I was sleeved on 1-8-13 surgery weight 240 I am now 195. I've been at this weight for 6 weeks now I'm so disappointed. My regular pcp said that this is normal. My nutritionist said the same. If I lose any faster they would worry but I'm thinking I should be at least 180-175 what do u think ??? I'm blessed I know too have made it through with no complications n I'm just human feeling like I needed to get this off my chest I've been holding it in for a long time now.Does anyone else feel this way???

your doctors know best and so does the nutritionist and if they say you are doing fine then you have to trust them.

I think you should focus on the fact that you weigh 195 now instead of 240. Put thoughts like "But I should weigh 185..." out of your head. It's just negativity and it takes away from what you HAVE accomplished.

Losing weight, I think, is all about the little goals. Don't focus on how far you need to go, or where you think you "should" be, but Celebrate the successes you've had so far.

I feel you. I am 3 months post op and down 37 pounds. Started out at 286. I try not to cone on here much anymore because it seems everyone has lost double compared to me. I still happy with the 37. Do I wish it was 57? Of course! The only thing keeping me going is the way I feel, that I don't have crazy loose skin, and don't look older in the face like some of the fast losers seem to end up. So I take what I can get and look on the positive side. Plus if I could have lot the 37 on my own with diet/exercise changes I would have. Since I couldn't I am happy for every pound I lost.

hang in there.. we all lose wt at a different speed.. I think I have hit my first stall. And like you Im like.. I should be less compared to what others are doing.. but I gotta step back and look.. hey ive done a great job.. my body is just taking a break after losing all that wt.. so Im gonna let it.. of course my stall comes right before the lovely onderland wt.. so I will try and be patient..and Im sure it will start again.. my 6mo check up is in june.. so I will see what the doc says then..but ive been in contact with him and my nurse all the time.. they say im doing great.. not to worry.. so I try not to.. im down 94lbs and happy with that.. just want to be in onderland for once.. havent been that since I was like 19. .very long time ago.. cant wait for that to happen... I do have loose skin. but my doc is gonna make sure I get that removed after a year or so.. I have that surgery to look forward to.. lol.. not looking forward for the pain involved there and the recovery.. but hey if its what I have to do.. then ok thats what I will do.. my pants look so small now.. I cant believe they are mine.. crazy weird.. good luck all.

240 - now 195. this weight for 6 weeks now I'm so disappointed. .Does anyone else feel this way???

blessings

hey newbie

congrats on losing 45 lbs!!!!

WooHoo!!!!

thats a great average weight loss - NUT and doc both agree you are doing terrific

6 weeks no weight loss???

you are probably just in one of those dreaded stalls

most/all of us have experienced (doesn't help matters any )

many many many posters here wish they would lose quicker

we all have those feelings sometimes

but then "they"/we are reminded that they didn't put the weight on overnight - and the weight won't come off like that either

no prob on the venting

better to vent here than yelling at a stranger

then again some of us are pretty strange too!!

you really are doing great

continued good luck

congrats

kathy

God Grant Me Patience, Just Hurry Up About It!!

Thank you Kathy I know it's a stall but its getting hot in NYC n all I see are skinny girls showing belly buttons. I would never do that but you feel so fat even though I'm losing. I'm going to see my nutritionist today n see about going on liquid diet again just to get this stall moving n get rid of acid reflux.