Dietician says not to expect to get under 209???

If it makes you feel better, my sister-in-l;aw had WLS and her Nut said she would stop losing at 217....she now weighs about 175 pounds.

They have NO WAY of predicting what you will lose.  If you follow the plan and exercise you will not have any problem getting down to 170-180.

Good Luck and congrats.

What doesn't make sense to me is why wouldn't people lose more weight if they keep doing the right things (eating right, drinking water, exercising, etc.)  If you have more energy (calories) going out than coming in, you're going to keep losing whether you've had weight loss surgery or if you just changed your eating and exercise habits.  At least that's what makes sense to me.

Am I missing something in the Nut's reasoning?

 That is what I keep thinking too...but when I asked my Nut what I needed to do to get to my goal, she told me she didn't know if I would or not. I was like WTH???? That is why I am coming here...I need your help to get there...not for you to tell me you don't know if I can. I know I can if I have the right info to do it. Frustrating to say the least. I just keep reading on here to get the information NOT being provided.

I would thank her, and then do what you need to do. I have steadfastly ignored those who tell me that they thought I would lose more weight faster, and those who have told me that I will never get to my goal.

My philosophy is that today is Thursday. Thursdays is a travel day for me, and a long long day. I ate what I had packed up for the day, and I had a pretty good day today. I exercised yesterday, and I will tomorrow. This morning I woke up to another few ounces gone forever. Hopefully tomorrow will be the same. And if not, then the next day....it's not a race; it's a way of life.

I'm shooting for the same goal. Keep me posted on how you are doing. Good luck and good job.

I think what nutritionists and surgeons base their remarks on, are the statistics, the averages. If the average estimated excess weight loss is 70-80 %, that is what they tell people. Averages are averages. Some people will exceed this benchmark and others will not, so they give people averages and realistic expectations. Not everyone reaches a normal BMI, but just about everyone can reach a healthier BMI. After awhile, it is more about the choices that we make, and less about the surgery. The successful people adopt the healthier lifestyle. This is not a diet.

I would report that "Dietitian" to your surgeon, for attempting to discourage patients.

That "Dietitian" is flat out WRONG!  No if's, ands or buts, the Nutritionist is all WRONG.

I was 65 when I had my surgery, was (and still am) a confirmed couch potato, I LOVE to cook and to eat, and I absolutely DESPISE exercise (I had more than enough of that crap in my 10 years on active duty with the Army to last TWO lifetimes!). 

I weighed 360.5 pounds on the morning of surgery (weighed naked just before they gave me the pre-op meds), and I lost 195.5 pounds over 16 months.  I walked for exercise, and that is ALL the exercise that I ever did (and I still do it).

You can get down to a completely normal BMI if you choose to do that.  It will take work on your part, you will have to stick as closely as possible to your diet plan, you will have to exercise regularly, and when you cheat (we ALL cheat), you don't make a habit of it but get right back on program.

Don't let ANYONE tell you that you can't make it.  Especially, don't let you tell yourself that you can't make it.

If a lazy "old fart" like me could do it, I know that you can!

You need to learn to practice selective hearing. When your NUT tells you something that is so obviously wrong, don't hear it. Ignore it. You know it's wrong. I know it's wrong. So ignore it and move on. 

My surgen told me that I would only loose 100lbs guess what I already lost half that. IN HIS FACE!
Prove that NUT wrong.

It was unprofessional for her to say "maximum". She doesn't know how to read data. There is nothing that says maximum.  There may be something that suggests an average percent. And "average" means that some people do more and others do less. Therefore, you can lose more- alot more. It has a lot more to do with how you work your sleeve.

Some people should not be given calculators!