Question:
DOES THE WEIGHT STOP COMING OFF

once a person has reached their goal weight, will the weight stop coming off or does it KEEP coming off? How can you prevent yourself from losing too much weight.(OR is that even possible....lol)    — ncgal (posted on July 29, 2001)

July 29, 2001
Don't worry, it does stop. I am still below my goal weight (from 247, now 112) however, I have been sick in the last few months and had to have two surgeries since December, but as soon as I feel better again, I know it will only be a matter of working out. Losing past your ideal weight, from what I have researched, happens sometimes if you start out on the lower end of the spectrum, but your body does adjust. Good Luck to you!
   — Tres J.

July 29, 2001
I am a year and 9 months post proximal lap RNY. I started out weighing 235lbs and currently stay right around 126lbs. Two months after my one year mark I went down to 121lbs, which made me a bit nervous (I am 5'3"). I upped my carb intake and basically bounced back 5 pounds. My body did exactly what I had read from other posts. Once you reach a certain weight your body will bounce back a bit until it finds the weight you can comfortably maintain. When I had spoken with my surgeon about my concerns regarding losing too much weight, he told me his patients usually knew what to do if they wanted to put a few pounds back on.
   — Jilda H.

July 29, 2001
Our bodies have this wonderful mechanism to figure out our new anatomy and at approximately 12 months weight loss will slow and around 14-18 months stop.. I thought I was finished loosing weight at 14 months but continued to drop another 12 pounds.. Now at 19 months post-op I have been stable for about 6 weeks now.. I'm 140 pounds and holding perfectly..
   — Victoria B.

July 29, 2001
Some of us dip a little low for awhile, before bounceback (not to be confused with the evil Regain). I dropped to 104, much to my family's horror and my never-ending delight. However, it ended abruptly and I bounced around a bit and settled at a very doable 110-115 range. I feel foruntate in that I had a good surgery & an excellent post-op plan, so I didn't have to sweat too hard to get it off. I work at it, but it does not consume my every thought. I have never seen anyone STAY too thin more than a few months.
   — vitalady