I had the same stall last month and even the month before.  I even gained a 2 to 4 pound gain then it drops a few then gains a few.   I am a 3 to 4 times a day weigher.   It helps me judge if I really is eating to much.

I have started dropping again.  I even joined a local TOPS chapter to get some support and able to really judge what is going on. 

I do keep this post near me when I get frustrated and read it all the time... I figure when I stop loosing I realize my body is replacing glycogen stores and the water that goes with it.   Here is the post I hope it helps

It's water. This explanation of what's happening is courtesy of Diana Cox.

Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when you are not getting in enough food, your body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. And when you use up 2 lbs of glycogen, you also lose 8 lbs of water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs that most people lose in the first week of a diet.

As you stay in caloric deficit, however, your body starts to realize that this is not a short term problem. You start mobilizing fat from your adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But your body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy -- like, to outrun a sabertooth tiger. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. And as it puts back the 2 lbs of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though you might still be LOSING energy content to your body, your weight will not go down or you might even GAIN for a while as you retain water to dissolve the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.  

You are doing as well as the majority of us.  There are a few doing better and a few doing worse, but I think most of us are in this range.

Surgery Date: 3/23/09
Height: 5'3"
Starting Weight: 254
Current Weight: 181
Weight Lost: 73 pounds
Top Size: XL or 14
Pant Size: 12-14
Starting BMI: 46 (I think)
Current BMI: 32

Julie

I hit my six month mark yesterday. I always seem to compare myself to others on here and in support group.  I have to stop that!! But I know it's hard.  Tomorrow is another day and I will do better.

Surgery date: 3/24/09
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight: 262
Surgery Weight: 250
Current Weight: 185
Weight Lost: 77lbs
Starting Top Size: 2x
Current Top Size: L
Starting Pants Size: 24
Current Pants Size: 12-14
Starting BMI: 45
Current BMI: 31.8

Yesterday I also got blood work back from my family doctor. My Glucose was normal!  My A1C was normal!  My Cholesterol was 168!  My LDL was 118(really close to range)! My HDL was 31 - still a little low.  My Triglycerides were 93 - normal!   Not perfect but a huge improvement over numbers I had just six months ago.  I'll take em!

I am off all my perscription meds for blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol!  WOOOFREAKINHOOO!!  That was my true goal for surgery.  The smaller clothes is just a bonus.

Some of my struggles...

I don't "see" the change. I get the comments that I look good, that I'm not recognized etc. My husband told me last week that he has trouble finding me in a crowd because I don't look the same.  I KNOW it's happening, there is all this proof around me.  But when it comes down to it and it's just me and a mirror, I don't see it. I know my mind has to catch up. Maybe this is a difference between knowing (logical) and feeling (emotion). 

I worry i'm stretching my pouch.  I'm sticking to my meal plan. I'm eating the right amounts BUT I still worry.  Maybe because I've failed at this too many times.......

Anyway...congratulations to all of us, no matter how much weight you've lost, to making it six months!!  You are all a success!

Hi Taina,
You are by no menas a failure!  I had RNY and you had the band... as I understand it, the band works a bit slower initially.  You're 35 pound lighter than before and that's awesome!!  Go pick up a 35 lb weight and you'll see what I mean!

Sounds like your exercise and your food intake has been near to perfect, so keep up the great work!!!

JenJen

OMG guys am also stalled I want to pull my head off lol 35lbs in 5 months since surgery 41lbs. am getting really frustrated