Question:
I'm nine weeks out and have hit a plateau. I have only lost 35 pounds. How long do p

   — myra J. (posted on March 28, 2003)

March 28, 2003
OH NO!!! It looks like you may be one of those people this surgery does not work for. Just kidding!!! You will see many folks feel just like you. You are ok. Please make an effort to take a photo of yourself in the SAME outfit every month. You will SEE your progress in your cloths even when the scale isn't moving and it will keep your spirits up! Keep your head up and enjoy the ride!
   — Michelle H.

March 28, 2003
there is a separate section with dozens of questions just about plateaus (plateaux?). you will see this question is asked frequently, and the answers are pretty much the same: plateaus are inevitable; be patient; stay off the scale; keep track of your eating and exercise and water intake to make sure you're following your doctor's guidelines; be patient. and ONLY 35 pounds in nine weeks? that's an average of just under four pounds a week and at that pace, you'll have lost 100 pounds in six months. that sounds pretty good to this pre-op!
   — Kasey

March 29, 2003
If you haven't already done so, start taking your measurements and recording them once a month. Sometimes when the scale isn't moving, you're losing inches. As the others have said, plateaus happen to everyone. Be patient. It will end.
   — garw

March 30, 2003
I know how you feel. During weeks 5-7 I was freaking out. I couldn't possibly imagine how a 240ish pound woman could walk one hour a day, drink 100 ounces of water and eat like a bird (usually around 1/2c. a day - low to no carbs) and still not lose any weight! What helped for me was going to the library and looking at all of the other "desperate" posts and then clicking on some of the names and reading the profiles. If you do this, (I did it twice in those two weeks) you will start to see that we all go through them, some for one week, some for 4+ weeks, but that most of those "desperate" people go on to lose most if not all of their weight. So, take a deep breath, realax and keep on doing what your doing and rest assured that this too shall pass!
   — eaamc