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I am 8 months out from surgery and down 106 lbs.... Yes I am extremely happy..... But bouncing between 171-174 lately and it's driving me NUTS! I don't cheat EVER.... I am 5'5 and would like to get to 125 lb but when I check the height weight charts it says I should weight 140-150 ..... So for anyone who was within 20-30 lb to goal.... Was it harder to loose those last pounds?

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For me it was, and I never actually did lose the last 20. I was so obsessed with reaching a normal BMI, but I just never could do it. I don't think its in the cards for everyone. I've gotten over that. I've had three drs tell me I'm good, I wear a size 8, so I've accepted it. I'm 53, so that doesn't help.

However, I lost for 14 months. But it slowed down around month 8. My guess is that you are just at a plateau, and it will start coming off again. Just keep doing what you are doing. Just a couple pounds a month adds up! Hang in there!

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Lexuskela - I'm not at goal, but I am finding this last bit of weight to be a real stickler.....much harder to lose. For about 6-8 weeks I've bounced between 198 and 196. I think the scale is finally moving again and I'm down to 194. It's moving, but very slowly. I'm very happy with the weight I've lost so far, but I would like to get to my goal. I'm also reviewing my goal. I'm not convinced 165 is the right weight for me. At this point I would be thrilled to get to 175. We shall see what my body says! Good luck.

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I'm in the same boat - 12 months out, and floating between 171 and 175. I want so much to get to the middle of my normal BMI range, which would be 145 - 150 (I'm 5'8"). The Bariatric surgeon was very happy with my progress and told me he would consider me successful even if I didn't lose any more. I wonder if I've internalized that message and that might be why I am not as on point as I was before. I'm getting back to basics and trying again, though.

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I am doing the same thing down 102 from HW and hoping to get to the 160's. I revisited the goal I had originally listed and because I really don't want to look completely "melted" I will keep an extra 10 or so on the ole body (53).

I see my dr on 5/3 and will be 3 days short of my surgiversay. I hope to be below 170 (10lbs). My weight loss has slowed tremendously with a long stall (12wks) and I know I am to blame for that.

I have started weighing out everything and with the warmer weather I am hoping to get some more exercise on the weekends - mowing the yard, bicycling, walking my dog...

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Yes. The smaller the numbers got, the more slowly the pounds came off. Can you try mixing up your exercise routine? Sometimes that jumpstarts things for me.

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My experience was ... just be consistent (don't change what you've done to lose weight thus far) and be patient.

Doesn't matter if you lose 2 pounds or even 1 pound a month.

I lost 19 pounds pre-op, and the following numbers are my monthly weight losses in the 19 months post-op:

-10.4

-11.8

-9.2

-10.4

-6.8

-5.0

-6.2

-4.4

-3.8 (reached goal this month)

-1.8

-2.6

-0.6

-1.2

-1.0

-1.6

-2.0

-1.4

+2.0

-2.0

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Thank you so much. This makes me feel so much better knowing I am not alone or crazy.

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