Question:
5 Months Post OP, Am I done losing weight?

I have gained 5lb, I am at 75% of my weight loss am I done losing or will I lose more weight? I have 40lb now to goal weight. (use to be 35) I have not lost any weight in a month..is this it???? am I done???    — Lovett (posted on September 17, 2002)

September 17, 2002
Hey Tina. I have been there. At around 6 mo post op, I was down 75% of my excess. I plateaued for close to 6 weeks. I was sure that I was done and that was it. I started fluctuating up the scales and thought that I was doomed. The weight loss did pick back up, but at a very slow rate. Being so close to goal it is healthy for your loss to slow down. If you were losing 10 lbs. a month being so close to goal, you would wonder if you would eventually become underweight. I know, the slow loss just isn't as fun is it? Since my 6 week plateau from H*LL, I have lost 16 lbs. It has taken 4.5 months to do that, which is less than 4 lbs. a month, but I am still getting there. My last plateau was 4 weeks, and again I thought that I was done, but thankfully started to lose again. What a ride!
   — Cheri M.

September 17, 2002
Tina, I'm in the same boat and was wondering the same thing. Thank You for asking it. Stay in touch.
   — Danette M.

September 17, 2002
Tina, I am almost in the same boat, but mine slowed significantly after 6 months post-op. I am now at 7 mo post op and have played with the same pound for the past month! I expected it to slow down but take encouragement from those who are further out who say that it will continue to go down just very slowly. In the meantime, I am trying to increase my water and exercise!
   — Cindy R.

September 17, 2002
Same problem here. I only lost 6 lbs. this month. 8 last month. only 3 months post op. I may be the one that this surgery will not work very well. I understand it is a tool, but I am quite depressed and cry a lot.
   — Georgia H.

September 17, 2002
I'm just three months post op... but I've done a lot of reading here... the original poster and everyone here doesn't say what they're eating, if they are exercising.. orhow much protein you're getting. I'd keep track of what you're eating... (I use fitday... ) and up the protein, the water and the exercise... and watch out for salt.. it will help you to hold on to water... I know.. I'm in the honeymoon period.. and its easy for me to say.. but those are the things everyone suggests... if you're not doing them already. Good luck.
   — Lisa C.