slow losing

I had my surgery on aug 23. 05 and to date have lost 50lbs! but have not lost anything for 3 weeks. they say its my body adjusting. Im eating right and walking everyday. Im hopeing the scale will move soon!!! But can so tell with my clothes. 'so Ill just keep pluging along!! ha ha. just wanted to share. take care sheree

It seems like alot of us are doing this! I'm thinking we must all be on schedule. Everyone keeps telling me it's normal, but I haven't lost much in about three weeks, but I did lose two or three pounds in the past 4 days or so. It really upsets me sometimes ... but everyone has told me that it's normal and not to worry. AGH!!!! Good luck

Thank you everyone for your responses. It makes me feel better to know we are all in about the same boat. I love this board and getting everyone's opinions. Love you gals, Gianna

I've noticed that i lose for like a week & then stay the same for a week or 2. I've lost 35 lbs so far. I think it's kind of slow, but then I think, jeez if I keep losing an average of 3 to 4 lbs a week, I should hit goal by next June or so. Heck, can't say I've ever lost this much weight in less than 10 weeks. I get frustated as well, but remember to measure because even though the weight isn't coming off the inches are. I read on the OH Magazine Free Articles site about plateaus & it says you're not truly on a plateau unless you haven't lost weight or inches for at least 4 weeks, so hang in there and try to look at the bright side of things. As long as you're doing what you're supposed to, your body will catch on & the weight will come off. Tammy

My DR actually said average weight loss per month that she expects/and sees, is 12 lbs a month. You seem right on track with that! hang in there!

Gianna. Ditto, So I've dropped 36lbs; so I only scale it once a week now & tell myself " it's gone forever this time, adios, asta lambego, sayanara, see ya, bye, bye, ... I am disappointed, but this is the reality so I accept it & go on! Rosemary

I had my surgery on 8/30 and my weight loss has stopped but the inches are peeling off. I am wearing clothes I havent worn in a year so even though the scale is not moving I am sort of happy about wearing my pretty clothes.

Hi Gianna, I thought that I was a slow loser, also. My surgery was 8/17 and I'm down 52 lbs. I hit a standstill after my second week (only down 19!) and then started up again, but soon hit another plateau where I was only losing like 2-3 pounds a week. About 2 weeks ago, I picked up the pace again and am losing about 6 a week. I think it all depends on how much you have to lose and also if you've been dieting before the surgery. I started the year off at 354 and lost 31 before surgery. Since then, I'm down the other 52. My nurse said I probably plateaued because I had been dieting beforehand and my body just needed a break. I actually don't mind plateauing because my clothes are starting to swim on me and I don't work right now, so buying new things is a real challenge! Keep up the good work...it seems we're all hovering around the same weight loss. Toni