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Post Date: 9/21/07 6:25 pm I posted this a week or so ago, I am at a standstill. I had my surgery august 3rd, I have lost 38lbs, since and 58 all together, Although that is good, I havent lost any except maybe 2 lbs in the past 2 weeks. I even went back to work and thought that for sure would help....what the heck is going on? Very frustrated , Missy

I have not lost at all for 2 weeks. My surgeon said to weight myself only once a month (i do it every morning) . He said that the average (after the initial quick loss) people loose is at this time is about 10 pounds a month. The first month i lost twice (almost 3 times) that and i was expecting to keep loosing at that rate, However my surgeon said that is unrealistic and dangerous and that i would be on track if i lost anywhere from 7-10 pounds monthly from now on. I hope this helps settle your fears .. i know hearing it from him calmed me down. I thought i had been doing something wrong.

It might help to read this. It helped me last year. http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/action,replies/board_id,4856/cat_id,4456/topic_id,3 405038/a,messageboard/ ~Michelle

I posted here a few days ago as well and things are not getting any better. Still at 18 lbs and my 4 week anniversary date is approaching quickly. This is not what I expected after surgery. I've stopped crying about it...now I'm just angry all the time. It helps a little hearing that other people are in the same boat, but it doesn't change my frustration and disappointment. I keep praying for the "big jump" on the scale that people keep telling me will happen...SO FAR IT'S NOT! Hopefully things will improve for all of us "stallers" quickly. Good luck. Allison

Hi! I know the feelings of frustration and disappointment for sure. However, my surgeon eased my fears by telling me that at 3-6 weeks out we are at the height of swelling and scar tissue. It has several effects on us. One of them is a stall in weight loss. Hang in there, it will improve!! And one way to look at it is, we didn't get heavy overnight, it took us years to get this heavy. If it takes us a full year or year and a half to lose all we want to lose, it's STILL much faster than if we were doing Weigh****chers or one of those diets. What other diet have any of us ever been on where we lose 10-20 lbs a month? Each pound down is a great feeling, think of it that way if you can. Each pound that we aren't carrying around on us is one pound less we have to lose. Hang in there and don't give up!! Once you get past your stall (and you will ) you will again be filled with encouragement. I'm at a stall now also. I'm 7 weeks out from surgery and have had troubles the past five weeks even getting any food down. I had a restricted esophagus until yesterday (Sept. 21st). I had a procedure done where they go down the throat with a scope and a balloon and dilate the esophagus. It was an easy (30 minute) procedure and it made ALL the difference. I've not lost any weight in the past almost two weeks. Now that I'm eating again, I will show weight loss again. If you're not eating right and the amount you should be in protein--you won't lose. Our bodies are already in somewhat of a starvation mode. If you don't eat what you're supposed to, it will become even worse. So eat lots of protein and like I said before--HANG IN THERE!! God bless you all!! Brenda

I had my surgery aug 15. I have lost a total of 40 pounds but.. didn't lose anything for the past 2 weeks. I actually gained like five pounds 2 weeks ago. Don't really know why. My trainer says its cause I'm not eating enough..But last night I got on the scale and got back to my lowest weight since gaining the 5.. I don't know if the scale will say that the weight is still off but..But it was nice to see 335 again instead of 339..