Getting to goal weight way after surgery?

[aroundhky 1,174]

I've reached all of my pre-surgery goals that I really wanted to reach. The key word being "I" or even "my" goals. I wanted to get off of my medications, which I have since surgery. I wanted to feel better and not ache as much with increased energy, which I have. And I wanted to improve my body composition (lose a lot of fat, add/retain muscle), which I have also been able to do with help from the sleeve. The only goal at all that I haven't reached is my goal weight. I knew before surgery there was really no way to intelligently and realistically know what weight I would be happy with. There are just way too many factors to include to really know which number on a scale I would be happy with. Since the earlier goals mentioned were my priorities before surgery, I'm really fairly happy with where I am now. Before surgery, my Nut and Dr forced my hand on a goal weight, even though I knew it was just a number and I really had no idea what weight I wanted to be. Sure, I knew it would be somewhere in the low 200's since I'm fairly tall (6'-3") and with my strength goals, I know I would probably ideally end up with a good bit of muscle on my frame, which would limit progress on a scale.< /p>

So when they (Dr/Nut) forced my hand before surgery over a year and a half ago, I told them 215 pounds, at the time I was at 300. I am still 9-10 pounds from that goal and like I said, I'm not really worried about it. But I also know that fitness and nutrition have to be kept interesting and meals, workout routines, etc have to be changed up sometimes to keep it all interesting and avoid burnout. So to get a little more motivated to do something and keep it interesting, I think I may actually focus on just the weight issue for the summer to see if I can get to my goal of 215. If/when I'm able to get there, I'm sure I'll settle back in around the 220-225 range because that's where I feel comfortable, strong and healthy.

Since I've laid out a little background, I'm just wondering if anyone else has been really slow to goal weight or reached it well after surgery (year to 2 years post op)? If so, what were the keys to getting those last few pounds off so late after surgery? I really don't want to lose much, if any muscle, but I'm sure I can find a good 10 pounds of fat to lose, so that's my hope in all of this. My early plan is to cut out all sugar and simple carbs for the summer and even be careful with my complex carbs as well. I'm usually a 5-6 days lifting, 1-2 days cardio a week kind of guy, but I'm thinking about making more of a 3/3 ratio and lifting one day, and cardio the next. I really have no idea, but I think I will start with this and see what kind of progress, if any, I make the next few weeks. I do know that I still need to lift some and get in enough Protein to maintain muscle/strength. Just not sure what other ways I can get rid of those last few pounds of fat.......

Sorry for the long post, but I'm just trying a little something different and wanted to focus on this goal weight thing for a change and see if I can make it. Any suggestions out there for people with similar experiences?

Thanks!