5 month update-a little discouraged

Hi everyone. I apologize in advance if I sound whiney, but I'm a little discouraged today. My weight loss slowed way down this month. I was calling it a plateau, though the doc's office today corrected me. A plateau is actually 4 consecutive weeks with zero weight loss. Things aren't that bad, but I am discouraged. They generally expect to see 10-15 pounds loss per month where I'm at now. I've been at the top of that scale every month til now. This month I didn't even make that. I've lost 6 pounds. I was very honest with the NP and told her exactly what I am doing, right and wrong. From what I reported she says she isn't worried, that my body is probably just holding on, freaking out at all the changes. Kind of a "Hey dummy, you've lost over 100 pounds, chill out." She says as long as it isn't a pattern over 2-3 months it's fine and that I'm doing what I'm supposed to. The logical part of me understands this, however, the woman who has dieted and failed so many times in the past is in the back of my head telling me I'm just getting ready to fail again. I'm trying to be positive and do what I'm supposed to, and pick myself up when I slip and do something wrong, but sometimes it's tough. I guess today is one of those days. Loss totals to date are: 83 pounds since surgery, 113 pounds overall. Thanks again for all the support and listening to me whine. Marie

Listen to the logical part of you and keep up the good work. Month 6, 7 and 8, etc., will be better!!!!!

For me at 5 months (09-15-2004) I am happy with the weight I've lost, needing and wanting and planning to continue to losing, and getting a little fearful that this has gone so well. I am watching myself for sabotage techniques (lots of prior experience as we all have with dieting), and walking a fine-line sometimes between moodiness and depression. I need to step up the exercise and just keep working at it. I am thrilled I had the surgery, don't regret that for a minute, but "fears" of success and remembering all my failures are getting more real now. Anyone else at this point too? Karen Thompson 09-15-2005 RNY Started at 309 pre op, now 217 goal: closer to 130 so I still have a long way to go!! WISH Center, WA

Hi Marie First off I wanna say congrats on a job well done!! You're doing great, but I do understand where you are coming from. I want so badly to be at goal when I go for my 6 month check up on 3/10, but it's not going to happen I have had a slow down too, and it's a little depressing but I'm happy to see the scale moving in my favor again Keep up the good work, it's paying off ~Jae 275/204/175

You are doing great. Just remember that failure in not an option this time around!! Stay positive and let it work for you. Vent and whine all you want and just continue to pick yourself up and go on. We will all do this right and get to where we want to be. I have faith in you!! Sharon

The "president" of "whiner's anonymous" here to tell you to whine all you want!! I totally understand your fear, but I encourage you to go and read some of the "success" stories of people who have made it to goal. They too had the same fears we are having now, and to their "complete astonishment" they arrived at goal and some of them have been there for SEVERAL YEARS now!! That is just toooooo difficult for me to imagine right now, but I will keep hoping!! You should too!! Love, President WhineyButt

Can I trade with you??? I had gained 2 and now lost 1 in the past week and half. Only down about 69 so be proud you're doing great but I undertand about thinking that we will fail again. DON'T.

Let me tell you first hand that you're doing great! My surgery was the 20th of Sept., and I went in at 360lbs. To date, I've only lost 72pounds, and I'm totally depressed about it. I've slipped on diet, and I haven't been faithful to exercising, so I know this is my fault. I had what appeared to be a stall for about three weeks, then when the scale moved, it dropped 4 pounds. During that stall, I was moving back and forth from 291 - 296. Then one day, it stayed at 291, and now I'm been at 298 for the last week. Trust me, I don't know what your starting weight was, but you're doing great. In the meantime, I've got to go and start walking more. Grace 9/20/04 360/298/135

plateaus i hate them i have went since 12-31-04 with no loss then this wk i lost 7 lbs.... so i am soooooo hopin that the loss will continue for awhile....

Hi Marie, It does get very disappointing at times. When you are doing all your protein, water and exercising until you are about to pass out. I went 3 wks without 0 weight loss, then I lost 3 lbs, gained 7, lost 7, gained 3, lost 5. Up & Down. But I kept right on doing what I was doing. My surgery was 9/20/04. I started out at 444. Surgery day I was 414 and this past friday I was 329. That's -85 since surgery and -115 from highest weight 2 months prior to surgery. Just take one day at a time and it will come off. I know it's easier for me to sit here and type this statement to you then for me to follow it for my ownself.. LoL Take Care IB2R