New insight on losing slow! Pls. READ!!!!
Guys, these words aren't mine, I "stole" this post from the main board. I thought it was great, and a lot of us could use some insight on the whole "slow loser" thing. LEt's stpo feeling sorry for ourselves and celebrate our accomplishments!!!
Thank you Ann, for posting it!! 
Vivi
Here it goes:
"First, I hate the term "slow loser". What really does that mean? And to what are you comparing it. The fact that you've had WLS means you were ready to take charge of your life and eating. It doesn't mean you were given a guarantee about how fast you'd lose all that excess weight or even that you'd lose all that you'd like to. What it gave you was a unique tool that helps you take control. Now back to slow loser.
If you lost 20 pounds in Month 1 and 15 in the next 3, you'd lose 65 pounds in 4 months. Even if it slowed down then to -10 each month for the rest of the year, you'd have lost a gigantic 125#. Truly, when's the last time you did that? It's nothing to sneeze at.
If you lost 15 in the first month and just 10- in the next 3,you'd lose 45 in 4 months. You probably haven't done that either. If you continued losing just 10 pounds a month, by the end of one year you'd have lost a whopping 105#. Even if you have more than that to lose, you will have made a big dent in the weight loss needed. This isn't anything to sneeze at either.
This is not a race to see who loses the most the fastest. This is a lifetime commitment in which you are trying to manage your weight. Yes, lose some --a lot, hopefully--but as significantly, be able to maintain that loss for a lifetime.
I know it's frustrating to read that someone else is losing a pound a day when you would love to, but if it's not happening, it doesn't mean you're slow or a failure. It only means, especially if you are "sticking to the plan" that your body is handling this differently. Please, do yourself a favor and keep your eyes on the long range goals. Remember that this is YOUR personal journey and it will be different than the next person's just as we have always been different from one another all along.
I wish you all a safe, happy, successful lifelong journey.
Ann -140, stable for 12 months. "
Vivi
Here it goes:
"First, I hate the term "slow loser". What really does that mean? And to what are you comparing it. The fact that you've had WLS means you were ready to take charge of your life and eating. It doesn't mean you were given a guarantee about how fast you'd lose all that excess weight or even that you'd lose all that you'd like to. What it gave you was a unique tool that helps you take control. Now back to slow loser.
If you lost 20 pounds in Month 1 and 15 in the next 3, you'd lose 65 pounds in 4 months. Even if it slowed down then to -10 each month for the rest of the year, you'd have lost a gigantic 125#. Truly, when's the last time you did that? It's nothing to sneeze at.
If you lost 15 in the first month and just 10- in the next 3,you'd lose 45 in 4 months. You probably haven't done that either. If you continued losing just 10 pounds a month, by the end of one year you'd have lost a whopping 105#. Even if you have more than that to lose, you will have made a big dent in the weight loss needed. This isn't anything to sneeze at either.
This is not a race to see who loses the most the fastest. This is a lifetime commitment in which you are trying to manage your weight. Yes, lose some --a lot, hopefully--but as significantly, be able to maintain that loss for a lifetime.
I know it's frustrating to read that someone else is losing a pound a day when you would love to, but if it's not happening, it doesn't mean you're slow or a failure. It only means, especially if you are "sticking to the plan" that your body is handling this differently. Please, do yourself a favor and keep your eyes on the long range goals. Remember that this is YOUR personal journey and it will be different than the next person's just as we have always been different from one another all along.
I wish you all a safe, happy, successful lifelong journey.
Ann -140, stable for 12 months. " 
Carol
-55# and holding (with a smile) 
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