7 months out and really don't want to loose any more

I just celebrated my 7 months out from RNY.  I was totally happy about my weight loss and body a month ago.  I went from a size 22-24 to now a size 10.  I am 5'7" and weigh 165.  I had always thought 160 would be my goal weight but rethought that to be around 168.  I went into a real slow down about a month ago and now in the past two weeks I have dropped another 5 pounds.

So yes it is now gotten to the place that you are getting too thin, surely you don't want to lose anymore weight. 

I understand there will be bounce back and does that happen even if we don't change anything about our eating habits?

Sometimes I think about adding "bad" carbs to my diet to just maintain.  I'm not talking cookies,candy, I'm thinking more like potatoes, pasta.  What would your thoughts be.

Thank you.

These are just my thoughts, based on my own experiences, and are in no way meant to be generalized to everyone.

At 7 months out one is most likely not done losing if they maintain their status quo. Although there are several things in effect with RNY patients to keep us losing weight, it basically all comes down to calories in vs calories out in the end Once you balance this then the weight will maintain where you are.

Getting to that point at 7 months out though is the tricky part. You can increase your calories to the maintenance point, but becuase you are still in your "prime" malabsortption window that number will change frequently. Meaning that what was a maintenance count yesterday could be a gaining count today as your body starts to absorb more and more of the calories you take in. The malabsorption window TYPICALLY closes around 1 1/2 years on average - but is specific to your own individual cir****tances of course.

So increasing calories is the best bet, but I would not suggest adding in "bad" carbs. Especially if you have the mindset that they are "bad". Whole grains, complex carbs - this is where I started. Every calorie I added had to offer me something else besides just empty calories. Potatoes offer me nothing. Pasta offers me nothing. But quinoi is yummy and offers me whole grains, calories, and protein. I use it in place of rice or pasta. Sprouted grain bread offers me more than white or even wheat bread - so if I eat bread (not often) that is my bread of choice.

Of course, I have my splurges like Cheezits or a SF yogurt, but I don't consider them "bad", just infrequent. :)

Congratulations on your success and I hope you get everything worked out!

I just answered a question like this on another thread.  Yes there will be bounce back and it doesn't hurt to go below your goal to have a cushion for that but don't get too far below your goal.  I am working on regaining weight and I do not eat refined carbs because I am addicted to them.  I refuse to go back to them.  For me refined carbs are things that have been processed like sugar and flour.  I also eat gluten free.
I have no problems eating things like potatoes and whole grains.  They are not processed and they don't  cause me to have cravings for more.  That is me, though.  We are all different.  I try to eat more healthy fats but I do dump on too many so I have to be careful.  I have added things like oatmeal with protein in it and bananas.
Don't add "bad" carbs, just healthy ones and you should be fine.

Try adding in a little extra fat/calories to maintain. Instead of fat-free dressings, cheese, yogurts, sour creams etc. try the low fat or full fat..but in moderation! This has helped some of my friends who get too low and then want to maintain.

Congrats on your success