Jan I have to admit my story is so darn close to yours that I know exactly where you are comming from! My highest weight was 273... the day of surgery (March 29th) I weighed 243. my total loss as of this morning is 82 lbs. since surgery I have lost 51 lbs. I some times feel that I should be loosing faster, but its still comming off...slowly but surely! Nancy 273/192/???

WAY TO GO BEAR!!!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!! Nancy

Hi Jan, I had surgery on 3/14 and am down 64lbs. I get frustrated but figure it is better than gaining 64lbs! Im doing everything right so i figure it will come off eventually. Hang in there you are not alone that is for sure!!! HUGS, Michelle www.active.com/donate/tntwpawv/michelleuschock

Hi Jan & other Marchers! I too am pokey and I too get depressed when I hear about how fast others are losing and here I am but one thing I have learned after my 5 week plateau is that my body is trying hard to hang on to all this fat! It has had it for years! After my 5 week plateau I lost 10 lbs in 4 days. What a shock as I have never dropped a huge chunk like that since the early days of surgery. We'll all get there and it sure is nice to know that we are not alone in this. Think how far we have come from where we started. I saw my PCP yesterday and he was amazed at how different I look. He cannot believe the changes in me and was so thrilled. He said it is better for us to lose slowly because it gives the skin a chance to catch up with the loss. Keep up the good work everyone. I am now down 75 lbs. I actually gained weight after surgery and weighed in at 285 when I first got on the scales. Depressing way to start but the journey has been wonderful even if it is slow! Roxi

Thank you for your reply. It is nice to know I am not the only slow loser. Jan B