Question:
How long does weight loss last?

Weight loss, do you lose weight for up to 2 years? 1 year? when should i expect weight loss to stop post op RNY?    — LauraMarie (posted on May 19, 2009)

May 19, 2009
It generally lasts a year for rapid weight loss or the "honeymoon period" as it is often referred to...We are all different and lose at different amounts and speed etc...My weight loss lasted 15 mos...It slowed down drastically toward the end but I kept on losing. Rapid weight loss will stop, but that doesn't mean you cannot continue to lose weight. It will never be that fast or easy again....It's harder and more work like any other time we've had to diet and exercise to lose weight...You will have to work for losses once the honeymoon is over...It's not impossible. Good luck!
   — .Anita R.

May 20, 2009
1 to 2 years fo quick weight loss. You will need to put in an effort to learn to eat a whole new way to keep it off. It i a challenge but well worth it.
   — trible

May 20, 2009
Every one is different and every body is different. I am almost 4 1/2 years post RNY. I lost 130 lbs my first year and then stabilized except my body kept shrinking. Then, last summer, after continuing to stay-the-course eating the right foods, drinking the right protein drinks, exercising, sleeping, and hydrating, I dropped another 30 lbs and again stabilized. Again, my body is continuing to adjust (slowly, but effectively) becoming tighter and smaller. I agree with the other posters, it is all in our mindset: we must become our own personal advocate, know our bodies, know all their is to know about nutrition, exercise, what works, what doesn't, get our med's regularly checked and be more knowledgeable than our doctors, if we are to succeed. Blessings, Christine Gibson, MS, MA OH Life Coach, and Support Group Leader, North West Weight Loss Surgery Support Group, Kirkland WA
   — Christine Gibson