I am right at 7 months and have only lost 50 pounds and I too need to lose another 50 or 60 pounds. I keep doing the plateau thing. I think I am not eating enough, because I will stay at the same place FOREVER and the several times when I got disgusted and ate a little more then checked the scales expecting to see a gain, I suddenly dropped. Maybe we are making the old body go into starvation mode............ and it needs a two day thing with a few extra calories. Frankly, it wouldn't bother me a bit to live off of two protein shakes a day, and 1 low carb yogurt........ actually, I could be happy with one shake, and 1 yogurt, and not really get hungry, and if I did a slice of cheese would fix me up just fine.......... LOL. (Funny think is my Dr told me calories in--- calories out........ implying I was eating too much......... it ticked me off because I sat down and figured out that I had been eating around 500 calories or less a day) I got irritated enough that I ate something that I felt was too many calories...... and said.......... heck with him I might as well have a something once in awhile............ right after that within a day or so........ I dropped like 5 pounds........ instead of gaining the ones I expected. Good luck guys. natalie

I know how you feel also. Not only have I only lost a couple of lbs in the past month, I did not loose any inches either. The funny thing is, my pants are looser. I have been very dicouraged since I have only lost 60 lbs in 6 months. The past few months have only been about 5 lbs a month. I did take a 6 month picture and compared it with my surgery day picture and you can tell a huge difference. If you have not taken a picture, I would suggest that you do. It makes a difference in how you feel. I wish I could figure out the secret to success with this . I never know if I am eating too much or too little, either one can slow down your loss. I have started the plateau diet and we will see how that goes. I started yesterday, did really well, had all my protien,water etc, exercised for an hour and got on the scale this morning and was up almost 3 lbs. I still need to lose another 50 or 60 lbs and I have a feeling it is going to be a battle and take me more than one year. I guess we all have to just do the best we can and hope that our bodies will decide to let go. Take care Petite Princess

I need some advice/encouragement. It's been 6 months since surgery and my weight hasn't moved in well over a month. To me, it's very discouraging. I know all about the "plateau's", but it just seems like a almost two months is entirely too long. I can't help but wonder if I am doing something wrong. Unfortunately, I can't see my Doctor about it. I recently started a new job, and the insurance hasn't kicked in yet. Are there others out there who have experienced the same thing, or is currently experiencing it?

BEAUTIFUL! NEED I SAY MORE? Judy

Congrats Katie! The pictures are beautiful! Brenda