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Hey folks. It seems to be like everytime I come on to complain as soon as I do it, I drop weight. I finally, Finally broke a 10 week stall. Lost 6 lbs in a matter of 10 days. Really, really hoping to continue and not stall out again. So some news I haven't quite shared yet. My husband and I are going cruising June 8th. Very first time ever going on a trip alone and will be the first time I ever go on a cruise or even in Florida! We are going to Miami, Key West FL, and Cozumel Mexico! So excited. Just not getting everything ready for us to go.

Hey folks, been been a while. Not doing so good and am so sad and happy to see the amazing losses. I've been stuck within 4 lbs up and down for the past 2 months. I feel like I'll never get there, I've been eating right and exercise, I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm seriously ready to throw in the towel and am really regretting even doing this to myself. All that alterations for 50 lbs.

I'm a revision patient. I had my surgery October of this year. It will be 3 months come January. I am 8 pounds away from being under 200lbs, I never thought I would get this far so soon. I now feel confident that I will get to my goal weight! One day, one step at a time.

Hello, I believe I am a slow loser and I was wondering how long it took you to reach your goal weight? I exercise and eat right, I take my vitamins and drink my water, it just seems like it's going by so slowly. This past 7 1/2 weeks I've battled getting down below 200, it's not working.

Update: the last 2 months were a bit rough for me, very slow losses, one month was only 2 lb loss. While that was happening, I lost a massive amount of inches though. I took measurements from hips, belly button, waist, arms, legs and bust. All those together were 243 at the start of Janurary, 3 weeks ago I took the measurements again and it was 226.75, that's a total of 16 inches lost. I lost 4 inches off my hips alone. Just this week I went in and tried on some pants, they were a size 12 (a bit tight around the stomach but they fit and zipped. So if the scale fails you, just know you are indeed losing inches. So far I've lost a total of 52" since the beginning of my journey. From a 22/24 to now a just right 14 and tight 12. Also I've gone down another 6 lbs and am 194.

I had fluid retention for the first week after surgery.

I had the band in June 2009, I lost 25 lbs and that was it. I wanted the sleeve but my doctor said it would be best for me to do the bypass. I got the bypass in Oct 2014 and have lost down to 194 from 250, my goal is 130 and I'm sure I will get there by my surgeversary. Good luck on your choice.

So been a little while. I beat that hump of 199 and sitting at 194/195. I was sick all last week so that probably contributed. I went shopping this Friday and decided to check out some sizes. I went to target and tried on 2 sizes, a size 12 and 14. Both could be zipped and fit over my purge of a belly. Shock and amazement was all that I could think of. Still shocked to this day. Once I fit comfortably in a size 12 I will officially have 2 sizes left to get to my goal of a size 8!!! Also I have 4 more lbs to get to half way to my goal of 130lbs. Here's some pics of my journey so far.

Thanks for the encouragement all. Im too stuck on the you have to lose the majority of your weight by 6 months thing. It seemed like such a daunting task once I hit around 200 lbs and the scale was crawling by. I don't need to lose 20 lbs a month but at least let the scale move down every week. I wasnt doing that and I was becoming very frustrated. I was pretty sick over the weekend and not focused on my weight at all, I gave my pouch a rest and was really focusing on fluids since my appetite took a dive. I lost 6 lbs but not in the way I wanted to. I know this is a life style change I guess I just need to wrap my head around the fact of it not being a sprint off the jump. I've always been an impatient individual and I guess my body let me know that, it will do its thing the way it wants and no amount of me begging will change it. Lol.

I am having Surgery soon. I was wondering how much did your breasts shrink?Right now Im a 40 DD, I think I am bigger but for now they fit just fine. I have always thought besides my eyes that my breasts were the best assests of my body. I love my breasts and would not want them to get small. I know this is vain and that it really shouldnt matter but it does to me. Any advice on letting go or experiences on how your breasts changed sizes would be appreciated. Just a little back ground, when I was in HS and about 145 lbs I believe I was between a D and DD cup, not sure on the band size.

My nut always wanted me to stay at 60 mg but that wasn't happeneing. I started using supplements and using those getting my 60 required, then whatever I eat is bonus, so maybe up to 90 or so grams. I don't eat much in the way of fat so I don't track that like I should, I do know I stay within the recommended for my fitness pals 1200 calorie diet.

I upped my protein more than my nut recommended and my scale went down 2 lbs, I'm at 199 today. I've finally hit that all elusive onederland, it's has escaped me for 11 years. Now to see if I continue to lose with the increase in protein.

Finally hit 199 today! Man does that feel awesome.

I'm thinking I need to up it more, I'm supposed to be getting 700 calories and I make that yet I'm still at a stall, or severe slow down as its been 2 months and I've lost 6 or so lbs total.

How many calories are you all averaging now? I may not be getting enough in and could be why I'm stalling.

By the beginning of April I should have lost 60 lbs according to the doctor's estimates. I'm at 45 lbs lost since October. I'm just so over it now. I have 70 lbs to go and I doubt I'll make it anytime soon.

Not exactly the same weight, I have been hovering over 200 pounds for the past 7 weeks, Janurary 2nd I was 208 (doc scale) I am now down to 201 or so home scale. So I suppose 7 pounds in the last 7 weeks. It just seems sooooo slow.

No he has not, yet at least. I will have my 6 month visit next month.

Goodness, it's been a while, I've bounced up and down the 200 lbs scale for the last 7 weeks, I'm tired. I'm frustrated, I guess it's at a crawl now and I got stuck at this point then gained up, waiting until I see the elusive 199, it's hiding from me and I feel like surgery isn't working for me. Sigh, I hate coming here with disappointing news but I don't have much to share, I am still losing some inches and no real hair loss. Here's some updated photos. I'm in some 16's in all stores and some 14's in some stores. (2nd pic is the 16's, 3rd pic is the 14's)

I'm nearly the same, I've hovered between 200 and 208 since Janurary 2nd. I lost down from 208 to 201-202 right after 2/2 and it's been this way since. Not even a pound in that whole time, I exercise 3x a week, cardio, getting in at least 2 miles a day. I'm beyond frustrated and in the mind frame of its never going to happen. I've lost 50 lbs but I still have 70 to lose to get to goal.

Since this is a slow motion area I thought that we could share some things. Like what is your favorite feature about yourself now, thats changed prior to surgery, or a new feature you've discovered since losing some weight?

So I believe that the tipping scale to my weight from 150 to 220 in less than a year was due to depo provera. I took the birth control in my teens and stopped it in a year. Haven't been able to lose down in the 10 years since I gained it plus 30 lbs of my own doing. Since my husband and I aren't trying to have anymore kids right now and I don't take pills well (forget) I only have a few choices. My question is if you gained on something similar to depo provera or the thing in your arm, have you regained using the same birth control. I really want to prevent pregnancy for at least a year. Thanks!