I know there are a hundred threads out there regarding this...so im sorry for posting.

I had been at a stand still for about 8 days, then the scale moved.....up about a pound! Now im stuck there for another 7 days or so. I am currently on soft solids and have been for a little over a week. I have upped my exercise too.

This is so frustrating and difficult. I really dont know what else I can possibly do differently to get myself out of this funk.

Any advice is appreciated!

Surgery 10/4/13

HW: 217

SW: 203

CW: 185

WildChickie, have you measured yourself, many people find that they may not lose lbs during a stall but they do lose inches.

I have not done measurements but I can def see the difference in the fit of my clothes for sure. Every day I see my body changing. Dont understand how that can be if the scale isn't moving....

I have not done measurements but I can def see the difference in the fit of my clothes for sure. Every day I see my body changing. Dont understand how that can be if the scale isn't moving....

This might help:

http://bamboocorefitness.com/one-pound-of-fat-versus-one-pound-of-muscle-clearing-up-the-misconception/

The shorthand is that muscles weigh more than fat (which is obviously silly), but muscle sure takes up less room!

Have faith!

Just wanted to share my experience briefly. For whatever reason, my pattern the last week or so is that the day after I see a significant drop (anywhere from 2-5 pounds) the next day, the scale goes back up to where it was or close before the drop. So instead of stair steps, my plotted "chart" has a bunch of jagged lines. Then it seems to take 2 days or so to stabilize again at the lower weight.

The overall trend is down, and that's all that matters. It could be really disconcerting to just take all of those weights individually. I've decided that right now, this is just how my body is adjusting to the big changes.

Sometimes I get on the scale and it doesn't move for a few days. My first instinct is to get frustrated, then I realize....I HAVE changed everything about the way I eat.....then I tell myself....the weight WILL come off. Sometimes I don't go #2 for a couple of days. I blame it in that. Lol. I am doing my best to get in enough calories so my body doesn't think it is starving. Water is critical for our weight loss. If I'm not losing I drink til my eyeballs float. The weight is coming off slow and steady....that's the way it should be. Huge drops in weight is not what we should expect. Oh did I mention that the monthly visit from Aunt Flow can trigger water retention? Lol. Anyway....let's all commit to only weighing ourselves no more than 3 times a week. :-). Best wishes everyone! We are our goal weight!!!

broke the stall went from 348-341 finally!!!!

It happens to most of us, it stinks, it's frustrating, but just keep plugging along, you'll work through the stall.....Like MichiganChic, I chart out my weight in excel.......with the monthly stalls I've had since August, it's reassuring to see the overall downward trend in a chart.