How long did your "honeymoon period" of easy weight loss last?

How long did your "honeymoon period" of easy weight loss last? Unfortunately, I think mine ended just 5 months post-surgery. In the past six weeks, I've only lost 2kg (4.4 lbs).

For those who are curious, here are my average daily stats. I put a call in to my dietician to ask for advice. I've got some ideas of how to cut my calories a bit further, so I'll be trying that for the next few weeks. Fortunately, I still feel plenty of restriction, so I'm not going hungry or feeling deprived.

Calories 947
Fat (g) 37.9
Saturated Fat 14.9
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0
Monounsaturated Fat 0.6
Trans Fat 0.0
Cholesterol 1.8
Sodium (mg) 814.6
Potassium 279.9
Carbohydrates (g) 95.6
Fiber 12.2
Sugar 34.3
Protein (g) 62.0

Sadly, you may have to eat less at this point and cut the carbs down, as well as up the exercise. I think mine lasted about 7 months and then the weight came off, but much slower... also then when I wasn't trying sometimes 1.5 lbs would just magically come off, lol - the body is a strange phenomenon.

Most people need to stick to between 600 - 800 calories in the first year post-surgery in order to lose weight at a decent pace. If your loss is slowing, you need to cut calories.

Your carbs are also quite high. Many folks here on the board keep them very low, under 25g or so.

Additionally "only 4lb" is nothing to sneeze at. We often get very spoiled in the first month post-op when the weight comes off very quickly. After that, most folks tend to average about a pound a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. Your recent loss is absolutely within the "normal" range.

How close are you to your goal weight? The closer we get, the fewer calories we need, and the slower the weight loss is. You may need to cut back a little on calories and carbs. Some people maintain their weight at 1000 calories.

I didn't eat that many calories until I was about done losing, and i was bigger and taller than you. Those carbs are way to high for weight loss.

Yeah, there aren't many 6'3" wombats. Even when we stand on our tiptoes, we're a species that's vertically challenged.

It was super easy for 5.5 months. After that I had to put in a lot more effort. I agree that your carbs are way too high for optimal weight loss and you are eating way too many grams of sugar. Try to keep your total carbs (not net) under 35g and see how it goes.

First six months it came off pretty easy, after that it really slowed down. I was probably eating a bit high calorie wise for a bit. Different people and surgeons have different recommendations. If you're not having a problem with hunger issues your carb intake is probably fine. It does trigger cravings and hunger in some people so if you find those are a problem you might want to reduce. Also whole, high fiber, carbs should be consumed instead of refined carbs. Things like legumes, vegetables, sweet potatoes, fruits, with maybe the occasional slice of whole grain bread. My personal belief is first 6 months 600-800 calories per day. After that keep it under 1000 until goal is reached. Then adjust intake to match expenditure making sure to log food and watch your weight diligently. But if your especially impatient and want to optimize faster weight loss you should probably keep it under 800 until goal is reached. My surgeon/nutritionists recommendation was 60 - 80 grams of protein a day with protein first. And exercise is very important in optimizing health and appearance. Best of luck.

Of course the next day after posting this I lost 1 kg (2.2 lbs)!

Regarding the calories, I think it might be good to ask your surgeon how many. None were specified during my pre-op classes, so I was staying in the low 600s since 600-800is a pretty standard recommendation around here and I could still hit my protein goal. I finally asked my surgeon because I was still feeling pretty weak at 10 weeks out. He said 800 minimum, which was also my dietitian's recommendation. Now I am in the low 800s and I feel so much better and finally strong enough that I can exercise.