Stall

Okay - I am about 3 1/3 months post-op and just hit my first real "stall." I think my body finally realized I was losing too much weight!! I am still having a hard time eating - so I don't think it is from excess food. I eat about 5-6 times a day. My "meals" may be: 2 meatballs, the insides of a lean pocket, the meat from a lean cuisine meal, the insides of a South Beach breakfast wrap. I will occasionally have popcorn to satisfy my "salty/crunchy" inclination - but it is the low-fat variety - only 35 calories per cup and I never eat more than that!! Anybody else hit the dreaded "plateau"?? Thanks! Holly

I have again, but it seems I am losing inches eventhough the numbers may be the same. I have been exercing really hard the past few weeks so I may have built up some muscle as well. For me I have stopped stressing it. As long as I keep doing what i am suppose to do the numbers will come down, but I don't mind the sizes coming down though.

Yep my old Buddy Mr. Stall has parked in my spot... Ive been at the same number for about 2 weeks but more people have commented on my weight loss this week than ever before so I must be losing inches I dont know.. but Im not going to complain after losing 70.5 lbs since 12/16/05.. Works for me... (((HUGS))) Dori

Thanks guys! I thought I must be doing something horribly wrong I swore I would not be one of those people preoccupied with the scale - but I have been hovering between 205-210 for the past 3 weeks (depends on if I am naked in the morning or fully clothed at night!) The day of surgery I was 270 - so I really shouldn't complain!! I won't panic yet - just need to start excercising regularly and hopefully I can stay off that scale!! Thanks again! Holly

Holly, I am glad that I am not the only one who hits stalls. Just stay on track and I am sure everything is going to be fine. Melissa

I am on my second stall, so I know how you feel. I eat under 1000 calories per day, and I exercise faithfully. According to fitday.com, I am burning 3500 calories a day... ??? But I know that it will come off eventually. I keep telling myself that... Pat

Oh lets talk about my stall. If I could get my hands around its neck. My highest weight was 315. Or as every one knows I wouldnt get on the scale any more after I saw that 315. That was long before my surgery. So I hit 218. Man I am almost to 215! Can't wait to post I have lost that first 100lbs. Well. I have been waiting and waiting and waiting. Looks like I'll be waiting. I ain't mad. Just tired of waiting. I wanted to make that post last week and here we are headed to next week and I'm still waiting. 218 sure looks better than 315