I seem to have stopped losing.....

I have done well up until the past two months. In November I lost 3 pounds and DecemberI have only lost a pound. At my highest I was 286.5 and I am now at 159.5. I have lost a total of 127 pounds. I was hoping to get down to 140 but I really dont see it happening now. Has anyone else been going through this? My doctor had said to expect weight loss up to a year and a half out but I really dont see it happening anymore. Any ideas how to give it a boost? I make sure and get all the vitamins, proteins, water etc in. I do my exercises nightly. I wish they could just chop off my excess tummy skin and loose leg skin that would probably get me down to 140...HaHa. Thanks ahead for any ideas-Kathleen

Hey, Kathleen! How tall are you? What is your BMI now? You've done really good! My weight loss has slowed down, also. But I really have very little fat left, just on my tummy. I started at 298 and now I'm at 174. My surgeon considers me a success. My BMI is still not "normal", it's 28, which is so good compared to the 47 I started at! STill, I'd like normal! Which means another 20 pounds off, cuz I'm 5 ft 6 in. I had several plastic surgery consults recently. I will be having surgery in the spring. All three of them estimated 15 pounds to come off my middle/lower body. They said skin weighs more than you realize. As long as you are following the rules you'll get there! I think our bodies take a rest sometimes. Hugs, Susan

Susan, I find that interesting on how much the skin weighs. Someone emailed me before and after pictures the other day on her LBL and she had 17 lbs of skin removed, it didn't even look like it was that much. Makes me wonder how much excess skin I have, I thought maybe 5 lbs on my tummy but from recent research, pictures and such, I'm guessing I have at least 10 lbs, possibly more. Hugs, Dana

Kathleen, most of us can relate to the slow weight loss we are now experiencing....don't give up, you will lose more. At some point it has to slow down right? If you continue to eat protein first, vegetables, fruit and then maybe a bite of carbs you should see the scale move downward just slower than we like. Do you track your food intake? I use fitday.com to track what I put into my mouth, some days are great, some I do have to work on to get additional protein. I also try to limit my carbs to 30 grams per day....somedays it works, other not but I still don't "carb-out". You've done great, stay positive and focused....what a year it's been. Dana

Kathleen, I seem to have slowed alot I seem to go up and down so up 2 and down 3 or 4. well that is what happens to me and then I will have weeks were I dont lose at all. and then bam I will lose 8 or 10 in a couple of days. we are all so different and I guess we all lose at ower own rate. but your lose is great 127lbs you should be so happy. It will happen you just have to wate and see. faith 389/230/180

Thanks everyone for your input. I am 5'6". I really am very happy with all I have lost. I am just sooo close now that it gets frusterating. I shouldnt weigh my self everyday but I do. I never want to ever be back at 286 pounds. It is my way to keep myself in check. I dont get upset by the scale however. It doesnt get me down at all. It is one of my tools you could say! Hope everyone has a great New Year! This past one was wonderful!-Kathleen

Hi Kathleen I am the same way I have lost about 144 lbs. I started at 274 or something like that and now I am down to 130 and I have stalled too. I guess it had to happen I like you would like to loose 20 more lbs. But we are so much better off like we are than where we came from!! I think maybe more exercise and really watch what we eat and maybe it will come off. Don't be hard in yourself be gald for where you are now each day is truly a gift! I think when the weather breaks and we can get outside and get fresh air and exercise the rest will come off. I have some skin too and I wondered how much that might weigh......maybe that is my other 20 lbs. I am only 4" 11 inches tall. Good luck and we are almost at our " 1st birthday" Happy Birthday!!!!