Worst month of all....

Talk about disappointing. I went to CT for three weeks. I freaked out about not being able to weigh myself everyday....but I thought, "Hey, this might be a good thing. I can't weigh myself so it will be a great big surprise when I get home." I had problems with swelling while I was gone. Maybe the water?? Anyway, I never felt any lighter or smaller...but I still maintained hope. On 12/31 I weighed 155. When I left for my trip, I weighed 154. THREE WEEKS LATER, I weigh 153.5. That makes my grand total for this month 1.5 pounds. ;'( Can we say PANIC?!?!?!! What if it all stops here? What if I never reach goal??? I'm so freaked out and depressed over this. I just want to stop eating all together. I would never really do that...but DANG, I'm thinking it. Somebody PLEASE smack some sense into me! Pam

Hi Pam I think I am also heading for my worst month of all. Perhaps there is some kind of 7 month stall that no one told us about! My surgery date was the 14th, and when I weighed in I was 193 and I am at 191 today...so 2 pounds for me I am trying not to get discouraged. Please try not to either!! Remain positive: I WILL REACH GOAL I WILL REACH GOAL I WILL REACH GOAL! We've come this far...I know that we can go the distance! Hugs, Leslie

Leslie, Maybe there is a seven month stall no one told us about. DABNABIT! It's just so frustrating! At my last doctor's appt, he told me that he thought I would lose only 10 more pounds and stay there. I freaked out about that because by the BMI charts, that still leaves me overweight....not even in the normal range. But I left out of his office DETERMINED to prove him wrong. Don't you know, my next appt is in just three weeks. I want so badly to be in the "normal' range by then....or at the VERY LEAST...to be able to say "I lost 100 pounds." I'm soooooooo freaking close!!! ok....ok....breathing.... I will reach goal ... I will reach goal.... i will.... Pam

There MUST be a 7-month stall. As of Dec. 30th, I had lost 80 lbs. Finally, I've lost 5 lbs. since Dec 30th. I think that was because I've been in the hospital for a week and a half and have kidney stones and am on Percocet for pain and not much of an appetite. Becky lap rny/6-22-05 281/196/155

Yes, Becky...I think after reading some of these posts, that there MUST be an evil 7 month stall that no one told us about! I'm sorry to hear about you being ill with kidney stones. I've never had them, but i understand that it is VERY painful. I hope you are feeling better real soon. (((hug))) pam

Ok well at least you havn't gained weight. My lowest so far is 238. I started at 344 so i have come a long ways. BUT... i have been toying with 2-3 lbs up and down for two weeks. So may general doctor actually got mad at me cause i gained two lbs. Well that really ticked me off. It is a week before my period and i have been kind of stalling anyway. I wanted to hit him. I really like the guy but he really got on my nerve that day. Telling me how it is too soon to start gaining weight. Well i had only seen him 2 weeks ago for something else.. then had to go in for my bloodwork. Anyway i tried to remain calm but i was so bothered. I wanted to start ranting and raving abou****er weight and platueas after losing 106 lbs in 7 months. BUt... i bit my tougne.

Shee****hat doc would have really flipped his lid if he saw me after the first week of my trip. I got to come home the first weekend and when I weighed myself, I had GAINED 6 pounds. But it ended up being all water retention because after being home for two days and putting my feet up, all six pounds were gone when I left that Monday morning. Usually, the week just before my period is when i drop a few pounds. THIS time, I didn't. I'm hoping when this cycle ends, it might drop. I just can't believe that I've been 5 pounds away from the century club since 12/31.....and on 1/30 I'm only 1.5 pounds closer!! It's just TORTURE! Pam

Must be a 7 month curse. Since 1/7/06, I have lost 2 lbs. Ugh! I hope this is not the end. I have been eating a little more. I have tighten the reins again and start exercising. I haven't tried any of the plateau buster diets, so I'll have to look into those if this continues. We can do this girls. It is in our power. I keep saying that to myself. Good luck!

Wow....there really must be a 7 month curse out there! I need to get back to exercising. I'm so slacking in that department. The only thing i have really done is walk alot and the kids and I bought "skip-its" - those things that go around your ankle, your twirl the leg with the "thing" on it and spin the "thing" around and jump over it when it comes around.... We use to have them as children. I did that for all of 5 minutes.... Maybe we will have a kiss a$$ month next month??? I sure hope so.... Pam

WOW, im so glad you started this thread PAM, i been in hideing being i only dropped 3 lbs this month and just felt being i lost so much to date i didnt have the right to be down and unhappy about it so i just shut up SEEMS to be a 7 month thing and i hope it leaves.AT this rate its gonna take months and months to loose all my remaining lbs and im worried too that this is where im gonna end up... LISA 310/183/???