I am sorry, I am starting to worry

I know I have been here already but please enlighten me. I just feel like I can eat way to much and I think something may be wrong? I have stayed still on weight loss for 2 weeks now and I think its because I am able to eat more. I am so scared I am going to stay in the 200's forever and that I did this surgery to only lose 60 pnds I prais God for this loss but why do I have this awful feeling I am done losing.

Kelli you are doing GREAT!!! You just hit that ever popular plateau unfortunately! 60 lbs is GREAT!!! I had my surgery weeks before you and started out at 300 lbs and i JUST hit the 50 lbs mark, so believe me you are doing WONDERFUL! I hit plateaus all the time then oneday I will wake up and have dropped 2 lbs and you will do the same. Don't get discouraged!! Believe me I get down every now and then when I read others post(like yours) saying they have lost 60 plus lbs and had their surgery wayyyy after i did and started out smaller.. but I know we are all different and this isnt a race. The slower it comes off the better off you are in the long run! Hugs and keep that chin up!! Tracy 304/254/healthy

I totally agree about the slower we lose the better off we are. I have been a bit slower than some with weight loss, but my surgeon was happy with my progress. I figure he is the best judge of my specific situation and if hes happy then i need to be happy too. Sure we would all like to lose 100 pounds in 3 months, who wouldnt. Also, I am sure I can eat too much sometimes. I have felt like OMG have I restretched my tummy? Why havent I lost more? as well as a myriad of other negative questions, but then I kick myself in the pants and remind myself of how much bettter I feel, how I can walk places and do things without getting winded, how my clothes dont fit anymore....so many good things and more to come. Weve come a long way baby......and the best is yet to come!!!! Hugs, Harriet 304/214/???

WOW Harriet!! You are doing GREAT!! You've almost hit 100 lbs??? Are you sure you are eating? LOL!! Keep it up hun, that is great!!!!! And we started at the same weight and I had my surgery a week or so before you LOL!!! Hugs, Tracy

Goodness Harriet! Why on earth do you think you are a slow loser? You are almost down 100lbs in just under 4 months! My goodness - I weighed less, and still don't weigh anywhere near what you weigh! I hope I could lose that "slow"! Keep up the good work and start sharing your secrets girl! Barbie 281/229/150ish

Thanks Guys I appreciate the support. I dont kno wether or not I am more scared I am eating way to much. If I dont sit down and try to eat a meal I will pick all day and not be full where as a meal makes me full so I know where the problem is. I also am starting to eat more carbs and I think that has alot to do with it as well. I know that we get 100's of post thinking we have stopped losing and hitting a stalling point and it may get old but I really think it s legitimate fear we all have. I see alot people that have had this surgery and gained weight back or need a revision and I get scared going oh No I hope that does not happen to me. Thanks for letting me just vent

You are doing great! You will get out of the 200lbs......... Just hang in there hun!

Hey there, Kelli - I, too, feel as if I can eat way too much at a time! I talked to my doctor about it, and he said that it's a normal feeling for those of us 3-4 months out. My theory is because we can eat so much more than we could in the first month or two post-op. Heck, I actually feel that I eat as much as anyone else now (of course, comparing plates I know that isn't so!)! It sounds like you're on a plateau - we've all been there. The best way to get off of it is to change what you're doing - eat more, eat less (not for too long), work out more, work out harder, work out less, work out differently. All of those are tricks that I use to get off plateaus. But do keep in mind that you can only do so much - sometimes your body just needs a break for a while. And if that's the case, then think about it as a time for your body to tighten up and get rid of some of those extra inches/skin. That's a good thing! So, good luck to you, and the weight loss will keep on happening. If it helps, weigh your food - that'll let you know exactly what you're eating. Just keep working hard and things will work out - you'll get under 200!!! Frances

Relax and enjoy the 60 lbs you have lost. Our bodies have periods where they stop losing and adjust to the fact that we still have enough fat for the body to let more of it go. We all panic when it happens so you're no different than the rest of us. I've been there already so I do understand the disappointment you are experiencing now. Are you going to allow a pair of scales to ruin the experience of losing 60 lbs? Remember they are just a piece of junk metal but you have a brain to reason what is happening to you now. We should be able to eat more now that we could after surgery. That's the way the pouch works. If you aren't doing so, you should go to Fitday and start logging your food every day. It amazes me on days I think I have blown it that when I record what I ate I find it doesn't add up to many calories. On bad days I might eat 700 calories but on other days I eat less than 500 healthy calories so it all works out. Best of luck for your continued weight loss.