I need some encouragement. I've only lost 33 pounds since March, and I"m feeling blah. I took before and after pictures, but I'm not really seeing any difference

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What is your food intake like? Are you working out or walking?? Do you need a fill?? Tell us what is going on - I am sure there are lots of people with great advice we just need a little more information!!

I need some encouragement. I've only lost 33 pounds since March, and I"m feeling blah. I took before and after pictures, but I'm not really seeing any difference

You can see my pictures on my profile.

I can tell!!! Good job

You are not a failure. You have hit a plateau and need a ramp up. When was your last fill? Are you getting enough protein in? Are you exercising? I noticed i started losing again when I upped my protein. i eat 65 to 80 grams of protein a day. i also drink water like crazy.

You are doing good. Just need some words of encouragement.

This is what I have been calling "phantom fat"..we can definitely tell, keep up the good work!!

Have you checked those pics. out with your glasses on ? I can see a big Difference.

Sometimes when we stop losing weight, we will lose inches, and then back to weight, and then inches. It keeps it up that way.

You should go and see your Doc, and see about a slight fill. See what he say's .

But you look nice. That's no bull ! you can't see a difference,,,, well I can...

Shirley.

I think there is a very noticable different...............especially in the upper body. Stay positive continue to eat healthy and workout. You have lost pounds maybe at this point the inches are coming off. You look good, girlfriend!

Thanks guys. I think part of the problem is that my fills are so spread out (my doctor won't fill any less than 2 months apart), so I'm just now feeling some restriction. I have another fill right before Thanksgiving, so I'm hoping that it gets me to my sweet spot or whatever it's called. I've been working out at least 3 days a week, but I haven't really been tracking my protein. Maybe I'm not getting enough. I'll try tracking it to see where I'm at. Thanks for the encouragement! It's hard when you look in the mirror and still see an overweight person! It's also hard not to compare my progress to other people's. My friend lost 100 lbs in her first year, so I think knowing that is part of the problem.

Yea, I can totally tell the difference Good going and keep your head up. You're doing awesome!

Try myfitnesspal.com for tracking everything.

Oh my gosh!! I can totally tell you've lost weight!! I tend to lose a lot of inches before i lose a lot of pounds. In my early 20's, i was a size 6 but i weighed 175 pounds. People never believed me when i said i weighed that amount because they thought i weighed a lot less. I had a lot of muscle so i carried my weight differently. For me, the number on the scale is important but it's also important how you look and how your clothes feel. When i went in for my surgery my dad thought i weighed about 240. He almost fell over in shock when i told him my starting weight was 297. I guess i'm just trying to say that everyone carries weight differently and the scale can be our worst enemy and very discouraging. You should get together with your surgeon to see what you can do to be able to see the numbers on the scale that you are wanting to see. You're looking great!! Have you gone down any sizes in your clothing? Your back, your waist, and your shoulders look so much smaller in your after picture.

I can't see your photo's for some reason, but 33 lbs is a LOT of weight! It may not be as fast as you want - but one of my favorite tricks when I get discouraged is to go to the grocery store, and put 33 lbs of butter in cart. Just look at that, and see what 33 lbs. of fat looks like!! It's amazing when you look at it like that, and it will really help you out mentally. If you can find something that weighs about 33 lbs, pick it and carry it around for half an hour. You'll wonder how you ever did it!

I need some encouragement. I've only lost 33 pounds since March, and I"m feeling blah. I took before and after pictures, but I'm not really seeing any difference

You can see my pictures on my profile.

I can see a diference... I see you are in Tampa. My Dr is Dr Aguila....who is your Dr? Are you going there every month? Have you had any fills? Are you tracking your calories? It maybe something simple you need to change.... I sure would start with the Dr.

What's that, 60 lbs a year? I know a lot of people that would be mighty happy with that.

hey,

I think your mind is playing games with you. You look like you have lost a lot of weight. I am the same way. I have lost 63 lbs and I really can not tell the difference, but everyone else is like you look so good. I do agree that you have lost inches not weight. I was a size 20(tight) when I started and now I am size 16. It took a while for things to click but since I hit my green zone I have been losing weight steadily. I think you might want to consider getting your protein in, in the mornings, that really helped me and it really help with my energy level. Also try to get at least 1000 calories a day, if you don't your body will go into starvation mode and even though skinny people are skinny because they don't eat as much eventually you will want to eat again and that's when you gain the weight right back cause your body wants to hold on to those calories stored as fat when you aren't eating again.

You are NOT a failure. Every pound is a victory. Every single step you take toward your health and well being is a victory. How good of track are you keeping of your intake and exercise? See if you're taking in more than you are burning off. How are your fills? Do you have restriction? Keeping careful track of all of these things is sometimes what you need to do to get back on track if you feel like you're falling off...