No more loss???

Does anyone worry that you are done loosing? I know I just dropped 7 lbs for my 9th month but I am really starting to get concerned that I am done. The scale moved but is back up again, not the full 7 lbs, but it is up. I am really starting to think I am done. I do not come from a small family and most are around a size 16 or so. Only one of my sister's is small. She wears an 8. That is where I want to be but I am starting to be afraid that I am done. Do you find that these thoughts are normal at our stage in the weight loss? Shelley

I think the thoughts are perfectly normal- we all seem to have them... But I am sure that we are not done yet. A few weeks ago I was convinced I was done. I was really mad actually because I am nowhere near where I want to end up. Last week I ended up losing 3 pounds, and somehow, this weekend, I lost 3 more! It just happened for no reason- I didn't do anything different. I am sure that these plateaus are all very normal and that it will continue in it's own time. Don't get too frustrated! This has happened to us all- but with a little work, we can all get to our goals. Good luck Shelley! Stacy

hey, keep your chin up. everyone from our surgery date is feeling this way that i have talked to. it's just that at first the weight just melted away like magic no matter what we did... now we have to work a little harder... that sucks because we got spoiled in the beginning. just hang in there- take in all of your protein, water, and get some cardio exercise in at least every other day. it will keep coming off.... i promise. i lost 3lb in the past month... i am happy about that. we have to think that every lb lost is lb lost. stay motivated!!!! you're not alone in this.

I think that it is very normal I had only lost 15lbs in the last 3 months and gained 10 in a week before going to the surgeon. I thought there is no way I could remain a 300lb woman. But the surgeon said i was in starvation mode and needed more calories so I am working hard to get in more calories and the scale has started to move. I find that if you keep track for a couple of days you see where you can make changes and get right back on track. Monica

HEY shelley sorry missed you in chat today. SCHOOL goes back tuesday. but i am scared to death i am done looseing and really want a more gone. I havent lost much in two months and frustrated. It also scared me to death how much i was able to eat on EASTER. I didnt get full and it scared me. I did eat right foods but to much. this scares me so much ..... lisa

I have lost 130 lbs to 222 lbs. I, too, was at a plateau until this week and I was there for six weeks. I am down now 3 lbs and steady. For me the weight is staying the same but my bondy shape is changing, less waist, and less face and neck. I understand that there are plateaus to go through. Good Luck.

Shelly, I hear your pain! I lost 20 lbs last month (9th month) and then gained 4 lbs the first week of month 10. I've managed to lose 1lb in the last two weeks. I have two more days until my 10 month anniversary and believe for the first time in 10 months I'll have gained instead of losing. I'm getting VERYfrustrated. I actually thought I might have lost this week because I put in a pair of 36" pants and they were too big. I can now wear 34" in some brands. I also can see my face is getting smaller again but I still am not losing weight. I still have to lose 45lbs to be at goal and I suddenly feel I'll never get there. Chip

Shelley, Hun I am going through the same thing though my body is changing slightly again so that is good. I still have 45 lbs to go until my goal so I am worried as to why I have been holding for a while with the exception of a lb here and there. I am going to the surgeon on Thurs for a check up and had my blood done to see if there is anything going on. I also know I have been adding more carbs to my menu and trying to cut them back. I know I am adding to my not losing so I have to rethink my eating once again. Take care hun and hang in there, it will restart again... ~hugs~ Debra P

Ditto on what you are feeling and everything everyone else has said. Sucks, but we knew this would happen at some point. I'm sure there are things I could do as well, but hopefully the end of the month will get better.

I am going through the exact same thing. I keep thinking that I am done loosing weight but then I start loosing again. I met w/ my Nut. this morning for our monthly visits and I am down another 7 lbs. Not nearly as much as before, but it is still coming off. I am now down 136 lbs, so I can't complain. Hang in there. You will start loosing again soon. Take care. ~hugs~ Teresa Lap RNY/June 8, 2005 350.4/214.2/150.0