I am six months post-op and down 100 pounds from 325. I saw my surgeon last week for

a check-up and he was very upset that I had not lost more weight. I am now worried that I am eating too much and will never lose the next 90 pounds. He told me my window of opportunity is only two years and after that it will be almost impossible for me to lose. I am terrified that I may be doing something wrong, but I exercise every day with hand weights and on the bike for 30 minutes. I drink two protein shakes a day (400 calories for both) that give me 86 grams of protein for the two of them together. My surgeon feels this is too many calories and I should cut one out. I have just started growing my hair back in after having it fall out by the handfull since my third month, and it didn't stop till I increased my protein. I asked him how much of my small intestine he bypassed and he said about 100 cm. Was that enough. I am so darn confused and I am terrified I went through all this just to be back where I was at square one before I had the surgery. Please help me to gain some perspective. I am seriously trying to use the tool I have been given, but it seems as if I am at a loss for what my real expectations should be. Am I doomed to repeat my past, no matter how much I try?

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