LAST 20-30 pounds!!!??

How in the world did you get that last 20-30 lbs off? Or are you like me and did not get them off!?

I'm still working on them, so am interested to see the other replies to your question...

  Those last 20-30 pounds are the ones I also have not gotten off. I think it has a lot to do with where you started. It seems like the people who started with a huge amount to lose are happy to be at a higher weight-- example my friend weighed 335 lbs at surgery and is happy at 180. I started at 255 and am very UNhappy at 180. I want to be at 140. I am guessing age may play a part too..and menopause.  I have been watching every calorie on FitDay.com and even though I don't eat more than 1200 calories per day, it took me a month to lose 1 pound.  It took me a year to lose 10 pounds. ??? I hope someone else has had better luck. I am 4 years post-op. 

I keep gaining and losing the same 20 pounds which are the 20 pounds BEFORE the last 20 pounds to lose to get to my "ideal" weight.   It's depressing.

I lost 157 in the first 12 months after surgery.   I lost 32 pounds in the second 12 months after my surgery.   I lost another 10 pounds in the past 6 months (I'm about 30 months post-op) and would like to lose another 10-20 pounds, which would put me at 169-179 (currently at 189).   It's much slower, but it's doable.  It's still about calories in versus calories out, making good choices every day, limiting intake of processed carbs, avoiding grazing, etc.  At my last appointment with my surgeon's office in May 2007, the doctor said that he was happy with my loss, and that how much more I lost would really depend on how hard I wanted to work at it.  It's no longer easy to lose, but slow and steady wins the race in the long run...   Good luck on your continuing journey -  Kellie

yep, i got stuck 30 lbs above my goal weight, and since then had a baby, and now have to add 13 more lbs to that.  pre-op, my doc said he'd like to see me level off at 165.  my heaviest was 294, and i was 284 on the day of surgery.  the lowest i ever got down to was 196, and now i'm back up to 209.  i know 209 isn't 294, but WHY???  i'm so mad at myself because i have gotten complacent, and ****y, and LAZY, and somewhere along the way, i have lost the drive to continue the journey of getting to my goal weight.  i have re-fallen in love with the carbohydrate and carbonated drink.....so much that i could knock back a 2 liter of diet pepsi a day, and not bat an eyelash about it, regardless of how bloated i am because of it. 

it didn't hit me until the other day, when i went to try on my size 10's, the GAP jeans that i had longed to wear since i was a teenager, no longer fit.  my heart was broken, and i have since tried to re-commit myself.  my carb withdrawal the other night spawned a headache that at the time, i felt could've killed me.  lol.  but, i survived, and here i am, trying to be good, so that i can finally make it to where i need to be, 165.  wish me luck, and good luck to you all as well.