Help, Stuck...

Hi everyone, i hope you had a great holiday weekend. I know i did. Santa was very good to me. I dont want to wine and complain but i have been stuck at -45 pounds for a couple of weeks now and its really getting frustrating. I am trying to get in all my water, i know i could do better and i am really trying to eat mostly protien when i do eat. I know i have not exercised in a couple of weeks other then walking because i was afraid of my kidney stone moving. I took care of the stone, i had the lithotripsy done thursday of last week. Santa brought me some pilates and yoga dvds along with some other workout gear. But other then the normal eat more protien and drink more water and exercise more is there anything anyone can suggest to get the weight dropping again?? THanks!! LisaMarie

Hi Lisa I was stuck at 34 lbs for a couple of weeks and all of a sudden I dropped another 12 and now I'm holding steady at 46 lbs... don't know why that happens, but it seems to be a pattern, so all I can tell you is that it will come off again! I did find that increasing my protein intake and having almost NO carbs helps, but you know that already and we all know that's easier to say than to do! My biggest problem now is that I just don't eat enough and no matter what I try, it's so hard to increase anything! I'll make stuff to eat and take one or two bites and pick at it and toss it out. I feel like one of those picky thin girls that I used to envy!! I just wish I had the body to go with that image! Anyway, I try to look at it this way now -- it's been only 2 months and I've lost a third of my excess weight so I can't complain! Hang in there! Hugs, Vi

Hey Violet. I think my problem is i am not eating enough also....I have to force myself to eat more.... Sounds funny comming from my mouth, lol Thanks....You look great in your new pics...LisaMarie

Aww, thanks for the compliment. And I know what you mean about the eating thing... eating too much was something I understood... NOT eating enough is foreign to me! But it has to get better right? We'll make it!

Hey Lisa, I am very glad to hear you have a great christmas! I know thinking the problem might be you are "not eating enough" does sounds crazy coming from our mouths. I always feel like a piggie b/c I'm eating all the time. But I think eating more and more often(of course good choices) really does help the weight fall off. How many times a day to you eat? What helps me not think about my weight too much is I just do not weigh myself. Weighing yourself alot can drive you crazy. Take care. Tavia

Hi Tavia!! Hope you had a nice Christmas. I am lucky if i eat 2-3 times a day, i know im bad but i forget. I am running around after the kids and cleaning and and and............I forget sometimes. Now that my stone is taken care of and the holiday rush is about done i will focus on myself again and hit the exercise and eat. As for the scale i have gone from being addicted to food to being addicted to that damn scale. I have to stop. I know i have lost inches because i am fitting into my older kids clothes Shhhh dont tell them. They have all the good stuff. Anyways back to opening boxes and cleaning. THese kids are def spoiled.....Damn Santa.

HEY LISA! glad you had a wonderful holiday. I think your not eating enough besides in that normal first stall stage. I always eat 6 mini meals a day. AND i have lost all my weeks. JUST some weeks more then others. ITS not always easy, and sometimes my meal is just a stick of cheese..got to eat or your body throws itself into starvation mode and holds onto the fat more. I also up my calories, can tolerate well by keeping fat in my diet some...gets the calories up and keeps a meal small. SOME of this i learned on atkins and it works well with the surgery. I know the whooshie fairy will come to your home soon. MANY go thru that stall your in. YOU do view your MONTHLY surgery board room? I bet many whom had surgery in you month are going thru exactly same! GOOD LUCK BE WELL LISA

Hi Lisa, how are you ?? Can you believe i am here complaining that i am not eating enough and that is one of my problems, it just makes me laugh. I just recieved my magic bullet, i made a protien smoothie last night and really enjoyed it so i found another way to get some protien in. I add some to my coffee in the morning and now i will make myself some smoothies with it also. I am also going to start exercising now again. The kids bought me some weights and yoga and pilates dvds as well as a mat and cute little pink water bottle and a backpack for the gym. So i guess i have no excuse now lol. I have lost 45 so far so i am not at all complaining, just get that nervous bug since my whole life i have lost weight but it always came back.......Thanks again LisaMarie

I don't know why, but I seem to be doing the same thing...hovering at 40 pound loss. I just keep thinking about all the responses I've read on here and just hope that it will drop again soon. I know I'm doing everything right most of the time, so I just keep hanging in there. It's been almost 2 weeks with only a 1 or so pound loss. I'm glad it's not just me!!!

No Bonnie its not just you. Actually alot of people who had the surgery around the same time as us seem to be stuck. I realized yesturday that i am loosing inches even if the scale isnt moving much. I went shopping and was able to buy size Large shirts and Medium pants,,,,been a long time since i could do that! Hang in there it will happen for us .....