Hi there,

I am looking for some input here.

I had a VSG in May 2017. Weight loss has been steady (you can see in my sig). It slowed down significantly as I got closer to goal weight (which I expected - no problem). But now it has basically stopped. I have been fluctuating between 180 and 184 for several weeks now.

I started at 335 so I have accomplished more than I ever expected and would be on the high end of a normal BMI at 165. I am healthy, fit, strength train and really happy.

That said, I would like to get down another 20 lbs and it's not happening

I am taking new actions (mostly getting back to the basics of calorie management) - but I wanted to get other peoples' insight into weight loss after 12 months. What has made a difference for you 14 or 15 months in? How did you manage your diet? How long did you continue to lose?

5 minutes ago, Kat410 said:

Hi there,

I am looking for some input here.

I had a VSG in May 2017. Weight loss has been steady (you can see in my sig). It slowed down significantly as I got closer to goal weight (which I expected - no problem). But now it has basically stopped. I have been fluctuating between 180 and 184 for several weeks now.

I started at 335 so I have accomplished more than I ever expected and would be on the high end of a normal BMI at 165. I am healthy, fit, strength train and really happy.

That said, I would like to get down another 20 lbs and it's not happening

I am taking new actions (mostly getting back to the basics of calorie management) - but I wanted to get other peoples' insight into weight loss after 12 months. What has made a difference for you 14 or 15 months in? How did you manage your diet? How long did you continue to lose?

Starting over is going to be, more than likely, your best bet. With that much loss, did you have any excess skin removed? If not, you could have quite a bit of weight hanging around (no pun intended) in the form of saggy skin. 10-20 lbs of excess skin isn't at all uncommon.

So, I'm almost 2 years out and I'm still losing a bit - I could get rid of this last 20 quicker if I got back into good habits like tracking all your food, eating protein first and keeping track of your water. I know part of my last 20 is skin that needs to go, but I don't want plastics until I get my body fat around 28%. (I"m at 31% now.) Also, up your exercise game and don't eat what you burn.

On 07/19/2018 at 14:34, Matt Z said:

Starting over is going to be, more than likely, your best bet. With that much loss, did you have any excess skin removed? If not, you could have quite a bit of weight hanging around (no pun intended) in the form of saggy skin. 10-20 lbs of excess skin isn't at all uncommon.

I do have quite a bit of loose skin but given my age and weight loss it’s not as bad as I expected. But I definitely could stand to lose 15-20 lbs. there is not much of a fatty layer in my upper body but plenty still there in the thighs.