Is Starvation Mode a real thing?
These are the rules I follow:
3-6 Months After Surgery: eat 600-700 calories a day
6-9 Months After Surgery: eat 800-900 calories a day
9-12 Months After Surgery: eat 1000 calories a day
12-18 Months After Surgery: eat 1200 calories a day
18 Months-On After Surgery: eat Maintenance calories (BMR & Activity Level)
P.S. Malabsorption of calories lasts 18-24 months approximately.
Age at RNY: 55, Height: 5'4", Consultation Weight: 331 lbs-12/1/2009, RNY Surgery Weight: 281 lbs-3/22/2010, Goal Weight Reached: 141 lbs-6/23/2011, Lowest Weight: 126 lbs-12/11/2011,
Current Age: 61, Current Weight: 161 lbs-5/20/2016, Total Weight Loss Maintained: 170 lbs 
I know you have enough answers but I just wanted to tell you that before I had the surgery, I have used the starvation mode to loose weight for years, since I was a teenager. It finally caught up with me and I could not loose weight no matter what I tried. I was way too tired to exercise for long periods of time. When I decided to get this surgery I went on a eating binge for 2 months. I ate everything, ice cream, potatos, deserts, whatever I wanted and however much I wanted EVERY DAY! Guess what, I only gained 10 pounds! My body wanted that extra food and calories. Then I had the surgery and at first the weight fell off. Now, my body is saying "I know all about this" and I am loosing very slowly. I go to the Dr. for my next checkup next week and they will up my calories then. I'm sure that my weight loss will kick in again. There is definitely something true about the starvation mode.
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