No weight loss in 7 weeks!

I am happy for everybody's successes. Mine is different and my journey the last few months has been frustrating. I don't feel I've been bad at my eating, pretty normal, but no weight loss. I am really afraid my loss is done and I still want to lose another 40lbs. I am trying not to get discouraged, or sabotage. Sometimes I do think I will try to sabotage my successes because the unknown skinny world is scary because it is just that, unknown. I continue to do my daily walking and stay active. Somebody told me that you struggle with plateaus at weights that you've been at the longest. Well I weighed 160 for a long time, so maybe my body is just fighting any more weight loss because that's the weight it's "comfortable" with. Anyway, just wanted to share my situation. xoxo amy

Amy, Hi , if you have been reading the boards you'll see that it's not just you it's a 6 month thing...lol , it will pass. also another thing that I have learned form reading the boards when you get closer to your goal the weight comes off slower but it does come off . That could be the 2 things messing with your weight right now Around 7 months it seems we are losing again so don't give up yet. Hugs, Shel

Amy, You are not alone! I am at 7 months now and have not lost any weight in over one month! I am so upset about it. I excercise 5 days a week doing 45 minutes of cardio and do an additional 3 days a week of weight training! It is really frustraiting and scary. I just want you to know that we have each other and I can only hope that this will pass for you and I and everyone else who is struggling SOON! Hugs, Shireen

Amy, I think I am one pound ahead of you!! Just joking but I think in the last two months, that is ALL i have lost and I have at least 25 lbs more I want to loose and about 40 I could lose as I am about 183lbs right now. I am hoping like everyone says: It is a Plateau. I do exercise just about every day and while I do not count carbs like some, I am all about PROTEIN AND WATER so am pretty sure it's not about carbs. Let's just hang in there another couple of months...DO we have a choice??? I have heard that we can still loose for up to 18 months post surgery. Jacqueline

hey jacqueline, thanks for your repsonse. at my 6 month check up, i was quite mortified to hear that my malabsorption was OVER according to my surgeon, she said that ended at about the 3 month period because your body adapts to the rerouting of the intestines. I thought that "grace period" lasted 12 months or so. I agree with you so much,protein and water. If you missed one of my last posts on the regular board, here are my tricks of the trade: Okay, here are my tricks of the trade. My very favorite protein products: ACHIEVONE cappuccino - have one every morning, 20g protein in a little 120 cal bottle. Cannot beat it. And I don't get hungry again until lunch. I buy mine directly from the manufacturer, skylarhaley.com because find that there expiration dates are at least one year in advance, can't get any fresher than that! SUSHI - get the sashimi, no rice, sometimes i splurge and get the nigiri which has rice, but not much. I usually get the Sake (salmon) and sometimes the maguro (tuna). It is awesome with soy sauce and the green spicy stuff. Love this, and eat it like 4 times a week for dinner!!! Excellent source of protein, and the cost, well hell i'm worth it!!! BEEF JERKY -- I know, I really don't like beef jerky either, but I recently got some beef jerky samples from vitalady.com. Well, holy cow, 15g of protein in a 65 calorie jerky treat. Guess what? I bought EIGHTY of these individually wrapped treats from another website. They are filling, and come in handy when I haven't met my protein for the day. I only eat the regular ones, not the teriyaki or spicy ones. Okay it's not the most appetizing thing, but we all know how important protein is and for 15g in a 60 calorie treat, 1 g of carb, not much sodium, that in itself appetizes me! http://store.yahoo.com/worldclassnutrition/sci-fit-beef-stix.html Miso soup -- Okay this only has 3 grams of protein, but this was a great tip I got from hungrygirl.com - You can get these Miso soup packets from Kikkoman (most grocery stores will have it in their asian section). The packets have only 35 calories, 3 g of protein (because there's some tofu in there) and super easy to make (just add 2/3 cup ho****er) and you are good to go. It fills me up, esp when I want a little snack before bedtime. If you really get protein-happy, add a few fresh chunks of additional fresh firm tofu in the soup. I usually hate tofu but love it in this soup. I don't eat protein bars, haven't found one I really like, plus I rather get my protein from food that actually tastes good. Hope somebody benefits from my tricks of the trade. It has taken me 6 months to find all this stuff, but I am so happy I did. best to all, amy

Hi Amy, like Shelly said, if you read the posts from the last few weeks you will see that all of us are at a stall. I just don't believe it's over for us -- but like you said, our body has to adjust. I was 200 for many many years and when I hit that, I stayed there for weeks!! It was like my body was afraid to go any lower. Don't thik this is it for you. You'll keep losing. The mind game is really important though, don't get discouraged and do a number on your head!! love donna

Donna 180 for many years. I am stuck there. It is like my body like that size. and really wants to stay there. I know I almost 7 months out. I am almost down 100 pounds. I heard we lose weight until 18 months then it gets harder. So there is time. We will go on stalls. I think alot of us are maybe meeting are first platues as well. Hugs Barb

Hey Barb, here I am connected to my laptop and just having a great time -- just like you said!! Barb, our weight stays so close -- I am 184 today, and I know you are 180. I can't wait to be in the 170s although I say that with every 10 lb increment!! I am just glad to be getting away from 200 -- that's always been my set point. How are you doing? I wish we lived closer - I think we could be buds!! have a good day. I am debating as to going to Curves -- I did pilates yesterday and for some reason I am pretty sore today. But I'm also a lazy slug so that is probably more it. I want to just maybe get my flower boxes ready for spring - yeah, that's what I'm going to do. love donna

Donna, I am 183 We are still very close. I dont know if you or I had the higher bmi I need to look. What is your goal. I am shooting for 160 I wouldnt mind being 145. But When I get to 160 I will be so satisfied. I am in large shirts and 12 pants. I think I have a hernia so I have lightened up on the ab lounge for a few days to see if this is my problems. But I have been tanning from my neck down and I am wondering if this is making my incision hurt. I have a big 10 inch scar from my surgery. I know I have got to have a hernia. The knot in my stomach just doesnt feel normal. My daughter oldest daughter is a physical therapist. She seems to think it may be the surgery knot. She said it is not at the surface and does not stand out. That she said she has seen some nasty hernias and to ask my surgeon. I got myself out of that bind I was in. I am back to the misserable lonely life.. It is beautiful outside. Husband had the day off. Beleive it or not he is sleeping all day. It is beautiful. I ask him to mow the grass. He is sleeping. I just mowed it. All I have to say is that he has some servere mental issues. They are getting worse. He got on meds and it has not helped him at all. He is like a zombie anymore. He is just there. He cant comunicate or nothing. he just doesnt talk to me. He is just a servere manic depressive. Really bringing me down. I just need to figure what is up with him. what is going on in that head of his. He doesnt care about nothing. Take Care Hugs Barb

Thanks, and here I thought I was reading our Sept board every day! I am glad (?) that I am not alone, actually just glad knowing that we're all not at the end of our journey. I'm not ready to start maintaining. Thanks everybody. I finally put the scale up in my closet so I don't weight myself everyday. It's just too depressing right now. I miss that thrill of the first few weeks following surgery when I was so excited to get up in the morning and look at the scale, EACH AND EVERY monring it was going down 1 - 1 1/2 lb. That was a blast! Oh those were the days! amy