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Hello friends.... I just wanted to take a minute a post that I am now the queen of stalling! I am in that mode right now that I feel like I am the one person who will never lose any more weight. BUT I did have the scale move this week...I don't want to say because everytime I tell anyone I jinx myself and end up stalling again... I love to see how everyone is doing on our Sunday-weigh-ins, but I also get disgusted with myself at the same time, so I think I am only going to weigh in on the anniversary date of my surgery from now on. Not that I am going to stop checking the scale every time I go into the kitchen, I just am only going to post once a month from now on. Happy Holidays everyone!!!! Mandie

Mandie it's so funny - I swear whenever I post that things are moving, they stop!!!!! This is becoming a regular occurence for me so I'm trying to not let it get me down, but sheesh!!!!! hang in there the scale will move for both of us!!!! Sharon 272/185/140

Mandie, That's a bummer. How long have you been on stall? I think that has to be the most frusterating part of this whole process. Next in line is hearing about other's successes while you're stuck. Hang in there darlin. ~C Leigh

Mandie, I also weigh monthly. I do worry that I'm not losing enough now though. Like for example in November I only lost 6 pounds. I'm hoping it's because in October I lost 17.5 so I needed to catch up. I don't feel like I'm losing much though, but I have to say I felt the same way in October and then had a big loss. I have been feeling really fat lately too and I don't understand that. I mean, I know that I still weigh 275 (as of Nov 6) but I started this journey at 372 so you think I would *feel* smaller but I don't. I think it's because I still have a LONG way to go. Keep your head up and keep smiling! Even if I don't post much, I'm here everyday keeping up with everyone! Happy Holidays!!! Tina

I know how you feel Mandie, I weigh every morning. Tried not doing it but I can't stop myself. Hello, My name is Sue and yes I am a "scale ho"..... I am stalling also. I have lost and regained the same 1 pound for the last 3 weeks. But this past week I did lose 4, but now and stuck at 99 lbs. Dang I want to hurry and enter the Century Club. Sue 273/261/174/150

I feel the exact same way. That im the one who's not going to lose anymore. I feel like im always on a stall. I feel like because i have more to lose than most others who are posting, that I should be losing it quicker. Apparently, my body disagrees! I have been stuck between 272-276 for almost 3 weeks. FRUSTRATING!! and to boot, i want to get down to 150. at this rate, i'll never get there! "sigh" I guess all we can do is keep doing what we are doing, trying our best to make good food choices, (which i have to admit, i havent been doing lately because of the holidays), and hopefully, it will start coming off. I just keep getting nervous because my doctor says that your "window of opportunity" is the first 6 months. That is when you will lose the most weight. That mean I only have one more month! Did your doctor give you any time period where you will lose the most weight? ~Tiffany

Yeah...he said about the same, but that I will continue to lose. I think it is just our window of opportunity to not over indulge ourselves..I mean it takes awhile for our body to recover, and I know from past surgeries, this has been, by far, the hardest to recover from. I still get little pains once in awhile. I think our window is that our bodies are still adjusting, and we are more careful...even thought we know this is a lifetime commitment now, it is less likely that we will screw it up in the first 6 months. I'm not too worried though. I have just been at a stall for a good month and I wanted to be at least at an 80 pound loss by Christmas...oh well. It will come off I know......eventually....but this time it WON'T come back...I WON"T LET IT!!! I feel like a failure when I think about the big picture of still having 200 pounds to lose, but when I think of it in 50 increments, it doesn't seem so bad...I just can't seem to get to that 100 pound milestone...that would make me feel FABULOUS!!! Mandie