Dont punch me cuz I'm really getting scared here...

I was there...  My goal weight was 135.  I hit that at 6 months out and the weight just kept coming off.  I bottomed out at about 120.  It's actually about my "ideal" 20 BMI, but because I have a large build and am muscular, I was getting sickly.  And very scared.   I had to cut out a lot of my exercise (up til then I was speed walking up to 2 hours EVERY day and lifting twice a week).  And started drinking protein drinks again.  The protein drinks really helped make me feel stronger and eventually my weight creeped back up to 128 where I was VERY happy and stayed for about 6 months. Then I went back to work (after 7 years as an at-home mom), where I sit on my a$$ all day...  I stopped working out with my trainer because our schedules didn't match up and stopped walking because of the time away from the kids.  Then my thyroid hit the dirt and in one month I went from 130-132 to about 140!!   Now I yearn for those "too skinny" days lol.   Now I'm tracking my food for the first time since the very beginning, riding my bike to and from work (7 miles each way) and starting next week, I going to start working with a new trainer. The most important thing I've found in trying to maintain is the same thing in trying to lose.  PROTEIN and (moderating) exercise.  I particularly found that lifting weights was a HUGE help.  Tightens you up, helps with getting in touch with your new body and helps with the appetite.   Good luck and remember, you are NOT alone in this. 

From what I have seen and heard from other WLS patients, it's common to "overshoot" your goal...especially if you were a lightweight to begin with.  As long as you are feeling good, your lab work is coming back A-OK, I don't think it's anything to worry about unless you dip too low.  I don't know what your height is.  At 5'2" (which is what I am), 111 pounds wouldn't be that bad.  I don't know that you should be trying to gain weight at this point.  I don't know if there's any truth to the bounceback theory but, again, from what I've heard from WLS patients, a person's appetite returns with a vengeance after awhile.  You may gain weight even if you don't want to then.  I say.....enjoy it!    Hey, quick question for WLS'ers....I've noticed that a WLS patient will look thinner at, say, 125 pounds, for example, than a person who is not a WLS patient at the same weight.  Any reason that you can think of why that is?  I've seen pics here of WLS patients that say they weigh 160-170 and they don't look ANYWHERE near that weight.  I'd have given them a good 20 pounds less if I had to guess their weight. Thanks for replying to my post. 

*my* guess (and this is just a guess...) is that the reason wls'ers look thinner than non-wls'ers is probably because they (maybe?) have less fat because their diets are (or should be anyway) more nutritious and protein rich than folks who are just naturally thin. kwim? not saying that folks who are naturally thin are unhealthy or anything, lols. i'm just thinking that perhaps wls'ers are more focused on what they're putting into their mouths than normies are. (since 5 pounds of muscle will take up less space than 5 pounds of fat and therefore will give them the appearance of being smaller even when they weigh the same. does that make sense?)

That does make a lot of sense.  Thanks for your reply, Artist!