Hi...my name is Lori and I am 16 months post-op of having a gastric bypass. In the last 16 months I have gone from 288lbs to todays weight of 120lbs. I feel so much better about myself and am actually excited to buy new clothes. I recently finished the C25K running program and will run my first official 5k on June 1st, followed by a mud run on July 20th. My life has changed dramatically and except for the first few weeks (let's face it...those first few weeks really bite the big one!) I have never regretted my decision to have the bypass.

My prblem now is that I want to continue to lose but everyone around me says that I don't look good. They say I look too thin and that I am pale and always look tired. I have had my blood checked and all of my numbers are good...including vitamin B! I have a lot more energy than I have ever had before and I might look tired because I am actually out and doing stuff now.

Two of my sisters and 2 aunts have all had a gastric bypass and all of them have gained back their original weight loss and some have gained more on top of that. I am so scared that this will happen to me too!

Is it ok to continue to lose? Or do I heed the advice of friends and family and switch over to a maintanence mode? Also, at what point will I begin to automatically stop losing and start maintaining? I am so afraid of gaining all my weight back again.

Any advice or recommendations?