Am I A WLS Failure???

I question myself and ask ~ Am I a failure with this surgery? I say this because I weighed in at 297lbs which means that I've only lost 3lbs in 28 days since my last weigh-in. I'm only 4 months post-op and have only lost a total of 44.5lbs. I know that I should not compare but sometimes it is so hard not to. So many people have lost between 60-100lbs already and here I am the slow turtle in the race. I exercise 5 days a week at the gym, I drink my water, I take my vitamins and get my protein in daily. What is wrong with me? Why is this surgery not working for me? I have so many questions and yet no answers. I'm sorry that I'm being so ungrateful and is complaining to you all with my "issues" but I'm just venting with frustration. I know that I should be thankful that I made it out alive. I know that I should be thankful that I've not suffered any sickness. I mean, I can eat regular foods and nothing bothers me at all even the foods with natural sugar. I do avoid those bad things that can be so tempting at times but I've truly been a very good girl and have not cheated with no sweets. I don't even eat beef or pork and have not eating them since October 10, 2002 which was when I decided to try to discipline myself before my wls. Okay, I'm going to stop complaing but if there are any praying people out there, please say one little prayer for me right now. THANK YOU

Hi, don't be so hard on yourself. Remember, mine was slow also until about the fourth or fifth month and now i have kind of caught up, Just a thought, If you are working out five days a week, it could be that you are gaining muscle. (which is good but weighs more).. I joined the Y in Lexington about a year before my surgery and gained 17 pounds. Starving myself and working out. Needless to say, I quit. I told them I was not paying all that money for them to fatten me up. LOL.

You are NOT a failure. Losing the weight slower will make you a healthier person anyway. It will all catch up in the end I believe. The muscle idea that Delores brought up is probably true. Don;t lift weights, only do cardio, that will let you lose weight without gaining muscle. I was doing that with weigh****chers once and lost only 20 lbs, but toned up quite nicely, for a little while anyway.

Hate to see that your progress is still slow. I know that you do feel better being 44 lbs lighter, even though I also know it is hard to not think about how much better you would feel if it was 70. My Dr has a nutritionalist that I have to see each time I see him. We talk about what I am eating and what I should be eating. Maybe your Dr has someone who you could discuss a daily dairy sheet with you. Maybe even keeping track of what you are eating might help. I would keep trac****il I saw the Dr next time and show him what you are eating. I know that some pouches are larger or smaller than others, and that effects how much you can eat. YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE, YOU ARE LOSING. You could have gained back what you had lost in the past. Keep trying it will go away

Marilyn, You're not a failure at all, you're losing...even if it is slower than you'd hoped for. You are probably gaining muscle, which ways more than fat. Have you measured yourself? I bet you are losing inches. I have read several journals that sounded alot like you...They were working out, getting in their water/protein/vitamins but were losing slowly, BUT, they were losing inches off their body. Perhaps you're losing inches?