surgery 4/21..big time plateau

I started @ 357 and am hovering at the 80 lb. mark, and seem to have hit a stand still. I just started walking 2 miles every morning, and am exhausted but feel well after doing it. How long can i expect this plateau to last? I am eating primarily proteins and doing the water, vitamins, and following the pouch rules...just getting discouraged. I see that plateaus are a concern of a lot of people for obvious reasons, and I really am hoping to hear that walking and the exercise will kick-start the loss again. Anyone with success with exercise care to chime in with how long it took for results? One of the biggest reasons pre-op that exercise didn't work for me is that I gave up on it too quickly when I didn't notice resuts....and I am not going to succumb to such a pitfall again...any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.... Eric in Pittsburgh

Hi Eric, I think that the exercise is mainly to keep your body's metabolism moving plus the added bonus of firming up. Exercise by itself is not effective and neither is our surgery as effective if we don't move that thing God gave us. Walking is not my cup of tea because joints are still hurting but I do love swimming and toning exercises. I don't think I could do the aerobics yet even though they do burn more calories. Like most of our diets we think that because we don't see the results that it is not working..Not true..Exercise is not a magic tool that we use when ever we want to..we must use it to gain more flexibity, strength, and versitility. On my own body, I see a more defined look than before and the texture of the skin is more glowing. Find something that you like to do and stick with that..Never cut yourself short, you might not like to do it one day but the next could be different....80 POUNDS IS GREAT WEIGHT LOSS...I have lost 85 and attribute that to moving my thang and tons of water...

Hey Eric.. 80 lbs is a great loss....Can you tell me how much protein you are getting in? If walking doesn't do it..try something else...I find weight training the best option for me...and thats 40 minutes a day... hugs Karol

Eric, I just came off of a 2- or 3-week plateau myself... my surgery was also 4/21. I was doing everything RIGHT and finally just figured there was nothing more I could do. I did start walking, though (daily), and the scale started moving again. 3 pounds one week... and 2 days later, 2 more pounds... and then another, and so on. It WILL HAPPEN! You have lost a great deal of weight, so try not to worry! I know - easier said than done. ;) Good luck!