Hi Shelley and everyone, My 3 month mark is tomorrow; I have only lost 38 lbs since my RNY. I lost 27 before surgery. I am wondering why some of us seem to be much slower than others with the weight loss. I have been exercising like Rocky in trainning..LOL.. I do the treadmill, exercise bike, walking and now the stretch resistance bands. I do all this at least 5-6 days a week! I eat about a 1/2 cup of food at a meal; always focas on protein first. I drink liquid protein, I know I don't get in quite enough water. It is very frustrating to say the least. My hubby says I should be happy with my total loss of 65 lbs. since december. He said what is the big deal. I said he doesn't understand the whole concept; and the sacarfices I have made. He thinks it is all about looking good; no it is the struggle that I have been dealing with most of my life. Anyway I will keep pushing on; and right now I have been at a platuea for almost a month! Is a half of a cup of food to much? I am not eating sugar, junk food; or anything unhealthy! Just wanting to know if I am normal; and why others seem so far ahead of me. Sincerely, Judy R.

Hi Donna, I am 3 months post op stuck in a stall and losing slow as well. It is frustrating espically when you see others doing so great. I have been exercising like a mad woman; and yet I won't budge. I know I don't drink enough water; and possibly don't get enough protein. Hopefully we can all encourage one another. Sincerely, Judy R

Right now I'm doing water arobic's at the YMCA two night's a week. I love it, because it does not hurt my back or knees. There is another class I'm thinking about taking, I'm just scared too. Because of my back and knees. It's a toning class. I might go one night and just see what they do. I got a bike to start riding with the kids, haven't started it yet. I do walk some. Where I work to get to my office you can use the stairs or the elevator. I have started using the three flight's of stairs two to three times a day. That is up and down. So that is good exercise. I have really weak legs and would like to get them built up. Charlotte

I had my surgery 7 days before you and I am down 57lbs. I think you are doing great but I dont know why your surgeon has only told you two meals a day, thats crazy. If your only eating small amounts, then you should eat more times. You also need to get as much fluids in you as possible. This is what I do almost everyday... Morning coffee with one scoop of whey protien(23grams) low carbs and low sugars Mid morning, start drinking fluids and have a low carb protien bar(sugarfree) a lot of times I just stick to drinking Lunch time, I try to eat pintos n cheese or wendy's chili, I have recently discovered that Taco Bell will give me an encharito without the tortilla and it is better than Pintos N Cheese, if I cant eat I try to get another high protien-lowcarb-sugarfree shake in drink fluids instead of looking for a snack in the afternoon or grab a handful of almonds or cashews Dinner, I just eat the protien part of what I have made for my family and see if I have enough room left for the veggie's. after dinner I try to keepp up with the fluids and alway try to get some s/f popsicles in as my snack, they are fluids too so it helps if you have trouble drinking a lot. As far as excersize, well my the time I work all day, get home and cook dinner, clean the kitchen and chase six kids around and get them into bed, well, I am out of time. I have a two story house so I like to think that I have a natural stairmaster(which is getting so much easier now). Dont forget, since you are excersizing, you are now building muscle while you are losing fat and it weighs more. Try measuring yourself and see if you are losing inches, dont worry about your stalls in weight loss because your body is just adjusting and it will kick back in. My Dr told me to have three meals a day and the first two are the most important because those are what keeps you going in the day. Your doing a great job and keep up the good work. As we say on the Men's Board...being a "Loser" is a good thing now!

Happy 3 month surgiversary! A size 14??? That is fantastic! I have lost about the same as you (my 3 month is on the 5th) but am just getting into 18s. I am not complaining. I LOVE to see the progress of my sistahs! Way to go and again, Congrats!!! ((Hugs)) Shelley J.