Question:
I need rerassurances...

i have lost 27 lbs. nothing off in 8 days. in fact, up two lbs. walking, drinking eatting. I am very frustrated. I am afraid I won't lose any more weight. please send reassurance.    — michelle R. (posted on September 28, 2001)

September 28, 2001
You know, one thing that I think frustrates us is that we weigh ourselves too frequently. For the first month and a half, I only got weighed when I went in for my 1, 3, and 6 week checkup. We all know we will have plateaus, but perhaps if we check our numbers less frequently, the scale won't get us down. Now, 5 months post-op, I get on the scale no more than once a week. I try to do it every two weeks. As long as it goes down, I'm cool with it. I'm sure that I gain a pound one day and loose it the next, but it's not something I want to see, so spacing my scale days far apart, the odds that I would see something negative are slim. By the way, I am down 80 pounds, 3 clothing sizes! My attitude about food is very different. I never knew how my life would change from this surgery. Good luck with your recovery and the life change! Go out and buy something pretty! -Anna
   — Anna F.

September 29, 2001
I can totally relate to how you feel. I just went through a short period of no weight loss. Hang in there, it will start up again, your body needs periodic breaks to adjust to all the changes.
   — Jeanese M.