Concerned about a very long plateau

Hi Everyone, I feel great, have lost 80lbs since I started in Feb. 60 since surgery on May 16th..but have been within the same 2 or 3 pounds for almost a month and a half. What gives? Does anyone else have that kind of experience this early on? I"m eating plenty..but way less than I used to. I am exercising more and more riding a stationary bike. I am active and seem to be doing fine. I know we shouldn't get on the scale that often..but come on???? A month and a half? Any ideas or advice would be helpful. Thanks, Adam

Hi Adam. just to let you know not to be alarmed! I had a plateau for a few months and then, I started to drop, I even gained 5 pounds and then back and fourth 2 or three pounds for about 4 months. Part of it, was that I was not eating correctly. If you are concerned call your nutritionist and ask for a consult. Be sure that you are eating the right foods. God Luck, but you are not alone with this problem, it's normal for most!

Hey Adam, I am so glad I am not alone in this, I am 9 months post op and have lost 100lbs so far, for the past two months I keep losing and gaining 5lbs back and forth. Its driving me crazy and I feel like I am stuck too. I am hoping this is just a temporary block and it changes in the next month. I still have about 50lbs to go. I understand exactly what you are going through. I am trying to drink more fluids and do more protein. I hope this helps. Take care and good luck your doing great so far. Hugs KimC

Hey Adam, Yeah, I hit a plateau for a month pretty early on. How is your water intake? Dave

Hi, Adam! I know that Mon. night meetings don't work too well for you now, but Elina is leading the meeting tomorrow night. Maybe coming and asking her about this might be helpful, if you manage it. Debby

There are lots of beliefs and wives-tales about plateaus. The closer you get to that "ideal" weight, the more difficcult it might be to budge the scale-- also, the longer out you are, and the more aclimated your body is to a low-carb diet, the tougher it will be shed those last few pounds without making some changes. For me, I didn't hit a plateau because as soon as I had a few days without a noticeable change (not that I was weighing myself every day, but I could feel the difference in my clothes), I would dramatically boost my protein intake and reduce my carb intake. This meant that every 8 weeks or so, I was on something akin to the Atkins induction phase diet for a few days. But, I was able to continue losing weight for about the first 22 months after surgery, dropping 300 pounds in the process and getting to a comfortable weight around a 25 BMI. Now, the downfall to my method was that I was always tinkering with what I was eating-- which can lead to thinking in that old diet-deprivation mode which might contribute to binging (if you were so-inclined before). So, my method definitely isn't for everyone. Nonetheless, I hope it helped. Lastly, and this is just some unsolicited advice from a longer term post-op, if you are staying on course, eating healthy, exercising and enjoying an active life, does it necessarily matter what the number of the scale says? You know in your heart that you have made inspiring progress. Of course, if someone had given me that same advice when I was out 5 months, I would have told them that it was b.s. and that I wanted to see those increasingly low numbers on the scale. But, I offer it for whatever it's worth. Good luck.

Thank you all for your words. Debby, I really miss group, but now working on Monday nights makes it very hard to get there. I hope I can make the next Tuesday. Hopefully things will change soon. I guess I'll have to wait and see. Adam