Yes-- that is scary, isn't it? Spent so much time and effort to get to a goal, and then see it slipping away (and if you are like me, I gained and lost and regained over and over and over again pre-surgery, making the fear even worse because historically, it is what alway happened). I have battled fear of regain. I didn't like it, so I let it go. I know how I need to eat and how much I need to move/exercise to feel good. When I do not eat the way my body prefers and do not get enough movement, I do not feel good. My life today is about feeling good- not about how much I weigh. What we focus our attention on, is what we get. If I focus on regain, I will get regain (even if I am only focusing on it because I am afraid of it happening). If I focus on health and being good to me, I will get that, too. Be good to you.

I was told that most people bounce up about 10 pounds when they go into maintenance. No personal experience here, just relaying what I was told. I have a local friend who was sleeved and she did this. She looks so much better with that 10 pounds, and she told me she could not sustain that lower weight, but is sustaining where she's at easily. I'm kind of expecting that to be the case when I finally make maintenance.