Okay now I need some support.

Hey All, Usually I am really chipper and happy about my weight loss but the psat two weeks have been really hard. I am learning to hate the scale again. I am at a stupid plateau. I am really working hard to get to 165 by November so I can have my TT done by the end of the year between school sessions. Well I have been stuck before but this time it is really gearing up on my brain. I mean I exercised alot this weekend and I went to the park with my nieces, and Sunday I went to the zoo and walked the whole thing. What the hell?? I mean I have lost 128 pounds all together since December of last year and I should be happy but I have a goal and this is hard right now for me. If I was on any other diet I think I would just give up like I used to all the time. Some of those old feelings are coming back. And for the past week when I look at myself I still feel fat. Even though I am down from a size 26-28 to a size 14. I even bought a belt this week and it was a size large. I mean I used to not be able to wear a belt because I was so large and they did not have them in my size. Have any of you went through these feelings at any point? Or how have you plugged through a plateau?? I have tried drinking more water etc. What could be the problem. I just took my measurements on the 11th so I am not going to do those again until the 1st. I have even tried not getting on the scale for a few days to notice a change. Let me know any ideas please. Suzanne 300/180/150

If you click on my profile towards the top it says how to break a plateau. Hopefully that will help you. I have not hit a plateau yet but I do hit stalls almost every month. I will lose weight for like 10 days and then I will go 20 days and lose nothing. It is discourging sometimes. I have only lost 87lbs but like you I still feel like I still weigh that 334 lbs even though I have gone from a size 32 to a 22 I still look at myself as large. I think everyone goes though it. I still buy clothes that are too big for me, habit I think..... Just hang in there and it will pass. Good luck! Deb S. 334/247/175

Hi, well it I think that if you don't make it to 165 you will be fine. I had my tummy tuck over two weeks ago, and they took 6 pounds of skin off. I went from wearing 14s to 12s from having the excess skin removed. YOu might want to look at you body shape also. I carry excess weight mainly in my butt, so when he did my stomach boy is it flat now. Before I ever had kids, I had probably around a 30 inch waist. When I measured it the other day it was 33.5. I think that when I do loose this last 20 lbs that my stomach will be fine. I think now I am going to wait to have a booty life, which is what the plastic surgeon said I need. Also, I have a little skin on my inner thigh, which I would of never thought I would of had trouble with, so after I start running again I am going to give myself a year to see if I can tighten it up, and if not I will have that removed also. Well good luck and try not to worry. Are you going to use insurance? If so get the approval soon. Take care, Kimberly

Hi Suzanne! I know exactly what you mean. In fact I am experiencing a plateau this month. I have only lost 5 pounds so far, which makes me very discouraged. I have found that if you increase your protein intake, that seems to help. What I do is cut out the veggies and just eat the protein (chicken, fish, shrimp, etc.). And don't forget to drink lots of water. Somedays I feel like I'm going to turn into a fish!!! Wow, you have done awesome with your weight loss!! Keep up the good work. Right now I am battling to reach a 100 pound lost. I am 8 pounds away. And they just don't seem to want to come off!!! Don't feel bad about the scale, I can't seem to stay away from mine no matter what I do. Have a wonderful week!! Aloha, Pat 261/169/goal 115 (I'm only 5 feet tall)

Hey Suzanne, Congratulations on your weight loss! But I know the plateaus can be frustrating. I am in the same boat you are now. I was hoping to be in "onederland" by my birthday on Sunday...didn't make it. I have bounced between 200.5 and 201.5 for the last 2 weeks. I think you can get addicted to your scales...especially when you want something so bad. Saturday I did a walk-a-thon plus went to an apple festival and walked my buns off....that didn't even help. Yes.....this problem has got me in the past...hit plateau, get discouraged, and fall off the wagon. But stay positive and focus on what you have already accomplished. Janet

ok Just cuz you are not losing weight dose not mean your not losing size I have been at the same weight for 4 weeks but have lost a lot of size please dont beat yourself up