How do you know?

brandito
on 4/1/15 10:31 am

Yes, I am planning ahead since I hope and pray I am not done losing!  How did you veterans know when you were done losing weight?  How do we determine if it's a stall or the bottom?  When were you comfortable buying "nice" clothes because you were confident you would fit in them for a while?

RNY 11/18/14 5'4" HW: 255 SW: 236 CW: 190.8 GW: 125...although 140 may be more realistic...can't comprehend what's possible!

Pre-op -11.6 lbs, M1 -13.6 lbs, M2 -10 lbs, M3 -6.8 lbs, M4 -7.6 lbs, M5 -3.8, M6 -3.0, and counting!

Kathy S.
on 4/2/15 3:08 am - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Hi brandito,

Post this on our Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Forum (RNY) to reach out to others that had the RNY.  

For me, I had a 9 week stall when I was about 20 pound from goal 120.  It was one of the hardest times n my weight loss, but I stayed the course, worked out and once I started losing again it never stopped.  When I hit 114 I kinda freaked out and my surgeons office told me to add 500 cals a wee****il the weight loss stopped and it did. 

Good Luck to you

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

Gwen M.
on 4/2/15 7:26 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I figure I'll be done losing weight when I reach my goal, or when I stop trying.  

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 4/2/15 10:59 am - OH

My last 20 pounds came off REALLY slowly over many months, but -- other than an almost 9 week stall at about 9 months out -- the scale would still go down at least a little each week, even if only half a pound.  When I hit 2 years out and had not lost any weight at all in 3+ months, though, I knew I was really done losing (unless I did something drastic to try to force my body lower).

I would have liked to have lost another 5 to 10 pounds, but I did make it to my goal, and I was not willing to starve myself or become a gym rat to try to force those extra couple of pounds to come off.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

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