anyone else with a slow loss?

I'm having the same problem and I don't know WHAT to do! I am literally going to lose my mind!!! My scale moves back and forth back and forth. Anywhere from 2-4 pounds. The most I have seen is my weight get down and then days later I'm up almost 10 pounds? WTH?! SOMEthing is literally wrong with me! So now I'm stuck. And I've BEEN stuck for QUITE some time that I'm scared I'm going to be stuck at my current weight when I have a ways to go! It's almost our 6 month anniversay and I am not EVEN close to what I thought I'd weigh by that time . I had to get off the boards and the groups for a while because it was depressing me. I just DON'T know what to do!

hey girl, i feel just like you do. i weighed 234 pre-op and i am down to 172 and i know this is good, but i am danged tired of being stuck! that is only 62 lbs. most everyone else since apr has lost 70-100 lbs! i feel like i have done all i am going to do. i sure hope not. i don't know what to do either! just keep on keeping on i guess. good luck to you!

ok guys.... get off the scales for a while....its just making everyone crazy. i know we have to keep track of where we are at but none of us had this surgery to go nuts over a number. we did this to get healthy. i know that i for one am a zillion times more healthy than i was 5 1/2 months ago. i try to only weigh myself once a month and that is if my husband reminds me or i have a dr appt....sometimes i weigh in between and i freak out over the number.....so i try try try not to do it. its just not worth the stress if i am not losing every week....my clothes are smaller sizes, and i go thru a size about once a month, so i look at that more than the number. i know some of us have more to lose than others and i know that we all get fustrated at times, but think of where you all were as compared to right now today.....and be proud.....this was not easy, is not easy, and i think we all deserve more than putting ourselves through the wringer over a pound or two. keep eating right, and working out and you will get where you need to be. there IS power in positive thinking....... take care~ jen

WOW!! Everyone is really, REALLY losing!!! That's fantastic! I know that it feels like we're losing slow.... I feel the same way, and its so great to see that everyone else is going thru the same emotions. I will however put something in perspective I went to my 6 month appointment today, and according to his scale I'm down 89lbs (mine says 95). Either way...when you look at the weight loss, compared to the # of days since surgery...it averages out to 1/2lbs approximately a day. A DAY!!!! How awesome is that??? All I'm saying is that we're losing it, even though its slowing down a bit, we're still losing. We have to stay the course, and keep on doing what we KNOW is right, and what we've learned in the past 6 months. Keep up with the water, ( I do well during the week, but really SLACK on the weekends), and I don't always eat all the things I should...I have moments lately where I cave and eat something sweet...unfortunately I don't dump on sweets. What I need to do is cut them out completely again, and if I get a sweet tooth, go back to the fruit or the sugar free stuff... MY BAD! Anyway, what I'm trying to get across is that EVERYONE is doing an amazing job using this tool, and you shoudl all be so very proud! I'm so proud of you all, keep up the GREAT work!!

Aw, Terri - what a nice post! Everyone on this board is SO supportive. It really helps to get pep talks every once in a while from you all Hey, we are all in this together and I think everyone is doing extremely well I'll take slow over "no loss" any day love you guys Denise

Thanks for posting this...I needed to read the replies. In the past month I've lost a whopping 4 pounds and none of those were in the past 2 weeks. I really do need to up my exercise, since school started up again I've slacked off. As for calories, I have NO clue as I don't journal anymore. Perhaps I should start again though...yes I think I will.

Hey Leann, I had stopped measuring also and started again this morning. Take care Denise

I really understand! I have been trying not to weigh too often, since discouragement can be a constant companion. I've lost 80 pounds, and my 6 month surgiversary is today. In my head I know that is more than I have ever lost on any diet, but still! I have found the reappearance of the hunger, which is making keeping on the straight and narrow difficult. Also,. the head hunger, or as i call it - feeling peckish - is back big time. I just found out a couple of weeks ago from my first blood work that I need more protein. Even although I was getting 60 grams a day from my food, my nutritionist wants me to add more. So I'm on 2 protein drinks a day too. We have spent the past month getting our basement empty in preparation for having it finished, and that has been my exercise for the month. Now that the workers are due tomorrow, I really have to get my rear end back to the gym as the excuse of too much to do at home is gone for now. Of course, once they finish, we have to bring everything back from storage! Good luck - I think I need blinders so that I don't compare myself to others, and just be content with my personal speed.