:Sad: PLATEAU @ 1 yr. HELP!Argh...

Has anyone reached their 2005 year anniversary and done nothing except plateau? I have stayed around the same 5 lbs. for the last 3 months!!!!! I have been bad and haven't really excersized since JULY... I know, I deserve this problem. Am going to Curves this morning to begin and have started walking again. But, just wanted to know if anyone was as discouraged as I am? Need some reassurance or just some info with love. God Bless. Thanks. Luv, kath :sad:

Hey Kath, I'm raising my hand here, yep no weight loss since early January....keep playing with the same 4 lbs up and down, up and down. I think I need to change my plan up some, definitely need to do some exercise, I hate it , and can't commit myself like I should. I KNOW how important it is, I'm going to probably buy an ellipital to put in my bedroom in front of the TV, hopefully that'll motivate me to do something. Shake up your routine, more water, extra protein....sometimes that helps. Best wishes, Dana

I know how you feel...I really havent lost any weight since thanksgiving...I keep fight with the same 3 lbs...I have made a new goal that with in the next 6 months I want to lose another 50lbs so I am trying to work out at least 3 times a week and get more protien in...we were givin this tool and we have at least another 6 months to use it and get great results, is what my surgen said...so keep smiling and we can do it... Dawn 315/200/150-healthy

I feel your pain! I just this morning told myself that I have to recommit. I have been bouncing the same 5 lbs up and down and it is all my fault!! I have been abusing food and eating around my pouch. I had my one year appointment and things were all praise and pretty bloodwork and now all I can seem to do is screw up! Today... so far so good... I know we can all do it but don't ever feel that you are alone.

Kathy, I know exactly how you feel. I have been battling the same 5 lbs since NOVEMBER!!! I am getting frustrated and when I'm frustrated- I eat!!! It's becoming a vicious cycle and I'm trying REALLY hard to break it. Of course my eating is USUALLY healthy (spoonful of PB), but it's got to stop. I think all of us who are having a difficult time should recommit ourselves to using our tool and relying on each other for support. If anyone wants to join me in this, they can email me @ [email protected]. You all take care. Steph lap RNY 2/3/06 300/214/165?

hi kath: i've actually been stuck at the same place for several months, too. i haven't been able to workout because of my foot. and have also developed a fondness for carbs, albeit sugar free and whole wheat. but, we can do something about it since we know the problem. i've been awfully discouraged, from time to time. it helps to realize it's a lifelong solution. so i try to look at the past three months as a really small part of the rest of my life and promise myself to do better with food tomorrow and better with exercise asap. i don't know if any of this helps, but i do feel for you. and hope it gets better really soon. hugs dorthe

Is there room on the bench for one more? I am still ever so slowly losing. 1 lb one week nothing for the next two etc. I had it so good for almost a year. Continuous losses, feeling great, very little hunger. Well, some of those old foods are starting to actually taste good again and that can mean trouble. I'm still exercising a lot, feel great, but sure don't want to let this start going the other way. Quality food, not junk, lots of water, protein, exercise. . . Those are the things that I know work! We can do it. We've done well this past year. Let's commit to making 2006 the best yet for us February 2005 "losers." I want to be able to say I weigh less next spring than I did this spring. I still want to lose about 50 more lbs. How about all the rest of you? I really do believe in the power of group support. It's here for us. Together we can continue to progress in the right direction. Have a great weekend everyone. Karen

Hey everyone, I am on the same boat here!! I have been bouncing back and forth between 169 and 175 for months now, and I have also went into some bad habits again(Chocolate) I am trying to get a grip on it though, because I dont want to get big again, sometimes I just feel like because I had this surgery it cant happen, which I know I am fooling myself!!! I have to start exercising much much more and drinking more water, I think thats when I notice a difference is if I drink alo****er. Anyways I think it is kind of interesting that all of us Febuarys are having the same problem.I wish the best of luck to you all!! Michelle

Wow!! I'm so glad I logged on here today. I got on because I'm feeling so desperate and sad. And I'm so glad to hear everyone is going through the same problems. I have been battling with the same 5 pounds for three months also. I am at 201 -- I went down to 199.5 last Sunday and I prayed it would stay there below 200. Nope. Yesterday, I was back up to 201. I feel like I'm eating so well. I stick to 1200 to 1600 calories, which should sustain a person of the weight of 160 -- and a person who doesn't exercise. I exercise. I go to Curves at least 4 times a week and I walk 3 miles every weekend, sometimes Saturday and Sunday. I keep telling myself this is a plateau and it will start falling off again. But will it? Is my body just in a winter hibernation or something and when spring/summer gets here, will it start to fall off again? I mean, I will be OK if I stay where I am. I was 362, being 201 is glamourous compared to that. But, we all have hopes and dreams about where we want to be. I want to be at 160. My doc said I can get there if I keep exercising and keep my calories below 1,600. But, will I get there in the next 6 months, the supposed cut-off to weight loss?? Then, I got up this morning, determined to stick to eating less than I have been. I ate my oatmeal and banana for breakfast and told myself no snacking. But I have some goldfish at my desk and munched on them, then I moved on to a granola bar. Before I knew it, I ate 300 calories in both things. Now, I'm feeling sick to my stomach. Why couldn't I wait until lunch? Why am I snacking again when I know I shouldn't be? I will still be at 1,600 calories for the day, even with the slip-up, but what am I doing? Why can't I stop? I know you guys don't have the answers either because we are all feeling the same stuff. Let's hope this is just hibernation and we'll be writing about losing these darned plateaued pounds in the next few months!!!!!! Kristen

Kristen, Hi, don't be so hard on yourself...I know the program I'm on we are allowed 3 meals and 3 snacks a day. So don't get too concerned about the snacking. Have you tried eating protein first, like a cheese stick or cutting the carbs? I know if I cut out the crackers or pretzels for alittle while the scales move, go firgure. You will always have your tool for loosing weight, it will never go away, you have done very well with your weight loss, keep you goal in front of you - don't give up. I know with the winter it is harder to get in exercise - I am so looking forward to spring, to be able to walk outside. Take care. Deb k