I've been told that are body will stop losing when it thinks it's at a good point. (Not exact words)
Keep following the program, try changing things up, maybe it will start back up. Remember how far you've come and how much healthier you are and feel!

Sgt I wish I could tell you for sure what to do but I'm not there yet and I don't know. But I would recommend trying different things. Maybe stop your bran cereal in the mornings for awhile. Maybe increase protein. Maybe up calories a bit but only good calories such and protein and veggies. If you are working out maybe try adding some hiits to your workouts (hiits = high intensity interval training) google it and see what you can do. Basically its short bursts of higher intensity. But do some reading on it so you understand it better.

You can break the stall. You just need to figure out what your body is going to respond to. Good luck!

Sarge...try typing in stopped weight loss in the search box. It will take to to several messages from other people in the same baot. Maybe this will help.

Whatever you do...do not go to extreme measures to lose the additional weight. Don't start overexercising or cutting your calories drastically. Our bodies do have a set point and it can be hard to get beyond that. I agree with the other recommendations made here and I hope, if it is what is healthy for your body, that you are able to get out of this stall.

Maybe its time to evaluate what you are currently doing? Try tracking what you eat for a couple of weeks, often its an eye opener as to changes that need to be made. Maybe too many carbs or calories are slipping back in.... or maybe your body has just found its happy place and you need to up your game a bit to shake things up....

My surgeon said it is possible to reach a healthy goal even if its lower than that set by them with the whatever % of excess wt gone.... we just will have to work hard for it :)

P.S.

Having held fast for 6 months is a good thing too! Means you got this far and can keep it off! No slipping back pound by pound!!

Our bodies do level out, but it shouldn't happen if you are still in the overweight range.

The basic formula for loss after WLS - Protein (70+ grams a day), water (whatever is recommended by your doctor), move (as much as you can each day), sleep (8 hours or more)...and take your vitamins!!

Other tips I followed:
Get 30 grams of protein as soon as you get up (I do a double scoop protein shake). Eat 3 - 20 minute, mindful meals a day (don't do anything but eat....no reading, watching TV, computer, talking on the phone, etc). Don't drink when you eat (or 30 minutes before/after). Other than 1 protein shake a day, don't drink your calories. Eat t least 3 bites of dense protein for 1 bite of anything else. Avoid "white" carbs (rice, pasta, bread, crackers, flour, sugar, potatoes, etc). If you can't just eat 3 meals a day, add 2 planned, high protein "snacks" but follow mindful eating and no drinking rules with them, too.

There is some debate in the WLS community regarding carbs. Personally, I avoided them until I hit my target weight. I didn't want to do anything to slow the weight loss process.

Here's the reason why I avoided them:
Your body needs 2 kinds of fuel - carbs and protein. When you don't get enough of either of them, your body gets what it needs from your "storage" ...if you don't give it the carbs it needs, it will burn fat instead. If you don't give it the protein it needs, it will burn your muscles instead.
I
wanted to lose as quickly as possible and I didn't want to lose all my muscle. I don't have room in my pouch for much more than the 70 grams of protein.

JJ

Thank you JJ! I am in the same place as SgtSmith. I am just 18 months post op and I have been at a stall for a few months. Keep going up and down the same three pounds, although my clothes are fiting loser. I got to the gym several times per week, try to walk on the days I do go to the gym. I have lost about 153 pounds and need another 20 to get my BMI below 29 , if I want to get my BMI to under 25 I need to lose about another 50 pounds.

I am trying to get in to meet with my NUT and see if she has any suggestions. But JJ's advice is a reallty good start. I think as time goes on it easy to slip into old habits and maybe not be as mindful of what you are eating or how you are eating.

JJ - love your recommendations; I have not had my surgery yet - not until august I believe. Am making a notebook with all good advise and JJ - you are in here quite often!