I need a little encouragement

[Pinky Green 260]

I am now in a stall. I got down to 195.2 and have been going back and forth between 197.8 and 195.2 for about a week and a half now. I know that that is natural but it's still discouraging. I was sleeved on 9/26 (15 weeks, 3 days ago) and I have lost 45 lbs now if you count 195.2 as my weight.

I need to lose 65 more pounds to make my goal so I'm almost half way there.

[KevLev12282012 25]

You've come a long way and little stalls are ok. You need to do the following thing. Get the scale out of plain view. Pick one day of the week to get it out and step on it. Don't be discouraged if the change you want isn't there, as it will be the next week or the week after. Much easier to deal with one frustration per week than seven of them. While you're stalling other things are happening in your body that you can also notice. Maybe your pants feel a little looser today than yesterday even if the scale doesn't show it.

[Giselle3264 175]

Kev is absolutely right! Even though I can't resist the daily weigh in, I do watch closely how my clothes feel during a stall. My surgery was July 9th and I've had a few stalls for varying durations. But during each one, I can see the difference in my clothes and people always seem to comment on my loss during the stalls. Just keep on the program while your body adjusts and you will succeed.

[SweetnCurvy 112]

I am now in a stall. I got down to 195.2 and have been going back and forth between 197.8 and 195.2 for about a week and a half now. I know that that is natural but it's still discouraging. I was sleeved on 9/26 (15 weeks' date=' 3 days ago) and I have lost 45 lbs now if you count 195.2 as my weight.

I need to lose 65 more pounds to make my goal so I'm almost half way there.[/quote']

U are doing sooooo well and I bet ur looking so skinny:)

[ascooke 50]

Hang in there, hide the scales, exercise, eat right, enjoy life and the rest will take care of its self!

[mcalder62 7]

Please be encouraged at how far you have come. You are doing great! I was sleeved on 9/10 and I am down 66 pounds. I went through about three weeks with no weight loss. I actually gained 2 pounds during one of those weeks. I was frustrated also because when you are not eating very much every day...how can the weight not be falling off of you ??? LOL Just hang in there. That is what I did and the weight started off again. I agree with some of the other post. I only weigh once a week. I cannot handle weighing daily because I get very discouraged.

Keep it up!!! You will reach your goal.

God bless,

Marilyn

[Pinky Green 260]

Well, there are some encouraging things. The size 8 underwear that I bought to replaced the size 9 and 10 underwear are starting to get looser and soon I will trade my size 8 underwear for the size 7 I have waiting.

I also walked all around the park at Gulfton and Chimney Rock. http://www.mapmywalk...rkout/221103734 My boyfriend and I go and he sits in the car and watches soccar (futbol) while I walk around the park. He said it took about 25 minutes. Next time I'll time it. I noticed that my knees no longer hurt. Now my muscles hurt, but I think that's an improvement.

Also, I am learning how to cook Central American Lite. Today I took a pork tenderloin and cooked it in the slow cooker in salsa verde. Had 2 corn tortillas. But if I had had that before I would have had 6 corn tortillas. It's funny, I feel like I'm eating a lot but it's like 2 1/2 oz of meat mixed with tomatillo salsa.I ate a half cup of that. Earlier today I made some arroz con leche with low fat milk and splenda and cinnamon. I also used brown rice. It was delicious and I had a quarter cup.

I also find that I can go down the stairs without pain and also pretty fast now. I can even go up the stairs carrying groceries now without having to put them on as high a step as I can reach and then moving them as I go up.

And my boyfriend tells me that I eat like "un gato".

[alley-gator 96]

Keep going you are doing great! Stalls happen to everyone, but it will end sooner or later. You are so close to your goal just keep spongy Water & Protein & you will get there! It's a tough journey but you ate doing great!

[Pinky Green 260]

Spongy Water?

[alley-gator 96]

Haha. Sorry, autocorrect sucks with fat fingers. It was supposed to say just keep doing your Water & protein!

[No game 14,436]

Lol!! Spongy Water? ?

[sleeve_sister 110]

Are you measuring? I stall every few weeks and the measurements never let me down!

Sleeved 10/16/12 http://sleevesister.blogspot.com Sent from my iPhone using VST

[Pinky Green 260]

I have some really nice serving spoons from when I did weight watchers. They are one cup, a half cup and a quarter cup. I use them when I serve my food, especially for Soups, stews and rice or Pasta. For more solid food, I usually use the palm of my hand to judge but I might go to using a measuring cup or a foods scale.< /p>

[Megs81 41]

Well' date=' there are some encouraging things. The size 8 underwear that I bought to replaced the size 9 and 10 underwear are starting to get looser and soon I will trade my size 8 underwear for the size 7 I have waiting.

I also walked all around the park at Gulfton and Chimney Rock. http://www.mapmywalk...rkout/221103734 My boyfriend and I go and he sits in the car and watches soccar (futbol) while I walk around the park. He said it took about 25 minutes. Next time I'll time it. I noticed that my knees no longer hurt. Now my muscles hurt, but I think that's an improvement.

Also, I am learning how to cook Central American Lite. Today I took a pork tenderloin and cooked it in the slow cooker in salsa verde. Had 2 corn tortillas. But if I had had that before I would have had 6 corn tortillas. It's funny, I feel like I'm eating a lot but it's like 2 1/2 oz of meat mixed with tomatillo salsa.I ate a half cup of that. Earlier today I made some arroz con leche with low fat milk and splenda and cinnamon. I also used brown rice. It was delicious and I had a quarter cup.

I also find that I can go down the stairs without pain and also pretty fast now. I can even go up the stairs carrying groceries now without having to put them on as high a step as I can reach and then moving them as I go up.

And my boyfriend tells me that I eat like "un gato".

That pork sounds great. I'm gonna have to remember that one.

[Pinky Green 260]

I used a can of green enchilada sauce and added a little dried onions and also some slightly hotter green sauce because just the green enchilada sauce was a little bland. I started cooking it at around noon and it as ready at 7pm when we ate. Oh, and I put a little too much liquid so I used a little cornstarch and a little (a tablespoon or so) of masa harina.