I have been on a terrible plateau and have been very stressed.

I had open rny 7 mos ago and my wt loss is slow. Only 62 lbs. I have tried everything and worked my butt off walking, water aerobics, eating 800 cal and still cannot break this plateau. I have been soooooooo upset and stressed. Tonight a friend told me about the mind/body connection and how stress can affect wt. loss. She said when the body is under stress it cannot do it's best job at wt loss because it is concentrating on "survival" and the stress is a killer. She recommended 5HTP, a natural herb, that is kind of like Prozac in a natural form. Has anyone tried it? Most of us are very very upset and worried when we slow down in wt loss and maybe there is a connection and this is a real reason it happens. Then we stress more, where does it all end? How can I relax about my WLS? Am I trying too hard? I feel like a failure.

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