HELP-Freaking out!!!!! Not losing

I am having the same problem I read about in losing again and a couple of other times.I hope I can say losing again soon. I pray it is just muscle being heavier than fat. I have been swimming 5 days a week for the last 2 weeks an hour to 1 1/2 hrs a day in an exercise program plus physical therapy 2x a week plus the other days I do home exercises from PT.I am about to add 2 more hours of swimming a week in an Ai Chi class next week. I was sick with terrible diarrhea for over a week and still did all my exercises. I kept thinking I was eating wrong or my colitis was acting up but I really wasn't eating anything wrong or different. While I was sick my protein was down some but it is back up and I am not losing.I got on a different scale today so I don't know for sure but it looked like my weight was up a couple pounds. That is crazy and I am freaking out. I was basically bedridden before surgery Aug 18th 2006 and now I am doing so much more and swimming is suposed to be great exercise and I haven't lost.It took alot for me to get into a bathing suit and swim. Also part of my loss was when I was so sick and the weight that went up was in the last week since I felt better.I was sick the first week I swam.Maybe that was a water weight loss. I know all this stuff but I am so afraid of failing. I have nothing left to save my life but this and I am scared now. Hopefully I am just freaking out. I have lost around 60lbs since surgery 100 lbs from my highest ever weight but I have a long, long way to go. People keep telling me they see a difference and that feels good. I feel like I am doing everything right but I feel like the scale should just keep dropping but it isn't. What can I do. I feel like stopping eating and I know that isn't the answer. Sorry I dumped so much. I missed everyone. I really enjoyed the support group meeting and felt great when I came home from that. Then I was sick and then my computer was down as some workers cut our lines and didn't get it back up for about 4 days. I hope to be back on a bit now. Allthought with all of my swimming I am just exausted and lie down when I get home alot. Have a wonderful day. Love Laurie

Hi Laurie Keep up your regime of exercise and follow your doctor's protocol for how you should be eating. Try not to be a slave to the scale. Your body is adjusting and changing. Muscle weighs just as much as fat does (a pound is a pound is a pound) .... BUT a pound of muscle takes up much less room than a pound of fat ... so you may see physical results that are not reflected directly by a loss on the scale. Glad to see you back on the boards! Hugs, Mo

Thanks Mo. My clothes are fitting differently and the sizes are going down. I am following the Drs protocol but he wants 20 lbs a month down and I am afraid I may not make it this month. I am hoping a big loss is coming. I am off to the pool now. I can't believe I am back in the water. I loved the water as a kid and I just love swimming now.Thanks for the support it really helps. Love Laurie

Laurie take deep breaths. Just because the scale doesnt move doesn't mean you are not losing. You could be losing inches. Which is a good thing also. Keep doing what your doing and dont freak out. Thats the last thing you need. It will all be ok. Take care and talk to you soon Kelly

Like the other Kelly said, if your clothes are continuing to get bigger then you are still losing. Losing inches is important, better than losing pounds in a way because it means you are putting on muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, but the more muscle you put on the more fat you burn! Keep up the great work, the scale will start moving again when your body is ready for it to. Ciao, Kelly

Kelly and Kelly, Thank you so much. I am taking deep breaths, still a bit stressed but I know what all of you are saying is true. I am so scared of failing that I get freaked out since I have never suceeded before but I know I am doing the right things so it will come. I just hope it comes before I go back to the surgeon on the 14th.Thanks again. Have a great weekend. Love Laurie