Stalling... again!!

I can't believe I am already stalling again. I know it's normal and I am just freaking out for nothing, but it wasn't even a month ago that this happened, I was stuck at 281-284, now I am stuck at 266-269. I was wondering if anyone else stalls periodically or if you're doing it once or twice.

Hi Clarissa! I seem to stall on a regular basis. I lose about 8 lbs then stall for a week or two, then lose 8 to 10 more then stall again. It's been like this for about 2 months now. Was driving me nuts, but I'm getting used to it now I think. I guess our bodies are playing catch up.

Clarissa, I am doing the same thing. I only lost 4 lbs in a 3 week period then like over night it was 10 lbs. Now I am losing about a pound a week and figure in another week I will jump another 10 again. I am just like oh well my clothes are fitting better and better every day so I am enjoying every minute of it. Rocquetta 333/270/170

Clarissa, I am doing the same as you and my surgery was 8/23/2005. I started at 237.7 and today I am 195.5. Problem is I have been 195 for almost 8 days now. I am averaging 11 to 12 pounds a month so far. I finally decided I am not stalling that is just the method my body must have chosen to lose the weight I have. I am trying to be patient but I think when I get 40 more pounds off I will start feeing pretty good about my weight loss and won't be so impatient. It honestly is apparent we are doing what the average person does at this stage of the game. Isn't an August 2005 message board a comfort that we aren't doing this thing all by ourselves and others are going through the similar things we are? I am working on patience, and I want it NOW Ha Ha!!!!!!!

Good post. I think I am in the same ballgame as you all. However, I don't lose the 10 pounds. I lose like 1 or 2 pounds and then maybe 5 over a weekend and then stall. But, I am losing like 10-11 pounds a month. So, that is very cool and the important thing is that the scale keeps consistantly going DOWN....We are all doing AWESOME and I hope by next week to be in ONEDERLAND...

I find the same for me too. Except, I will loose a few pounds, then stall for 2-4 days, then loose a few more, stall, loose, stall, etc. I have figured out that I'm not doing anything wrong, still following the program, it's just the way my body is going to do this. I'm trying not to get on scale every day. Wish I could go a week between weighings, but get only 3-4 days before I have to "peak" again...lol... Anyway, I'm learning to to stress over it as long as I'm doing what I'm suppose to do. That's all I can do and in time it will pay off.

I've had the same issue. I've lost like 3 lbs since October 27th. I wish I would get a 10 pounder in between my stalls, but that doesn't seem to happen. I was stuck at 237-238 for like 2 weeks & finally saw 236.5. Not much difference but it was nice not to see the 237. I do get somewhat frustrated, but I measured the other day & have lost over 20 inches in the last month. So I was pretty happy with that. At least I know I'm not on a plateau. There's an article on this site that says you're not on a plateau unless you've stopped losing weight & inches for over 4 weeks. Do I stall??? YES, but no plateau's yet...thank god. Looks like we're all in the same situation. It's great to be able to compare with other August surgery buddies. Take care Tammy

Hi Clarissa, How often do you weigh? I only weigh about 1-2 times per month so each time I weigh I see a significant loss. Once I had only lost about 5lbs in three weeks but then when I went to the DR for a check up about 3 days later I lost another 10 lbs. I try not to focus on the numbers. I know I have lost TONS of inches just in the way my clothes are hanging off me. Shannon