Losing Weight & The Honeymoon Period - What Gives?

[HaddocksEyes 205]

I went to my doctor today for my two month visit today. They were very nice but honest that I should have lost a greater percentage of weight by now. The nurse said that now is the time to really exercise. She said by 6 months my body could adapt and I could find that what I have been doing no longer works for me. Then she went on to say that at 12 months, I could find myself doing everything right and still not losing weight. I said I was fine losing 10 pounds per month but she said in 4 months, I may not be able to do even that if I start hitting plateaus.

So up until now I have been very relaxed about the rate at which I have been losing weight. My mantra has been "marathon and not a race". But now I am a bit scared because I remember how hard it was to lose weight prior to surgery. It scares me to think that I could go back to that. I defintely have restriction when I eat and I stop when I am full. Then she mentioned the sleeve getting bigger - well, I started to sweat just a bit thinking I am being TOO relaxed.

On the bright side, she said I can start really challenging myself when I exercise (meaning I really need to make myself sweat instead of taking a leisurely walk around the block) and I can start lifting weights. YAY!

Any people that are 6 months out and beyond care to elaborate and give an opinion on what was said? Just a moment of your time would be great.

THANKS!!

[Momof2inIowa 195]

I have my 6 month appt on 10/24 I will be sure to let you know what I find out.

[AvaFern 3,516]

I would agree it really started getting harder to lose at around 6 months out. I am lucky if I lose 5 pounds a month now and I very rarely eat over my calorie limit. The closer you are to goal, the harder it will be to lose, but for some peope the further out you are from surgery the less restriction you may feel. I don't think your "marathon not a sprint" idea is the wrong approach at all, but now that you've gotten through the first six months, you can start to venture into new exercises and new foods. Good luck!

[mi75 1,235]

i am in the same boat. i am 4 months out and starting to see that i can tolerate a little more food than i hoped i would.

my doc told me that "the first 5-6 months, the surgery does the work. after that, YOU do the work"...

i am definitely joining a gym. i didn't get this far to stall out or worse yet, be done. i figure i have a solid 2 months left to really get this weight moving, and i have 30 lbs to go until goal.

it's not coming off as fast as i had hoped it would, and i too have been very patient and willing to lose slowly, but now i'm seeing that i'm going to have to start upping my game a bit.

good luck!