think it will be higher but closer to 150. That is the weight that I maintained most of my adult life in between having my kids. I was still very skinny at that weight a size 2-4. I think i look too skinny when i see old photos, but maybe my perceptions have changed?

1 hour ago, Newme17 said:

I wish I had this problem! LOL Apparently I'm just 35lbs to goal (according to my surgeon)...we shall see about that!

I love how close you are to goal though. All that running and changing your diet surely did it. I should get to running....NAAAA! Not happening, YET! One thing I know, is that you'll figure it out while enjoying it and you'll be able to teach us behind ya the way of maintaining on a WFPB diet!!! YAY!!! haha

@Berry78, love your posts here! Funny too.

I think you will be working this out soon enough. I am going to blaze the trail so to speak...lol.

I do think the running is keeping my metabolism high.

58 minutes ago, Apple1 said:

What makes you think my new set point will be 130? That is what I weighed the year I graduated high school ?.

I weighed about 160 when I graduated from high school...nowadays I maintain a body weight that fluctuates between 118 and 122 pounds.

No one has a crystal ball to predict the weight at which your body will comfortably settle. Nonetheless, I think most of those who replied are making rather educated conjectures.

I have a crystal ball, but it just sits on my mantle collecting dust (actually it is a crystal globe.. very pretty ).

It's true, I have no idea what your set point will be, just giving a guess based on your starting weight, current weight, and lifestyle.

I always advise people to go as low as you possibly can (while still being in a healthy range) to give yourself some wiggle room for some "bounce" weight most WLS patients experience a few years out. I bounced up 10, then stabilized. I'm glad I was low enough weight wise to where it didn't bother me much.

Oh, oh, oh..! I just needed to celebrate for a minute! I jumped onto my hubby's laptop, where I can see my ticker, and as of today, my BMI has dipped down low enough that I would no longer qualify for weight loss surgery through insurance (Even with comorbidities!) Woo Hoo! To start out morbidly obese, then be severely obese.. now I'm just obese (class 1)! So excited!!!

I have no advice on anything but the "no butt issue".LOL I saw that and as my daughter always says SQUATS!! If you want to have a nice rear end, you have to work the muscles of the rear end. Squats and lunges.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/planner+results.php

Type in your starting weight (209 is what I put in), 5'8, and percentage lost is 125%. This shows that as of 3 months postop you would weigh 173lbs, which is what you did.

According to this calculator, you are on schedule to make it to 136lbs.

So maybe my 130 guess was a bit low

1 hour ago, Berry78 said:

Oh, oh, oh..! I just needed to Celebrate for a minute! I jumped onto my hubby's laptop, where I can see my ticker, and as of today, my BMI has dipped down low enough that I would no longer qualify for weight loss surgery through insurance (Even with comorbidities!) Woo Hoo! To start out morbidly obese, then be severely obese.. now I'm just obese (class 1)! So excited!!!

Whoo whoo!!!!! ??

28 minutes ago, Berry78 said:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/planner+results.php

Type in your starting weight (209 is what I put in), 5'8, and percentage lost is 125%. This shows that as of 3 months postop you would weigh 173lbs, which is what you did.

According to this calculator, you are on schedule to make it to 136lbs.

So maybe my 130 guess was a bit low

That calculator is cool.

You were pretty dang close. It will be interesting to see if you or the calculator are right. I am going to be happy at 160 though and will try to level off in the 155-160 range.

1 hour ago, Berry78 said:

Oh, oh, oh..! I just needed to Celebrate for a minute! I jumped onto my hubby's laptop, where I can see my ticker, and as of today, my BMI has dipped down low enough that I would no longer qualify for weight loss surgery through insurance (Even with comorbidities!) Woo Hoo! To start out morbidly obese, then be severely obese.. now I'm just obese (class 1)! So excited!!!

Congrats!!! I know I was so happy when I was only overweight and no longer obese.

You are doing awesome ?

1 hour ago, Greensleevie said:

I always advise people to go as low as you possibly can (while still being in a healthy range) to give yourself some wiggle room for some "bounce" weight most WLS patients experience a few years out. I bounced up 10, then stabilized. I'm glad I was low enough weight wise to where it didn't bother me much.

Good idea. I will have to see when I get to 160. I think my vision is distorted a little because I am so used to seeing the fat me. I need to get used to being smaller and normal again. It feels like it happened so fast.

1 hour ago, Introversion said:

I weighed about 160 when I graduated from high school...nowadays I maintain a body weight that fluctuates between 118 and 122 pounds.

No one has a crystal ball to predict the weight at which your body will comfortably settle. Nonetheless, I think most of those who replied are making rather educated conjectures.

That is amazing you are smaller now than you were then. Congrats!!