maintenance mode

Hi, at almost 11 months post op, I find that if I'm not careful with my diet I can gain a few lbs easily. Is my weight loss window shut? Am I in maintenance mode already?

Maybe--you should still be able to lose it just won't be as easy as the first months.

--gina

The weight loss window doesn't make it impossible to gain weight.  It just means you can generally easily lose.  I'm 1 year and 4 months post-op, my weight easily fluctuates 5-10 pounds in a week.  It's annoying, but it happens.  LOL

This is just my experience. I'm coming up on a year 4/15 and I find myself not as exacting as I was to start. If I wasn't keeping a good food diary I'm not sure what I would think. This might not be your issue but it can't hurt to go back to strict basics for a while and see if that gets you back on track. You might post meals in bites and vites for a couple of weeks just to see what other people think.

I've slowed down but have not stopped yet except for occasional stalls.

Good luck getting past this.

Pete

thx for your replies. I am still losing VERY slowly which i know is to be expected especially as a lightweight but the second i stray i gain a few lbs (1-4). Good news, in a day or 2 after strict realignment i easily lose it again.

I am coming up on a year 4/17 and I have noticed that my weight loss has slowed compared to the first 9 months. I believe the lighter you become the harder it is to lose because you are seriously going by percentages rather than just pounds. That is why it is harder for lightweights. I only have 59 pounds left to go. I will have to work it this next year. =) I know it will NEVER be as hard as it was pre DS. 

I will be a year 4/29. I have surpassed my goal. Which is good, I think, since what I've heard about bounce back.