Hello, I am 10 months post op, I am down from 283 to 225 and feeling great! For pleatu's they are a big part of the weight lost. I exercise 70 min per day most days. I will go weeks without losing a pound. I use to get mad at myself but then i relized that its part of the weight lost process. Just hang in there. " If it took a year to walk through the woods it will take a year to go back." Be patiant it will come.