Feeling down..

Hey everyone!! I haven't posted anything in a while...life has been crazy busy!!  I've noticed that I feel like I'm really falling off track!! I'm 6 months out and I've just hit the 100lbs down mark!!  However, I feel like I'm barely losing anything.  My body has went into snail mode it seems.  I'm struggling to fit into a size 16 yet size18s are too baggy everywhere.  I've been in 18's for two months or so and I know it's normal to slow down but I've only like like 20lbs in the last three months and I'm really afraid that it's just going to stop all together.  I guess I'm in need of a serious pick me up and maybe some new lunch and breakfast ideas.  Nothing sounds good to eat anymore but I typically eat yogurt,eggs, cheese, and lunchmeats for those meals...(Not at the same time) lol  I just kind of feel lost and I thought to myself that maybe it's time to get on OH and get some support from people who know where I am coming from!!

 Try not to worry, this is to be expected.  I had a 6 month meltdown because I was slowing down so much but when I look back, I actually still lost 10lbs that month..which is fantastic! It's so hard because we are so use to losing this obscene amount of weight so quickly that when it slows down it almost seems like we did something wrong but we didn't, it's just the way it all works. Right now I'm lucky to lose 5lbs in a month or two.  I'd like to lose another 10 but on the other hand I don't want to kill or injure myself trying.  

I still track all my food everyday, which helps me stay on track.  There are some really good cookbooks out for WLS patients, so you could give those a try.  Tonight I'm having spaghetti and meatballs with more sauce/meatballs than spaghetti (it doesn't agree with me at all).  I made a big pot of lentil/vegetable soup yesterday, that was great.  Honestly what I do is look at my cookbooks and try to figure out how to make a recipe more "Emily" friendly and usually it's not to hard.  

Good luck to you!  You're doing great!

~Emily~

Hey girl, i know is hard, but having this episodes is very normal. im not just talking about the stalls. is also about feeling kindda down or depresed. and afraid of not losing more weight. but u will lose it! if u follow the rules and work hard to get to ur goal.
keep working out and tracking ur food intake!!! that would help u to see if u have changed something in ur diet that is slowing ur weight loss, which i doupt! is prolly just a stall.
and yes u should come to OH to recharge ur energies. it works!!
good luck!
hugs