Well...today makes 4 months for me and I'm down 30 pounds. Needless to say I am not happy about the SLOW weight loss! I could just scream as I never dreamed that my journey would turn out like this, I'm sad!

This is my fear... I'm a week away from being a month out.. and down only 14.... No one seems to have an answer for me either... Ugh. I'm sorry that you're losing slowly. I can commiserate...

question for you both..... did you pre-op diet?? If so, how long and what was your diet??

Looks like you may have had a low-end BMI to start?? don't worry, the weight WILL come off. I thought I would NEVER get below 200lbs..... and here I am 6 lbs from goal wearing a size ten.... still losing pounds and inches.

I had a 2 week pre op diet that was no carb. So I was eating whatever amounts I wanted of all meats and green veggies, but no carbs or sugars. Then three days liquid protein shakes. I gained about 4 lbs on the pre op diet. Now I am told to eat under 800 cals a day, 80g protein, under 50g carbs and to limit sugars. I'm tired, and not losing. I'm also drinking 75 oz of water a day and barely peeing. The surgeon insists that this is the right way to go though. I'm tempted to change it up.

My starting weight was as of the beginning of the year, I managed to lose some on my own, but then gained back some on the pre op diet. It's been a ride for sure.

What about the non weight loss related things, like blood pressure, cholesterol, triglicerides? Plus, faster would result in more hair loss. If you are losing then it is a gain

Pammie ~ what is your diet? Do you use Myfitnesspal.com? What was your starting weight pre-opt and what is it now? What is you BMI? This would help everyone when reading this. Thanks

For me, I was always "healthy fat". No co-morbidities... BP low normal,,, cholesterol high normal... not on any meds.... it's making me nuts.

My starting wright was 245 with bmi of 41 day of surgery, 243. I had 1 week of pre op dieting, my 2 week check I lost 13 pounds, the scale has slowly trickled from that point on! I exercise 3 to 4 times a week and yes I've used my fitness pal. My doc states that I just have a slow metabolism, not what I want to hear, but it is what it is!! If I average the loss it comes out to 1.87 pounds a week, but I do not loose on a weekly basis!

I am blessed to say that I had no pre op nor post op, co morbidities!

This is so frustrating for you and everyone else that experiences it. I am working on starting a diet that is suppose to help speed up our metabolisms, and it is an 8 week program to start with that is very low carb. They have a 5 x 5 rule, meaning 5 carbs every 5 hours. The book is called "The Metabolism Diet." I hope things start picking up for you. I have a feeling it will pick up though. Are you loosing inches? Hope things get moving for you.

Yikes this is my fear! I am so nervous that I will not lose. I did read a lot on the forum and many people stall about every 3 weeks. Pammie, does your protein shake have a lot of other junk in it? I know the more pure may not taste as good, but better for you.

Well...today makes 4 months for me and I'm down 30 pounds. Needless to say I am not happy about the SLOW weight loss! I could just scream as I never dreamed that my journey would turn out like this, I'm sad!

I will be 4 mos out on sunday and will only have lost about 30 lbs also. I feel your pain. I started with a low BMI and was a revision from lapband. It has been really slow for me, really I am averaging 2-4 lbs a month weight loss. BUt on the bright side inches are coming off and I am getting smaller eventhough the scale is moving super slow! hehe So hang in there, you are heading in the right direction. At least this will give your skin time to catch up to the loss and won't have so much extra skin. GOod luck!

I had a 2 week pre op diet that was no carb. So I was eating whatever amounts I wanted of all meats and green veggies, but no carbs or sugars. Then three days liquid Protein shakes. I gained about 4 lbs on the pre op diet. Now I am told to eat under 800 cals a day, 80g protein, under 50g carbs and to limit sugars. I'm tired, and not losing. I'm also drinking 75 oz of Water a day and barely peeing. The surgeon insists that this is the right way to go though. I'm tempted to change it up.

I had this same issue during weeks 2 and 3...I started drinking cranberry juice mixed with a little water (to cut the bitter taste) and also started taking a Fluid pill every other day and the water weight has come off and is staying off. Within the first 2 days of this regimen I dropped 9 lbs. My surgeon also said that I should be eating upwards of 1200 calories (which I can never do) but on the days that I get in more than 800 calories I wake up with a serious loss the next day. Maybe you should try increasing your calories for a few days and see if that helps.

I know it is frustrating when that pesky scales doesn't move very quickly... believe me I am the Queen of Slow...lol! I am 20+mths out and still not at goal... do I want to be there... hell yea! Am I getting stressed about it... not any more.

I am fitter and healthier now than I have been for the best part of 20years. My point? Don't just measure your success by numbers. Look at other factors too... think about how your clothes are fittng; how you are working out more and making improvements to your overall strength and fitness level; how you are looking; how you are feeling.

These things, to me, are now more important than numbers.

Don't get me wrong, the slow route can sometimes be painful and annoying... especially if you start to compare yourself to others, which I did and I did it often. This was a bad move for me as I got to a dark place and I convinced myself that I was doing something wrong or that I wasn't good enough. I set loads of personal goals and didn't make many of them.

I stopped all that nonsense and started to compare myself just to ME! That was a real eye-opener. I then realised that I was a success, that I was doing things right and that my body will do what the hell it wants to when it wants to regardless of how I fuel it.

Now, that didn't give me license to go mad with sugar and sweets; I just do what I can, eat good wholesome food and wait for my body to realise that it is healthy and to release some more fat.

That is my logical side, which I see most days now - yesterday however, I was a raging rat bad who was full of hormones and agnst...lol!!

Keep doing what you are doing... you will see results and believe me they are worth the wait. Remember the scenic route is the most beautiful way to go... =]