IM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND

Thank you all for the information.

your  doing excellent Im seven weeks out and Im down 27 pounds.Im really happy about it.Congrats to you.God is good..

I'm only 2 1/2 months post op and I'm working hard to make my weight come off. it's not easy. for me...about 45lbs so far ......Middle Man good to see you are doing well.

Found this quip on another OH forum...

 Our bodies have an amazing way of compensating over the long term.  My doc mentioned that the "villi" (tiny hair like things that line the intestine and reach out and absorb stuff) grow back in larger numbers to compensate for the villi that were removed via the portion of the intestine that was removed.  So, the body learns to compensate.

So...in essence, in the beginning there are no villi and weight loss is rapid, but once you start to compensate and they regrow, they absorb more of the nutrients and weight loss can stall and possibly stop.

Wow Hershey Dream that is great information thank you for that it totally makes sense to me! Ive NEVER heard it explained like that before.

for me, alot of my progress is related to the fact that i'm really not eating much.

Hey Nas !

Congrats on losing 30 lbs so far...you are doing great 

I think the malabsorption of the RNY procedure is the reason....no matter what you eat

your body is NOT  retaining all of the nutrients.  That compounded with your calories being drastically reduced make it inevitable to lose weight  rapidly.

Wishing you well !