SO s...L...O...W

The first 6-9 months are the optimal time to lose weight, thats why its called the Honeymoon Period.  That is also why it is so important to stick to the plan.  You will continue to lose weight at a much slower pace.  The best thing you can do is stick to the plan and leave the bread alone.  The more you dedicate yourself to the program, the easier it will be to take off more weight.  GIVE UP ALL REFINED  CARBS.  STICK ONLY TO PROTEIN FIRST, GREEN LEAFY VEGGIES SECOND, FRUIT THIRD.  Follow this rule, you will suceed.

So did you consistently gain 8, 10, 12, or 15 pounds a week?  Probably not.  Your weight came on you through half a life time...it not coming off in 9 mos is not that big of a deal in the big picture.  Annoying?  Yes.  Want to pull your hair out?  Sure.  The end of losing?  Absolutely NOT.

I tend to agree with norm, it is diet and exercise.  Granted - diet and exercise takes time...and sometimes lots of it, but it will come!

change up your eating pattern.  IE...if you normally have the same thing for your meals, change up your foods (I get most of my protein from dairy but when I would hit stalls I would force myself to eat more meat and less dairy for example)  Make sure  you vary your workouts, too.  Not just intensity, but length, and type (bike, walking, running, etc)

Pam

9 months out I hit my first big stall, but the inches kept coming off - eventually the pounds will too but it was bound to slow down. You are eating more now than you were before - as long as the scale isn't going up you are still working your tool. One big thing you have to ask yourself is when have you ever lost weight like this before? I will guess never - so bear with it and it will come off.