Does weight loss stop after 1 year for RNY??

I am considering the RNY procedure and am over 50.  I am hearing though that if you don;t lose the weight you want within the first year, you are pretty much done losing?  This has been making me consider the Lap band instead where the weight loss is slower, but continues and you see the ultimate results after 2+ years? 

Anyone have any input here?

I kept losing for three years ... in fact, didn't meet my goal until three years out. But I was a slow loser. I have lost 180 pounds total. Still losing a pound here and there, gaining it back, losing it, gaining it back. Trying it keep it off and maintaing now.

it is good to hear that weight loss can continue.  I know that WLS is a tool and with all tools you have to maintain them.  I should lose about 180 pounds to be 'normal' but the doctor says realistic loss will be much less.  i know he is trying to give me an accurate picture of what I might expect and that there are always exceptions.  I would like to be an exception as i see so many people on these forums that seem to have defied the odds.

You know, I started out losing a lot right away, then stopped ... but I was snacking a little too much. Then I stopped that, tried to break my stall with a two protein supplement a day diet (and one Lean cuisine), and that worked, and from then on, I did pretty well again. Then I had my knee replacement, and for some reason, I lost again to hit goal ... don't know why, but I did. This past year, I've been back to some bad habits so I've been up and down. I cut out some of the bad habits again, and now I'm down under 170 and at 165 ... which is under what I wanted as my goal. I wouldn't mind being at 160 ... BMI charts say I should be at 130 or 140 to be "normal" but I think I'd look too skinny then. I'm pretty happy where I'm at. I used to be 347 so anything at 170 and below, it's great.

The tool is there, like Jan said, and we have to use it. I've notice lately that it's working better again as I try to eat more slowly, cut back to just three meals and a snack, put away the peanuts from next to my recliner (which means I have to get up to get them, which means I won't eat them) and limit the dark chocolate to two kisses a day. Portion control is a big part of this. If you can learn that, you can learn anything. The pouch teaches that really quickly. Too much, it comes back up

MY DAUGHTER WEIGHED OVER 400LBS AND NOW WEIGHTS 150LBS. SHE IS GOING ON 2 YEARS IN NOV.BUT IS OBSESSED WITH EXERCISES AND WATCHES EVERYTHING SHE PUTS IN HER MOUTH.

I think it's different for everyone.   I'm right at 14 months and haven't lost for a month, so I'm curious too.   However, I must say this:   I think at this point for me it all depends on:
1) My food choices
2) My portion control
3) My exercise
I believe the RNY has done it's "magic" and now it's up to me to apply what I've learned.    I think RNY is like getting a "second chance" and it's all about what you do with the opportunity you are given.
In my opinion, you are young at over 50.   When the weight starts to come off, you'll feel younger than ever!
HUGS

Jan,
I can't wait to start feeling younger and better! I think that's even more important to me at this point than how I look, if you can believe that. I'm just so tired of feeling tired, fatigued, lazy, and in pain every day. I like what you said about the RNY being a "second chance". That's how I've been thinking of it. I truly believe that I will take this opportunity and do the very best that I can with it, and I will hopefully develop some very healthy habits during the first year that will help me to maintain.

Hiya, I am 57, my WLS will be 2 years in November, I am still losing, this dispite the fact that I have to take steroids.
My tool is forever. The band works great for some people, unfotunately, it is not working well for my stepdaughter,and this breaks my heart.
Just research and see what would be most appealing to you.
I never wanted the lapband, because 1-I dislike the idea of having something inside me that had to be adjusted, it reminded me of a gas station (no offense), and 2, I had so much to lose.
As far as continuing to lose, I would think that would work for the person who made up their mind to have a healthier lifetyle, no matter what the operation.
RNY makes me feel I have been "fixed"...smile.
Good luck and please keep us posted.

LINDA. JUST READ YOUR PROFILE.DID NT REALIZE YOU HAVE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT.WONDERFUL YOU HAVE DONE EXCELLENT.I JUST HAS RNY ON 9/2/08AND HOPE I CAN DO AS GOOD AS YOU .GOD BLESS.

This is very much a personal choice. I decided to have the RNY because the thought of a port and life long fills filled me with dread. Call me CHICKEN.

With that being said, the people in the support group who had the lap-band are just as pleased with thier choice of surgery.

Usually it is not the pouch that fails, people begin to stop following the rules of the tool.

Next month I'll be 2 years out and have lost far more than I dreamed possible. I now have to follow a different maintenence plan so I don't continue losing.

RNY has been good to me.
Annette