I've stalled at 85lbs. My starting weight was 324. How can I kick start loosing again. I've been stuck for about two weeks. Please tell me this is normal. Just a little down.

I'm still pre op but 85 pounds is great. When have you been able to lose that in your own? Everyone had stalls. Don't get on the scale every day. Try monthly.

I hit send to quickly. You lost almost 100 pounds. That's amazing. Don't worry, you're doing great. Keep up the good work

Increase your protein, decrease your carbs and drink plenty of water. Your protein should be about 60 grams and if you really want to rock your carbs, bring them down to about 80 grams.

I don't hit the scale often. Just got use to seeing a new number all the time. My surgery was easy and now I'm doing the real work. Every time someone says I took the easy way out hasn't paid attention to what hard work is about

Just a little frustrated.

How far out from surgery are you?

I'm 51/2 months out.

I stall like that all the time- for two to three weeks, nothing, then 5-6 lbs in a week. I think it's normal. I am 5 lbs from goal and sure as heck staying OFF the scale for awhile or I might go nuts! Great job so far!!!

Seems very normal to me. Stalls happen and then bang more weight comes off. Just keep at it and you will do fine!

I've stalled at 85lbs. My starting weight was 324. How can I kick start loosing again. I've been stuck for about two weeks. Please tell me this is normal. Just a little down.

Like a previous poster said, up your Protein and liquids. Also, let me ask you a few things.

Are you weighing and/or measuring your food?

Are you logging your food?

Are you attending a support group?

Are you weighing daily?

These are things I do, this is my new normal, my new life, as natural to me as breathing.

I call it my dashboard, the numbers let me know what is going on 'under the hood'. If I go up

a couple pounds, all I do is cut back my calories by 100 - 200 for a few days, and I'm back

within my comfort zone. This is what works for me. I know how quickly I can gain eight or ten pounds, it is much easier to lose two or three!! This is what works for me, there is no end date with this, it's forever, not like WW, where I got tired of going to meetings, quit, went back to normal eating and re-gained! Know what I mean??!!!! I've been maintaining for over 2.5 years.

Anyway, I hope this helps in some way. (East Texas? Where at?) We lived near Tyler for about 20 years!

Thanks everybody. Gonna try to relax and use yalls advice. Good luck and talk again soon.

Hi don't sweat it, actually you should sweat at the gym & keep eating right. That happened to me and I just kept eating & exercising and then I started losing again. Good luck to you!!!