I am feeling like I have hit rock bottom lately

Yes, I have been MIA lately. I have told Donna, and I will tell you all as well, I had to detach from OH because I was getting bad about comparing myself with other results and feeling like a failure. It is hard to compare with you all because I had the revision from the band to the RNY, but I am still finding myself comparing. I am weight-training with a personal trainer 2-3 days a week and doing cardio for 30-40 minutes about 3-4 days a week when I am not suffering a stomach bug or cold that we have been plagued with this past month. I am grazing a lot lately and find myself depressed. My body is still changing - I have gone from a starting pant size of 26 down to an 18. My shirts are Misses size now - mostly XL's. Here is the thing....in the past two months I have lost a TOTAL of 11 pounds. 4 pounds in October and 7 pounds in November. I have been eating MORE lately though. Also, I know i am gaining muscle - believe me....I AM - but the stalling loss is getting to me. I expected to get below 200 into onderland by years end.....I am sitting at 217. Will it happen? Is anyone else going through this valley? Am I normal? At 7 months post-op am I done with my weight loss? Can I get below 200? I am at a loss here. Thanks for listening even though I have been missing. ((HUG))

ETA: starting weight:299 lbs. current weight: 217 lbs. total loss: 82 lbs.

I am right there with you girl... I have been in the same SSSLLLLLLOOOOOWWWW loss pattern for 2 months. I am also guilty of comparing myself to others and getting depressed and frustrated at my slow loss. I find myself in a cycle of reading others sucess and then looking at my slower losses and then to comfort myself I start thiinking why am I working so hard to eat right if it is not going to show on the scale. I have taken the past week to re-evaluate me and what I am doing so that I can get myself back on track and work my butt off...literaly. Don't feel bad and don't get to hard on yourself... there are others out there just like you. I may not have been able to provide you with any solution, but just know you are not alone. Chris

Awww....thank you so much for those wonderful thoughts and comforting words!! It is nice to know I am not in this boat alone. ((hug))

OK OK for us slower losers once and for all......I have been looking at the post for the past two weeks and realize......we are not alone......there is you, myslef, Chris, Roxanne, Sabrina, and even Courtney has mentioned not being where whe wanted to be......but do we realize that we are plugging right along there together!!! That relative to weight if I figured out how to figure the precentage lost that we would be about the same. I have a photo shoot that is to be my AFTER picture which is far from my after that is coming up soon. And I soooooo wanted to be below 200.....yea, not going to happen. So my surgeon wants me to be 100 lbs down from surgery......um 9 more pounds......thinking not going to happen!!! But when ever have you lost in just over 6 months 82lbst? You can't tell me that can you.....cause if you could you would not have had the surgery!!! Seriously though, we will be the group still plugging away (sorry to leave anyone out), but we will have each other. I actually when I think about it LIKE that I have stabilized out a bit and though I am only losing a few pounds a week.....it is a consistent amount!!!! But let me tell you....you are an inspiration to me and I need the push to get my behind in to the gym or you will leave me in the dust for sure. I lost your phone number or I would have called to get you to inspire me to go work out!!!! You are building muscle now.....muscle weighs more than fat but then you are going to get\t the beneficial side and all the sudden that muscle mass will burn even more fat! i would like to know what training you are doing.....I need to increase my core strength before the surgery! So please come to the boards.....because you are inspiring more than you realize!!!! Donna

Awww...Donna.....thank you. That truly touched me. I will come haunt you guys again....lol......((hug))

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! I can promise you that. I am in such a slump I have stayed between 215 and 210 for the past month. I had to stop exercising due to illness and family death but I am hoping things will change soon. I did loose 2#'s from last week so that is a good thing. We all just have to have faith and quit thinkin g like we did before we decided to take on this journey. We will all succeed! We may hit a few bumps in the road but keep on trucking and talking to all ,of us and we will get through this just keep an open mind and I knpw we can and you can do this. Amy

Well...reading your post I would have thought that I wrote it myself!!!! I had my surgery the same day and am down 83 pounds....Oct. I lost 8.5 and Nov. I lost 5.5!!!! You didnt know you had a twin out there did you? I am totally right htere with you.....I wanted to be "overweight" by the end of Dec. but with ten pounds to go I don't see that happening!!!!! I am asking myself the same exact question.....I have not been doing the Sunday weigh in because I just feel like I don't compare with all the good loses that people are having. I am getting all my vitamins...water....and beefing up my protein level!! My treadmill died...and with all the snow and ice...I don't get my normal walks in right now..... I still have 35 pounds to lose....I set a new 1 Year goal of being down 100 pounds.....then I will work from there!!!!! Hang in there and know you are not alone.....send me a message and I will give you my phone number and we can talk!!!!!! Hugs.....Holly

I read you post and it felt I was writing it. I had my surgery on May 15th, 2007 and for the last monht I have been at 205. This morning I weigh in at 203. But I have notice that I get crazy hungry at night. around 1:00 or 2:00 am and I don't know how to stop the insane eating. I think I need to start working out. it so hard with work, kids and school. But there's no excuse. Thanks guy for letting me vent. If any one has any advice please let me know. Kim

I had my surgery June 6. I was at 251 then and now at 174. I have been the same for almost a month. I only lose the first few days of my period. At my 6month check up my surgern at Pitt hospital where all this Gold standard surgery was started in the 60's (the same surgen heads the department) said at 6 months you slow down, end of the honeymoon, and after this it's more on life style that will effect my weight loss. Ok so I haven't walked in over a month and I was a slow loser to begin with sooooo. I guess I shouldn't expect much more if I don't get moving. It is still a bummer.