Over 12 Months Post-Op - Progress Made but still looking for Support?

[nysleeve 1]

Hello to anyone bothering to read this,

My "story" may be unusual. I am already one year and twenty days out from surgery/post-op. I have never really looked into blogs, etc. until now.

My weight on surgery day (12/24/2014) was 217 lbs and my current weight is 156.8 lbs (I am a little bloated from PMS, sorry if that's TMI lol)! Things generally are going fine and well. My doctor has been thrilled, saying I have lost the highest threshhold of "excess weight" typical for the sleeve procedure. I am now in the "normal" BMI range, although on the higher end to be fair.

So, I guess I am writing to see, if I am nuts. My MD/nutritionist/other surgery support team have in a very tactiful way, that I probably should not anticipate losing any more weight. But, in a perfect world, I would like to be a little further down in the margin for my height (5'6.5"), so closer to 140 lbs. Is this unrealistic?

Does anyone who is further along in their weight loss/surgery process have any insight? Has anyone lost *that* much of their overall body weight? Notwithstanding some little extra tastes along the way of the holidays and a slight execise slowdown for that time frame, I am just trying to consistently stay active at the gym at least three days per week and eat lots of protein/take those Vitamins.

If anyone has any tips/thoughts/etc. for these last 16 (ish) pounds in my push, I am very open!

Have a nice day!

[Elode 8,093]

I just wanted to say I think 61lbs is fantastic!

[feedyoureye 3,087]

You are doing great! Do check in at the Vetrans forum for advice from those more than a year out. many of us slow down after a year, but you can lose more... just slowly. You need to figure out what you can maintain for the long haul. I stopped a little higher, because I didn't want to have to "diet hard"all the time to keep it off. I still have to watch it pretty close most days to stay around my goal. I am 5'9" and 179 right now (up from is 170-173.... getting back on top of my goal right now, gained a little after mom was sick and passed away, then the holidays ... 4 years out and things going pretty well all in all)