Don't despair! Looks like many of us, including myself, slammed into the 5-6 month postop brick wall. I have started losing again this week and so have some others. Hopefully your turn will start tomorrow. Don't lose hope or give up and eat cookies (like I did!). Best of luck! Lynda

Ok, What the heck is going on. I have not lost any weight or inches in over 2 months. Is my weight loss done??? Anybody else experience a 2 months plateau. If so, Please tell me what you did to break through it. Saturday I started going to the gym and I spent at least 1 hour there. For the next 14 days I'm going to only eat protien and see if that works. No bread, pasta, fruit, or juice. My start weight was 287 and I had my surgery on April 18, 2005. To date I weigh 210 and cannot get another pound off. I look at other people who started at the same weight I started at and they are closer to a 100 pounds loss. Why can't I be like them. Somebody out there who is 6 months out and experiencing the same as me please write me back with some words of encouragement. I've posted on this board before and you guys always seem to help. Do you know of a for sure plateau buster that works. At this point I'm willing to try anything.

You got the right idea... going in prayed up!! Dont forget a prayer for the Dr too.. Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Linda

Whoa. Don't you watch the news? Bad things happen to good people all the time. My own neice was lured out to meet a sexual predator who preys on vulnerable and foolish teenage girls with Internet access and will believe whatever they read in print. "Support" is not telling people what they want to hear and encouraging behavior you cannot comfortably advocate. Last night I didn't suggest anybody was doing anything except moving too fast for prudence. I can assure you I am sorry I expressed my opinion. I am constantly amazed at the anger and bitterness which is spewed on OH message boards. The site is rampant with rude and unkind people. Surely we can agree to disagree without the snide comments and personal attacks.

Thank you Wanette.... Tom