WHAT AM I DOING WRONG???????

Hi everyone: I had surgery on Dec. 5th. and so far have lost 65 pounds. I know we are not suppose to compare weight loss, but some of you are doing so much better than myself. I started out at 312 pounds and now weigh between 246 and 249. I have been playing with the same 4 pounds for over a month now. I have had some problems! One being that I was hurt on the job when I went back to work on Feb. 16th. I was tripped by a special ed student and fractured my left shoulder and injured my left knee. I already had arthritis in the knee. The ortho Dr. that I have been seeing has given me 2 steroid shots in the knee and I'm wondering if that is the reason that my weight loss has been stalled for over a month now. Because of the knee and swelling I have not been able to walk or exercise. I can't eat more then a half cup of food at a time, so I know it is not that i'm eating to much and I'm still getting in the protein, water and vitamins, so what am I doing wrong? I would appreciate any help anyone could give me. I am getting very frustrated!!!! Rosemary in Delaware

I do not think you are doing anything wrong. Everyone losses at a different pace and we all stall. I was Dec 13th and I am down around 94 BUT 20 of it was Pre Diet so 74 since surgery and my starting weight was 358 (338 day of surgery). I use to worry about the number and I am really trying not to anymore. I feel SO MUCH BETTER!!! I look better and my attitude is A LOT better, I am a much happier person. I am also at a stall and am not going to loss my goal of 10 pds this month and that is OK. I WISH I had measured myself before surgery as I am amazed at what I am wearing now, so I know I am losing inches. Keep up the good work and keep smiling..65 pds is GREAT!!!!

Thank you Diana: Your right we should not worry about the numbers, but I'm just concerned, because I know 3 people who had this surgery who only lost 80 and 60 pounds and I don't want this to happen to me. I have a lot more weight to lose. But I'm sticking to my diet and doing everything that I supposed to do. I wish I measured myself also before I started loosing the weight, because like you my clothes are really big and some tops that I have not wore for a week or two are even bigger now. This weekend my grandson is being christened and I have to go out and buy a new dress, because all the ones I have are before surgery. I don't even know what size to buy, so this should be fun. I was wearing a size 26-28 so I hope to get into a least a size 24 or even 20. Thanks again and I'm so glad that I found this web site and can talk to people who had surgery around the same time I did. Rosemary

Hi Rosemary, Don't worry about your loss hun. You are doing awesome!! I went for a little over 4 weeks with no loss at all. I freaked out!!!!!! I started to lose again last week and found that while I was not losing I went into my old mindset and started to eat less. It was totally subconscious but nevertheless I was not eating alot. When I got chewed out for it my my Dr. I picked it up and started focusing on eating my chicken and beef (protein). I started to lose within 2 days. I guess protein really does make a difference. But like I said, you are going at a great pace and should never feel down on yourself. Everyone on this board is rockin it!!!! Huggs Brina

I had my surgery on 12/6 and I have only lost 70. Take a look at my profile and you will see I have been having this problem for a while now. Only a few lbs each month and they wait till the very end of the month to come off too. Good Luck. Jennifer

Sweetheart, what if you had GAINED 65 lbs since dec. 5th, would that be alot of weight gained in such a short period of time??? Yes! it would. You lost 65 lbs. in such a short time. give yourself a break and celebrate your success. you have done an amazing job and deserve credit! you are unique like your fingerprint, and you will lose weight like a unique individual.