'Atta girl, Mary! Keep up the good work. I don't think my knees could handle jogging, but they do fine on the elliptical. Sounds like you are making good progress in working up to jogging - very impressive Kellie

Hello Marie! Please don't worry about your weight. We all lose differently. I had RNY on October 25th, 2005. I started at 310 lbs. and I am 5'8". I have lost 152 lbs. in 9 months. I am 158 lbs. I have not lost much in the last 3 months. The majority of my loss was in the beginning. I have been on this slow stall for 3 months. It drives me nuts, but I know I will get to goal eventually. They say it takes 2 years to lose all your weight. It's only been 9 months. So let nature takes it's course and let it come off at it's own pace. You will get there! It sounds like your doing everything right! Erin 310/158/151

Do you keep track of what you eat (protein intake, carb intake, fat intake, total calorie intake, etc.), how much and what your drink, plus how much you exercise? I've found that by keeping track of those things on a daily basis, I have a much better idea of how my food intake, liquid intake and exercise affect my weight loss. Then I can adjust or fine tune what I'm doing to maximize my weight loss. It's worked pretty well so far, so it may be worth a try. A lot of OH folks use fitday.com for this kind of tracking, so that may be an option for you. Is your surgeon happy with your progress? My surgeon's guidelines indicate that he expects us to lose our excess weight over a 12 to 24 month period, so I would think you would be on track as far as my surgeon is concerned. You should, of course, follow what your surgeon says since he/she knows your personal situation. All that being said, you just may be a slow loser. Some folks just are. Each of our bodies are different, so they react differently to changes in diet and exercise. Keep up with your new healthy habits - in the long run, it will all serve you well! Kellie

Vi, I tried to check out your link but it said server was not found, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Melissa

Sweetie, everyone looses at different rates. I'm 5'10" weighed 422 lbs at my highest ever (8 years ago) -- was 338 on the day of surgery (10/20/05) and now am down to 222. I threw up a lot for the first 3 months and still have lost my taste for a lot of foods which probably helps me keep losing, but for the past month, I haven't lost anything. I hope to lose at least 30 more, but honestly, if I don't lose another ounce, I'm still grateful! Try picking up the pace on how much protein and water you get. Sometimes that makes a difference. Have you talked to your doctor? If you are concerned, you should definitely tell him, but he might tell you that you're doing fine! There are people who have lost a lot more than me and those who have lost less. I think age, activity, prior weight loss, etc. all make a big difference. I had lost 80 lbs prior to surgery over a 5 year period and kept off about 70 of it. I had the LAP RNY Gastric Bypass. Here's the pouch rules that I swear by! http://www.nikkiinmd.com/pouch_rules.htm HUGS, Vi