What is the matter with this now?

I don't get it. Okay, first off, I am an impatient person but I have seen my body repond to things over night all the time. So the other day when I posted that I had gained 20lbs you guys came back with great advice and some of you pointed out the answer was in my profile on how to start losing. So I started doing that my profile said. Back to basics. All protein, tons of water AND I added in walking for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours a day. Mostly power walking. I did this for 3 days (impatient I know) but the scale hasn't moved! I am still 204. Yesterday I had a setback. It was a very bad day. I found out one of my best friends died. She was like a mother to me. And if you read my profile, you know that I lost my mother almost 2 years ago and the pain is still very fresh. So yesterday I ate things I shouldn't. Sugar free cookies, sugar free reese, pasta. It was also so hot (feel like temp 100º and extremely humid) so our 1 hour walk was out of the question. We did manage to get in 15 minutes at night though. But still, I should have seen something from 3 days of eating right, drinking right, exercising right. And NOTHING. Right away I think to myself why am I doing this? I am never going to lose, not even with me doing the right thing. I am very discouraged. I don't want to hear it takes time. I kow my body and it always shows something within a day or two. At least it should have said 2 lbs lost. It isn't muscle weight either. I have not worked my muscles that much where they hurt so I know it is muscle weight. Someone tell me the same thing happens to them and what happened eventually cause I am very discouraged right now. Joanne Time for breakfast.. scrambled eggs with turkey chorizo and cheese.

joanne you are like me you are a emotional eater when life screws up and things happen to me in my life right away i want food.. look at the bright side you did great for 3 days and one screwy day wont kill you now your strarting off the day right so good luck rember we are human we had surgerys on our stomachs not our brains sometimes **** happens that upset us and we turn to our drug of choice which is food remeber to err is human have a good day joann

Hi Joann, You're right, I am an emotional eater. But I still can't figure out why I haven't lost a damn thing in the last 3-4 days. I ALWAYS show something when I diet. This time I am really getting discouraged. I hate exercising and watching exverything I eat so when I do, I expect something to happen even if it is only minor. Wonder if it is possible that with all this dietsing, losing, gaining, and such that I won't be able to lose anymore. Wonder if I messed up something in my body, like my metabolism. I hate this so much. Joanne

Joanne, Be patient. It's harder for us to lose, I swear. I have been doing great - less than 800 calories a day and it has taken me two months to lose 5 pounds. And, welcome to my club - the "I gained 20 pounds club". My surgeon strongly suggested that I eat lots of raw veggies like cauliflower and carrot sticks because the fiber keeps us feeling full. He also said to avoid milk products - especially yogurt and cheese as they do not keep us saatisfied. Hope this helps and encourages you. Patty

Patty! I haven't seen you for forever and a day! It is nice to see your beautiful face online. Unfortunatly, I am one of those that if I eat fruits and veggies I can't lose. I can't usually eat over 20 carbs for the day otherwise I don't lose at all. But I am not in full swing of wls thinking yet. I am trying but it is hard to get back to where I was with my thinking. Basically obsessed with what I eat. I didn't realize that it could take months to lose 5 lbs. But it is nice to know that is normal. I even gave up my yogurt. Cheese is on occasion. So glad to see you again. Joanne Last I knew about you, you were looking for a job. Goes to show how long ago that was.

Joanne, I am also counting calories - below 1000 a day and no starchy carbs at all. I am working in a great job - started October 5 of last year. I work as Senior Administrative Assistant to a fantastic lady at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. I love my boss and I like my job - much better than the previous one where I had no responsibility at all. At this one I have plenty - and right now almost too much. It's 12:35 on Sunday afternoon and I'm at work. The only carbs I eat are fresh, low calorie, high fiber ones. If youare doing only protein, it will take about a week or so for you to go into strong ketosis where your body starts really burning fat. Remeber, that early out, we didn't absorb all of the calories we ate but after the first year, we absorb almost all - so calories do count. Keep up the work and you will lose. I had given up hope yesterday - even told my doctor that - and went by his office after our support group meeting to pick up some samples of Nexium (I'm taking stron pain killers so he wants me on Nexium for preventative measures) and I went and got on his scales - the five pounds were gone - and on mine, I had been losing and regaining the same two over and over. It was like a shot of adrenalin - I was on a high for the rest of the day. I just got back from a 2.5 mile walk with my pain meds and my cane. I am lucky - it's hot and humid here but I can walk through the buildings at the medical school and at the hospitals and not have to be outside much at all. I've been walking on my lunch hour for about three or four weeks now and am totally addicted to it. Patty

Good for you Patty. I'm back in my 'walking' mode too. It's sooooo hot on the beach, but this morning I was out there before 10am....hoofing north on the hard packed sand. I have found a little concession trailer that will make a 24 ounce sugar free lemonade for me....with lots of ice....and it's my halfway point. When I get back to my crossover....I spend about a half hour jumping and playing in the surf (heavy right now from Irene) and dodging surfers. I'm STILL working on my 5 pounds. Stubborn stubborn stubborn. But I just keep plugging along. Steamed shrimp at DJs for me tonight. Looking forward to that. Keep walking. Hugs Charlie

Thanks Charlie. You are such an inspiraton to us all. Those regained pounds are soooooooooooooooooooooooo stubborn - I want to go back to where losing was brainless - it just happened. And just think, I'm soon going to have another huge piece of metal in my body - more weight. I read somewhere that the knee prosthesis weighs between 18 and 20 pounds. I would blame my gain on that if my clothes sitll fit. I'm going to ask my surgeon exactly who much all that hardware actually weighs. Patty

Good idea. So don't get all stressed when you see the scales. Just subtract the weight of the metal and you'll see how much YOU weigh. It will be good to be able to walk strong again. I love pounding the beach and walking fast to my classic rock. Its a good feeling. I almost never 'stroll'...doesn't do any good. Hang in there. Hugs Charlie

Patty--OMG--the knee prothesis weighs 18-20 lbs!!! I have two really bad knees which I have ignored forever. Well my right knee has gotten to the point where it hurts all the time--even when I am lying in bed doing nothing. I blame my weight gain on that . I have been trying to exercise in my pool but I am not as good as you--to walk that far with cain is really something. I have an appointment on Tuesday with an orthopedist doc--I am really hoping that drugs will do it--but I am thinking NOT. You know it is bad for me to finally break down and persue an answer to this. Anyway--just want to say--I am so impressed you are able to get back to exercise even with a cane.