Congrats on the 120 lbs gone, and on the wonderfully supportive signifcant other. Keep up the good work and you will be at goal before you know it. Jan P -133, plateau broken, hopefully.

Hi Everyone, Well today I'm 10 months post-op and have ONLY lost 75lbs. I think that I'm the slowest loser ever to on had WLS but I'm not going to give up. I truly believe in my heart that the Lord will continue to guide and direct me to my destination. I'm still exercising daily (30-45 minutes), I'm drinking my liquids (over 64ozs daily), I'm getting in my protein (over 100gms) and I take my vitamins faithfully every day. Overall, I'm so much healthier than I was 10 months ago. I've gone from a size 30/32 dress to 22/24 and I feel really GREAT!!! I'm trying not to have my slow weight loss get me so depressed so I look to this website for so much encouragement and I just want to say THANK YOU all for giving me this support. 341/266/175

I have a hernia and my insurance sent me to the plastic surgeon to get it fixed along with my panni and breast reduction.. Please pray that my insurance approves everything.. I am pretty sure I will get the panni but not so sure about the breast.. I feel like I am going to go to the PS and the hernia will disappear.. I know its my own fear since 2 doctors have already felt it and I know I have one but you know how it is you have these weird feelings that is all going to go wrong and it will repair it self and then there goes my panni approval LOL... Well, I am done rambling I know I am just being crazy

Laura, first of all congrats on the the 88 lbs loss. When before could you have lost 88 lbs in less than 10 months (or 8 months since you say you havent lost any in 2 months)?? I'm sure you know all the standard answers, up the protein, up the water, cut the carbs......but the way I broke my last plateau was to up the CALORIES!! I wasn't eating enough and my body had gone into shutdown mode. It was keeping everything I was putting in. Keep an eye on what you are eating and make sure you are making the best choices. Keep up the good work Jan P

I think of myself as the queen of plateau. I've been on three or four that lasted more than a months. My advice, zero carb (or maybe 20 per day at most), change your exercise and know it won't last forever if you're doing the right thing. Good luck, it's hard, but it will be okay. Marina (Los Angeles, CA) post-op 3/12/03