Question:
Why is EVERYONE so worried about PLATEAUS???
since having the surgery you will be garenteed to lose the weight so what if it is slow down a little i have heard that way is better for the system to adjust it not like you can gain weight after the surgery right? so what is wrong with a little plateau?? i dont understand why everyone gets so scared or upset about them can someone please explain this to me so i can have a better understanding on this — [Anonymous] (posted on February 8, 2001)
February 8, 2001
I think most people are worried about plateau because of past diet
history...working so hard to lose and not succeeding. Now that they have
had WLS, they worry that they are going to be the one that it does not work
for! I can totally relate. I am pre-op...have tried just about every diet
on the market...and a few self-devised diets...so taking the step to have
WLS...we tend to worry about it's success. It's just the old mindset
creeping up on us.
— chance2lv
February 8, 2001
I worry about them because in my mind I think this is where my weight loss
is just going to stop. I went from 275 to 185 in 7 months down to a size
14!! I haven't been in a 14 since teenage hood but I don't want it to
stop yet I want to get to at least 150-145 and everytime I hit a plateau I
think it's over even though I do know it is good for my body to stop and
adjust. It is all mental
— michelle M.
February 8, 2001
Just because I've had the surgery does NOT GUARENTEE that I'll lose the
weight and get to goal. This is a very hard road and the surgery is only a
tool. I am 1 year post-op and I have to work hard for each and every pound
that I lose. It may be easy for some people but not for everyone, I now
have to exercise and I'm still "dieting" like I did before the
surgery. I've been on a very very long plateau and I worry that I may
never lose anymore weight.
— prissb
February 9, 2001
Weight loss is not "guaranteed". In fact, most surgeons will
have you sign a waver indicating that you understand that. Thus, when you
start hitting plateaus, especially early on, panic sets in that says
"I didn't go through all this to stop here!!" Sometimes they
last a long time and can be very discouraging, especially when everyone
else seems to loose, loose, loose without a problem.
— tlg6056
February 9, 2001
WLS is only a tool, not a cure. Weight loss is easiest the first six
months, slows during the second six months, and then you're nearing the
close of your window of opportunity with the surgery. Plateaus are very
frustrating and psychologically taxing. They CAN be broken and they WILL
pass IF you're doing everything right but, while you're waiting, they just
plain suck. They have been my biggest post-op challenge.
— [Deactivated Member]
February 9, 2001
I understand you're question - only because I have had to make peace with
my plateaus. I have to remember I didn't gain this weight overnight, I'm
not going to lose it overnight, either. I've also come to realize I lose
slowly, and that some months are better than others. I lost 5 in September
and 10 in January...and since I'm teetering around 200 now, I expect that
another plateau is on its way. But I also know that I don't eat like I
used too, I'm more active and that the weight will continue to come off. I
just have to be patient!
— Allie B.
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