Not Losing...HELP

HELP!  I am 13 weeks out and don't seem to be losing weight like everyone else!  I  know that we are not supposed to compare ourselves to others, but I have lost only 35 #s since my Nov. 1st surgery.  Most people on this site have lost 50-75#'s.  I cannot tolerate the protein drinks since surgery, and yes, I drink my water, eat my protein first.  I exersize 3 times a week, and work out with a personal trainer one of those days weekly.  I was slow to lose from the start, but people told me 'just wait.. you'll see the weight will just melt off.'  I seem to lose 3-4 pounds then nothing for a week, week and a half, then lose 3-4 #'s again.   It is so nerve wracking.  My clothes are fitting me loser, and co-workers are commenting that I've 'lost' alot of weight....  Any advice would be greatly appreciated... thanks. Sue

If you are truly concerned call your doctor.  But from where I'm sitting, 35lbs lost in 7 weeks is wonderful.  That's about a pound a day and that is right on schedule from what I was told before I had my WLS. Now as you know, everyone is different and there will be those that loose faster and there will be those that loose slower. What you need to remember is, this is NOT a race.  Your body will respond if you are following the rules.  Protien first, no drinking when eating, get you fluids in and excersise. If you are doing all that the weight will come off.

I think you mis-read.... 35# in 13 weeks.  As for drinking when eating,  I don't, but... it's because of getting full on liquids instead of food...correct?  If I drink liquids while eating, it makes me sick.... I know I am not a patient person and I look at the before and afters... and I want that NOW... even though I know that it takes time.  I am just getting so down... but I know it will take time and I need to stick with the program... thanks for the post.. sue

My doctor told me never ever to drink while eating not because you fill up on liquid, but because it washes the food out of your mini stomach and you then eat more and you dont lose because you are taking in more than you should due to the liquid washing out your pouch and feeling hungry and eating more.

you are gaining muscles and loosing inches you need to mesure yourself to know your transition it happen to me as you say co-worker are seiing the difference don't give up you eventually lose gaining muscles burn fat

Thank you for your post...  yes I have lost 7 inches since Dec.  That was the first time I took measurements (in Dec) so now I have something to look back at. thanks again for the post!

It sounds like inches are coming off and you're gaining muscle. Any chance you have old measurements to compare it against? If not, grab a tape measure and do it today, so you have something to compare today's body against next month. Maybe your trainer can help? Hang in there! Nicolle 

Thanks for your post.  I did take measurements in December... so i now have something to go 'back' to.  Thanks again.

I was reading on the main forum that sometimes if people only have 80-100 pounds to lose, that sometimes they have a harder time getting off the weight. Not sure what your pre-surgery weight was, but maybe that has something to do with it. Has anyone else found that to be true? I am hoping to have my by-pass done in the next 2 months, if the insurance approves it.  Allison

Allison, No two people are alike.  Some lose very quickly and some lose very slowly.  I am over a year out and I have not lost 100 pounds yet.  I need to lose quite a bit more.  I no longer worry that I am not losing like everyone else, because I am like no one else.  I am like me and will lose at the rate my body chooses to.  At first it was depressing, but no longer.  Every pound lost is one that would not have happened without surgery. Mary