Weight loss...

I'm so concerned that my weight loss isn't enough. I had my wls on 11-30-06. The day I went into the hospital I weighed 232 today I weigh 210 but yesterday I was 208. I bearly ate anything and am getting my potein in. I don't understand why I go up and down on the scale. I don't feel like I am loosing enough. I have been stuck around this weight for 3 weeks. Can anyone shed light on this problem or give me words of encouragement? Thank you

You are not alone Sonja! I'm told stalls are common, even in the early weeks, and as "lightweights" we will not lose as fast as others do. I weighed 235 on day of surgery (11/8/06) and am 220 now... so I am actually envious of your weight loss! Just keep following your plan and the weight will come off... just not as quickly as we would like! Hang in there, Trish

You definitely are not alone. I am also stalled at an 18 lb weight loss. I had my surgery 11/15 and have not lost for the last few weeks. I had the lap band and my surgeon said that this is the time for healing, not losing weight. Of course there is going to be some weight loss with all the food restrictions. My surgeon says I will start to lose again when I get my first fill, which is mid-january.

I had my surgery on 11/15. So I'm 7 weeks out tomorrow. I'm down 40 lbs., but haven't lost a thing in the last 13 days. It's defiintely hard keeping from being frustrated. Hang in there though; the best thing to know is it's perfectly normal! Donna

It's perfectly normal. Some days I'm up as much as 1.5 pounds, the next day I'm down, and so on. Normal fluctuations are expected. I try to weigh the first thing in the morning every day to make it as consistent as possible. If you plot your weight on a graph, you would see that even though there are up and down days, there is a distinct trend downwards. You are doing great. Down worry about it. Just keep doing the right thing and it will come off.

I had my surgery on 11/15 and am only down 30 lbs. I've been stalled for almost a week at this weight. I also had a 5 day stall at 17 lbs. down. I think the stalls are to be expected. I think your weight loss is just fine.

Thanks for the helpful words ladies. I feel like everyone is watching me with my weight loss and since it is kinda slow that they think I'm doing poorly instead of doing good. Seriously, people ask me to model my weight loss and I don't feel like it because I'm not down that much. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I try not to become frustrated. Anyway at least I'm not as big as I was and that is a reason to smile. Keep smiling everyone. HAPPY NEW YEAR.....A SKINNY NEW YEAR

Hi Sonja, I too am at yet another stall, I am stuck at a 30 lb loose, but I will take anything and keep on doing what I have been doing, sippin, measure everything, and walking. I am back at work in the mill as of Dec. 27, I had my RNY surgery on Nov 7, so maybe now that I am back to work things will start to slide off I hope. Dont give up. Chrisy

I do the same thing. I am REALLY disgusted. Actually I am on my way out the door to GNC to go buy those drinks the others were talking about. I really want to be successful, but I sure dont feel like I am at all. THey all say that plateaus are norm, but I didnt think they would happen this early