Question:
I havent lost in 2 months at all. Is this it?

I had the surgery in Jan/01 and have lost 81 pounds. Since I have reached the 200 pd mark I have hit th plateau from hell. I have not lost in two mths at all. Is this it???? I have been exercising although not as much as I should. I drink my water and get my protein. I have had sweets on occassion. I know better, but am depressed.    — [Anonymous] (posted on August 22, 2001)

August 22, 2001
Get help. If you are depressed and having sweets on ocassional it seems like you are sabatoging your self. Seriously get counseling, get antidepresants and gain control of your life.. you can do it.. you didn't go though all of this for nothing right?
   — [Anonymous]

August 22, 2001
I agree with the last poster. Get some help. I'm sure you didn't go through this surgery just to fall back into bad habits. Lay off the sweets and pick up the phone to get some help. Try to work extra hard at excercising and work past the plateau. Also, the more excercise you do the more endorphins are released into your body; this could help tremendously with depression. Drink plenty of your Water! I'm sure once you get someone to talk to, start doing what you are suppossed to be doing you'll feel somewhat if not all the way better. I've noticed that if I "cheat" and don't excercise I get down on myself--we were taught that through years of excercise. Maybe you're just running in circles. Stop one thing (say the sweets) and you'll feel better; you'll have more energy to excercise and you'll feel better because of it and you'll break that plateau. I wish you the best of happiness and you can do this, I know it!
   — [Anonymous]

August 22, 2001
Are you getting in all your calories? Yes, calories. I know that when I have hit a plateau, my body has adjusted to having a smaller amount of calories, and I have a "thrifty" body, it doesn't want to lose any of the precious fat it has saved up, and my body goes into what I call "starvation mode." Check it out, and take care.
   — [Anonymous]

August 22, 2001
Please do try counseling if you are depressed. That alone can have such an effect on your body! If you are exercising, you might try strength training. The more muscle you build the higher your metabolism. It might give you a boost. Just make sure to watch your size, not the scale because muscle is heavy. Also, the previous poster was right. You have to feed your body. If you eat small amounts every few hours, you'll keep your metabolism stoked and running (and burning that stored fat) all day. And make sure you are eating your protein and drinking plenty of water. Eating too many carbs can upset your body's chemistry and cause you to gain or not lose weight. Stock up on the grilled chicken and lowfat cheese. Learn to love cottage cheese and fruit. You took control when you had the surgery. Now you have to do it again and jump start your metabolism. You can do it! If you burn more calories than you take in, the weight will eventually HAVE to come off. If you are seriously depressed, you'll have to take care of that first. Depression can make even the simplest changes seem impossible. But once it's better, you'll shake that plateau. After all, you had the courage to do this in the first place!
   — [Anonymous]