My body has decided my goal for me

 I had my surgery last September and have always been a slow loser. The last two or three months I have barely lost anything. I have upped my calories, upped my protein (which was always above 70 gm a day), dropped calories, went lower carb, been exercising a bit more (if you count packing for a move) - all for naught.
I am at the weight I was for eight years after I had my first child ****il I got pregnant with my second!). I have heard your body likes to make pit stops at weights you have spent significant time at before, but this is ridiculous.
I want to lose at least another 40 pounds, which is still overweight but where I feel comfortable - at least I did when I was there in my 20's!
I know I could do formal exercise but fibromyalgia kinda limits what I can do. For now I have put away the scale and quit logging my food and trying to go with the flow and see what happens but I would welcome a LOSS!

Oooo, another fibromite!  It does put a damper on exercise with any intensity, doesn't it?

Yes, my body decided 150 was low enough, even though I had planned to head for 130 (I'm only a little over 5 feet tall.).  For quite a while, 150 was an easy maintain.  Then I got sick about a year and a half ago, nothing to do with WLS, and started eating junk carbs and sugar again, and NOW my body seems to like 170.  Bah.

All that to say, eat your protein first, veggies second, a few complex carbs if room ... but stay away from the junk carbs and sugar!  Move as much as you can, and drink water like a fish.  Your body will indeed find the weight it wants to be.  Best wishes on your continuing journey :-)
--Dorothy 

 wow I did not know your body likes to make pit stops at weights you have spent significant time at before. That is probe why mine wanted to stay in the 180 so long I stopped in the 180,s for 2 months. Now I upped my exercise started to jog every day now and my weight is in the 170,s now.

I am sorry your body stopped  but your attitude is great. Keep up the great fight.

First of all, I would NOT stop logging your food. This is one of the most powerful indicators for successful weight loss. Research has shown, that people who log their food lose TWICE as much weight, as those who do not. It helps to keep you mindful of what is going into your mouth.

Second, rapid weight loss causes a loss of lean muscle mass, which slows down our metabolism and makes weight loss very difficult. As we get older, we also lose lean muscle mass, so WLS folks get a double whammy. The ONLY way to correct this, is to do weight training. You don't need a gym, using resistance exercises utilizing your own body weight are also effective. Squats, lunges, pushups, etc are all effective for building muscle. You may be able to do some resistance training using cords, exercise balls, videos, and light dumbells. It may also help your fibromylagia. Meeting with a trainer might give you a structured program to follow. They can compose a program, according to you physical strengths and weaknesses.

Third, have you met your dietician to discuss alternative strategies? Things do need to be shaken up at times.

Fourth, slow downs are part of the process, and the less that you have to lose, the slower the process. Actually, you want the slower weight loss to preserve muscle mass.

Some months, I only lost 2 lbs. If you keep plugging away, the weight will come off.

JMHO

Gail

Well, first I'd evaluate my goal weight to make sure it's realistic. Then, I'd get my BMR measured to make sure my calorie intake was in line with my metabolism. (i.e., you may think you are eating enough to lose, but if your BMR is 200-500 calories lower than you thought, you probably aren't).

If it turns out I still have plenty to lose and my calorie intake is less than what I should be burning, I'd start looking for other medical conditions such as the thyroid or PCOS and get them corrected.

Hi and welcome. Sometimes I do think our bodies decide our goal. But your surgery was fairly recent and it seems that if you want to lose more you should be able to.  I would go back to journaling all food, keep calories 600 to 800, carbs below 40 and protein 70 or more. My surgeon says to jump start slow losing increase protein. He says DO NOT increase calories - that the idea of increasing calories to lose more is not true. his words, not mine. So I would give it another shot which means journaling and weighing from time to time. I am sure your disease is unpleasant but my doctor says eating restriction is more important that exercise in weight loss phase. I didn't exercise much. 

Anyway, regardless, you are still much better off with what you have lost but you are still in the time frame where losing more should be doable so I would sure give it another try. But it won't happen without some planning and effort.  GL   Diane