Who is plateauing?

I am only weighing in every 2 weeks. I can't do the emotional rollercoaster. I've lost 39 pounds in 5 weeks and I'm happy!

Excellent! 39 lbs in 5 weeks...WOW! Best wishes, Kathy

Vicki, I think we all want more. We have the surgery and then always end up seeing someone who is losing faster than us. Think it is a natural response...it's just never fast enough! LOL! Just stick with the instructions your doctor gave you and the results will come. I love it when you can see the loss in your face and clothing. Very exciting. Kathy

My weight loss has been painfully slow, with lots of pauses - I'm six weeks out, and down only 20 pounds (14% of my excess weight). My calories are low, but it's difficult to increase them until I'm cleared to eat more protein sources. For now, we just have to be patient. Easier said than done...

Just keep working it! Follow the doctors plans and the results will come! I have more food choices than you but I'm on pureeds. Nothing like food that looks like dog food. Patience is a virtue. Not sure I'm that virtuous. Kathy

I'm not virtuous at all! It doesn't matter whether or not I throw away the scales at home... because there's a balance scale in the gym's locker room and it keeps calling to me. There's no escape. Given the choice between pureed foods and shaved ham, I'll stick with the ham. How much longer are you on pureed?

I'm on pureed foods 4 more weeks (til 8 weeks post-op). Mind you, we've been busy socially and out and about and I've eaten "real" food a few times....just chewed it as much as humanly possible and I've done very well thus far. Kathy

YUP! I'm a scale junkie for sure! Sometimes I weigh 3 times in one Day! I've lost 27lbs in 3 1/2 wks, so I'm pleased but of course like everybody else,I WANT MORE!!! I have one of those mini Dr's type scales so its too big to hide. How do I break the habit of weighing soooo much???

Put the scale in the trunk of your car and only take it out once a week and then put it right back in the trunk. Kathy

Oh that would be a sight! I could stand right out there and weigh in the driveway and sell tickets to the neighbors. My husband could take bets on a point spread of how much I lost! Thats funny stuff!