Question:
I seem to be a slow loser. I had surgery 11 months ago and still have not hit the 100
pound mark. I seem to be such a slow loser - about 1 -2 pound(s) a week for past 5 months. I have increased exercise, water adn protein first. Any ideas? How many out there are also slow losers? I hope I will make it to goal eventually. Thanks everyone for listening! — lovebug2 (posted on June 21, 2002)
June 21, 2002
I too am a slow loser I have lost about 74 lbs since last Oct. You just
hang in there with me Keep working at it. I have reached several plateaus.
I hope I am not at the end. I wanted to make 100lbs by one year but if I
don't I will keep working at it. So Bethann lets ahng toghether Emily
— Emily D.
June 21, 2002
Bethann, I haven't been a real fast looser either. I'm almost 9 months
out, started out at 244 with a personal goal weight of 135 at 5'6". I
am now down to 148, but got very impatient with these last few pounds. I
looked through the archives here, looking for an idea to jump start my
slowing weight loss, and found out about FitDay.com. I wish I had found
this site earlier into my diet :) It calculates the nutritional
information from the foods that you eat, calculates the calories you have
burned through the day, keeps a chart of your weight loss, has comparison
charts to show your progress and so much more! I have been using it for
just 5 days but have lost 2 pounds that I feel I can credit to its use :)
Best of all, it's free! Try it out!
— DonnaCarol
June 21, 2002
Hi, I too am a slow one. I am at 6 months and have lost 54 lbs. I have 48
more to go till goal and my 100 lbs. I really hope to make it as well.
Fitday.com is wonderful!!! It helps me a lot. Keep in touch and we can do
this together! :.) Andrea
— Andrea P.
June 21, 2002
Me too !!! I had surgery on 8/6/01 and have lost 72 lbs. I have about 50
more to go to my personal "weight" goal. I have reached my MAIN
goal for having this surgery. My Type II Diabetes is gone and I no longer
take meds for it...nor do I take meds for High bloodpressure. And I feel
GREAT !!! Maybe one day we will both make our "weight"
goal..just keep on keeping on !!!
— Laura M.
June 21, 2002
I believe I 'out-turtle' all of you. I am just over 1 year out and I have
lost only 60 pounds. Part of the deal is that I was a relative light
weight, starting at with a BMI of 37. (I have co-morbidities which helped
me qualify for surgery.) Part of the deal is that I am almost 50, not as
young as some of you sweet young things, so my metabolism is sluggish.
Part of it is that I have lupus and I get stuck on prednisone every now and
then when I have a flare and that balloons me up every time, though I do
not gain like I used to, only a pound or two, but it takes me weeks to
reloose it. Talk about depressing. Objectively, however, I have met the
criteria of loosing 75% of the weight I needed to loose within one year. I
have not lost for about 3 months. I guess what I am starting to think that
this tool of surgery has done what was promised. I must do the rest the
good old fashioned way and be grateful for the boost. I do expect that the
surgery will be helpful in maintaining.
— Bobbi G.
June 21, 2002
Hello Bethann, I too lose about 1-2 pounds a week. However, some weeks,
when I am on a plateau-nothing for weeks, and I am only 4 1/2 months
post-op! Its frustrating, but as long as the scale keeps going down, and I
have lost 60 pounds so far (most of this the first few months), then I am
OK. I could never have stuck to a restrictive diet for 4 1/2 months with
the ease in which I do so now.
— Cindy R.
June 21, 2002
Hey there!! This is me exactly, I am 11 months out and have lost about
98-99 pounds. But I havent hit that 100 pound mark just yet. I get so
frustrated. I have looked through the whole library and havent been able
to find anyone that lost as slow as me and still made it to goal. There
are a lot of people that havent updated their profiles since posting
something about slow weight loss. I have recently lost a few more pounds
and a few inches but I have really had to increase my exercise. I dont
understand why some people have so much trouble making it there and others
have to work really hard to get there. On the other hand, I am a lot
smaller that I was, and my co-morbs have almost gone. But this is the
closest to normal I have ever been and I am desperate to get the rest of
the way there. I wish you the best of luck. We will get there!!!
— Cory F.
June 21, 2002
Thanks for the encouragement. I have lost about 88 pounds since my surgery
in July. At first I lost really fast. Now weeks go by and 1-2 or no loss at
all. At least I am not gaining. I worry that I have lost the window of
opportunity, that something is wrong .... I am trying to stay postitive. I
am glad for those who loose quickly.I am far from goal. I was over 300 lbs.
I am now wondering about how much all of you are eating? Thanks again!!
Bethann
— lovebug2
June 21, 2002
Hi, Bethann, I had my surgery 9/27/01, almost 9 months ago, and I have lost
90 lbs. My starting weight was 258, and my goal is 154/ My weight loss
has slowed down significantly, but I am not worried about it/ We are all
different/ at 2 1/2 mos, I had only lost 24 lbs, and that was so
depressing, but after Jan. I started to lose very fast, and now after Mar.
it has slowed down a lot, but hey, maybe our skin will be more toned if we
don't lose as fast, and what does it matter how long it takes, as long as
it comes off, right? Hang in there and you will be fine!!! Patti Meadows/
e-mail: [email protected]
— peppermintp
June 23, 2002
Bethann, If you'll go to my bio there is a link to my page at FitDay.com.
It lists EVERYTHING that goes into my mouth daily, lol, somedays are not so
good, such as yesterday, other days have been great! There is a tab at the
top of the page with the date on it, you can click on the arrows to go back
to previous days. I was down another pound yesterday so that's three I
have lost this week thanks to FitDay.com.
— DonnaCarol
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