been gone for a while

I haven't been on the boards at all for a few days.....had a good friend here visiting from CA...so spent time with her. I COULD be very discouraged about my ongoing stall (still at -98) but I have been really distracted by lots of things lately so I haven't been sweating it too bad. I have not lost a single pound in my 7th month....and am 11 days into it. Three more days till I tie my longest stall yet.....and it was just a over about 3 weeks ago.....so I'm in a very slow period now. Boy, the honeymoon appears to be over! But I'm eating, drinking and exercising as I should so what can I do? Just wait it out and hope my body lets go again soon! Well, just thought I'd check in. You can all bet I'd be SCREAMING if I actually got to -100! Jenni

I hear ya pain! Looking at my calendar up on the wall in my cube at work... From April 29 til June 29 I lost 15 lbs.... May 4 to May 16..... 4 lbs June 17 to June 29 2 lbs... THINGS have slowed down tremendously. BUT the past few days I have upped my protein/calories a bit and I have lost 2 lbs since Sunday. GO figure. AND the monthly visitor is here. BUT I guess that averages out to 7 1/2 lbs a month. WHICH is still significant. I think my physicians assistant said 8-12 was avg. I was avg 12 lbs a month. UNTIL the last 2. OH well..... -71 lbs in 6 months... who is COMPLAINING?! On my day off this weekend....I am packing up FAT clothes! OK fatter since I still have FAT clothes to wear now ....(anything plus sized).... We have company possibly staying with us July 10th weekend so I have to get my clothes off the bed so someone can sleep there...and I have the floor covered with Winter clothes that will NEVER EVER be worn again! I can't wait to box that stuff up for goodwill! YIPPEE...and I will have TONS of room! The past few days I have really upped my protein and have lost 2 lbs. I am doing a protein bar and a shake. I only need to lose 3 more lbs and I will weigh less than my husband!!!!!! That is my next goal

Jenni, Good to see you on the board again. Stalls are the pits (gee, how old is that phrase?!) But fortunatly they do end. Keep your chin up!! You are doing everything right so it WILL end! Tracy

Hi Jenni, I was stalled to at right above 200...drove me crazy then it just kicked in again after about 3 weeks. Dr. S said it would be harder from here on out. I really wanted him to be wrong....I am now at 193 but it happened really fast after stalling...and having an ear infection etc. Still waiting to hear from Dr. S on upper GI...some days I think It is getting better and some days I know it's not. Just getting old. I am ok though... Alice

Hi Jenni, I just got back from vacation so I was gone a while too. I know what you mean about the slow loss. I have only lost 2 pounds in month 7 and believe it or not my 8th month starts tomorrow!! I hope month 8 goes better than 7! Jill

Well, at least I know I'm in good company! We won't even talk about what the scale said today....up a pound! Oh well, I'm complaining here cuz I know I can but honestly, I'm not letting it get to me. I've become a major ebay buff and am having a blast with that....selling mostly. All the money earned goes into our vacation fund for our trip to Washington State and British Columbia next year. So that is keeping me very distracted and that is good! I know it HAS to come off sometime.....no one can walk 5 miles a day, eat as reasonably as I do and NOT loose eventually....Alice, you give me hope hearing about that big drop after a long stall. I sure hope that happens to me too! Talk to you all again soon! Jenni