Question:
I am about 14 months out from surgery (Nov.15th 2001) and I have not lost weight

Any suggestions to stimulate weight loss.What is the earliestI can have a revision?I have lost about 120 and maintaining .I need 40 more lbs off.Many people drop weight fast.I am 46 years old.I work out an d walk four miles a day.I recently had to have a colonospy and was on liquids for 2 days but no weight loss. Thanks, Linda    — Linda C. (posted on January 5, 2003)

January 5, 2003
First, congratulations on your weight loss. You have done great. I am thirteen months post-op and have accepted that I will never get to my ideal weight (according to the charts). My surgeon has told me that I don't need to lose that much. I have lost 160 and need to lose another 40 also. But I have given up on that and am pleased with where I am. I am planning ;a tummy tuck if the insurance approves and that will take care of some of the excess. I really don't think you will qualify for a revision if you are only 40 pounds from goal. Is the goal yours or your doctor's? And is it based on the bmi charts? You might need to talk with your surgeon about what a realiztic goal is. Also, you could still be losing, although very slowly, for some time to come. I haven't lost any weight in 4 months but all of a sudden recently, I dropped a lot of inches. Good luck.
   — Patty_Butler

January 5, 2003
I'm not sure if a revision would be approved if you only have 40 more pounds to lose. Have you tried upping your water and your protein, changing your exercise, and eliminating or greatly reducing carbs and sugars for a week? I just did that and lost the 3 pounds I had gained over the holidays. Sometimes just shaking up the routine is what is needed as well as going back to the basics.
   — Cindy R.