I seem to lose 1 to 2 weeks out of the month these days...the other 2 to 3 weeks, my weight stays the same or fluctuates up a bit. But overall, it's still coming off. Just slowly. At the rate it's going, I am going to believe that I'm not done losing until it's been 3 or 4 months without any loss. It's supposed to slow down significantly...as our body mass decreases but our calorie consumption remains the same, we're closer to the number of calories we need to maintain. I just tell myself that it's ok...I've lost significant weight and I'm ok with where I am right now. I want to get to my goal but not at the risk of my health. So if it takes another 6 months to a year to get there, that's ok. That's what I've been telling myself. Most of the time, that works.

I feel exactly the same! I've lost a total of 93, 25 pre-op and 68 post-op. I would like to get to 150 - which leaves 47 more pounds to go. I finally got below 200 - I'm now at 197 and have been stuck here since the 10th. Who knows? I don't have any answers, but just wanted to say I feel the same way!

My weight loss pattern is so unpredictable these days!! Each month I think that I am done and that I won't lose another pound, and then I may drop a couple. For sure, the loss is hoovering around 5 pounds (or less) a month now. What about you guys? It seems like I might lose all of it within a week and then nothing for the next 3 weeks or so. It makes me crazy!! Do you all still lose at a steady pace? It's like I have no control over my body anymore...it just does what it wants, when it wants. Used to I could up the protein or exercise and make some changes, but NOT ANYMORE! I am working at it now. Nothing I do changes anything...my body has taken me over! I guess I am getting frustrated and I know the last pounds are the hardest to get off, but I really want to get to my goal of 160 (pre plastics), 150 (post plastics). I think that's reasonable for me, so I still have like 38 pounds to go. I have lost 90 pounds so far (thorugh tons of stalls), but at least I have gotten there. I am just wondering what is going on with everyone else's bodies. Can you all control your weight loss at this point? Are you all frustrated too? Anyone got any good ideas for how I can take my body back? Nanette

Hey Shari, It sucks that you are still dealing with the low energy. While I think it is great you are listening to your Nuts, maybe your body isn't? I really don't know. But maybe your body doesn't see you as an 8 month post-oper but rather a 1 year out post-oper. If you were a year out from surgery would your Nuts recommend more calories? Or do they feel that 850 is fine until you reach goal? Just looking at if from a different angle, but you may have already looked at that. It would be nice to have a straight forward answer to what is causing your low energy. We know there are a lot of reasons that can cause it. If you have had your blood work done recently and your b12, iron, blood sugar levels are all normal, looking at calorie intake is probably a good next step. About the weight loss slowing down, I think we are all slowing down. It is true though, you probably slowed sooner then most of us because of your awesome loss pre-op. So you've been dealing with it longer then the rest of us. But I'm not all too convinced you are a slower loser Take a look again at the Julyers losses sense surgery. I'd say the current average loss is around 95-100 lbs (not including Rachel's crazy loss amount ). You aren't too far off from that, right? I don't know if you hear it enough but I think your loss has been excellent! In just over a year you've lost over 155 lbs! Sure that is just a number, but that number tells us so much. It tells us that you are gaining your health, you are able to exercise easier and have better quality workouts, your shortness of breath has greatly improved, you are more likely taking care of yourself better now than you ever have before, etc. That doesn't mean we didn't like or love ourselves before surgery. Of course we did! That is one of the reasons we chose to have WLS because we loved ourselves and desired a better way of life for ourselves. Like you said, the surgery has helped us stay more satisfied with the lower consumption of calories, which helps encourage us not to give up and to continue to take care of ourselves. I know you must be tired of feeling tired. I hope you figure it out soon! Andi P.S. Sorry didn't mean to write you a book

cross-post from the Cali board..... This afternoon I have an appoinment with my PCP and my gyno (they're in the same building). I have not seen either one since having surgery in July. I wanted to talk to them about my girly parts and my hormones because they're so out of whack right now. Since surgery my cycles have become more and more unpredictable and the PMS symptoms are getting worse. For the past month I've been really blue and anti-social. I've alos been irritable becasue the cramps are unbearable. I'm going through pads like there's no tomorrow. It's hard for me to find the right words to describe it....I'm just not my normal self. There hasn't been anything dramatic in my personal life that would warrant me feeling so down, other than maybe the stall in my weight loss. (Which I think is ending btw) I'm not a emotional person, nor am I someone who cries easily....I just find myself really pushing myself to get outof the house and go places. Once I'm out, I'm ok.....but the urge to stay home and sulk is really strong. Took me a long time to connect all the dots and trace it back to my hormones as a side-effect of the rapid weight loss but that's what I believe it is. Just wanted to post about it because I'm sure there are others experiencing the same thing. Took me a while to recoginize it as something that was happening to me.