Question:
6 Months Out...not feeling to well

Im 6 months out and only have lost 64lb...I've only lost about 15lb from January to this date. I feel very discouraged. I dont think i can eat more than 5 oz a meal, i get hungry sooner than what i know im supposed to. Im in school so its kind of hard to do the excercise..I try walking instead of taking the bus...everyone tells me I have lost weight but im very disapointed that its not more than 64 lb..is this normal weight loss for a person who is 6 months out?    — Laritza10 (posted on April 19, 2010)

April 19, 2010
Did you have lap band or ryn
   — pandavenise

April 19, 2010
Don't beat yourself up, Wow 64 lbs is great!! You may be losing inches even if your not seeing your scales moving. Make sure you are getting your liquids in, sometimes we forget that we are not really drinking as much as we should, that will slow your weight loss. Good Luck and God Bless!!
   — T R.

April 19, 2010
You're doing great and appear perfectly on schedule as far as far as average weightloss goes. Good job. Keep up your fluids and do try to work in some exercise though to keep moving that scale down. Are you keeping track of your calories? If not, you need to or else your NUT can't help you tweak your eating plan. You can consume small amounts of high calories and/or eat too little and stall your weightloss. Often more than not we don't eat enough and cause our body to go into starvation mode which results in no weightloss, and not intentionally, it's just all we feel we can hold. So, track those calories, carbs, etc. I use the daily plate on livestrong.com but there are lots of them out there that are free and let you print out your journal to take to your nutritionist.
   — Arkin10

April 20, 2010
That is great weight loss, congratulations! Ten pounds a month is fantastic. You are loosing at a rate that is healthy and you will keep it off easier. Also, your skin has a much better chance of keeping up with your body and not sagging. Please don't be discouraged! Just be careful of what you eat...lots of protein is important. When you get hungry, eat some yogurt, a couple of pieces of low fat cheese, cottage cheese, deli sliced meats, these will keep you full longer because they are high protein. Keep up the good work!
   — Bonnie H.