So I am so sick of this slow weight loss. I am 8 weeks ouut and since my stall at 4 weeks I am only loosing a LB a week. Following all the guidelines and working out. What is the point?

as long as you are losing, then i say you are doing great

such a pity you cant see that...but you will

just because the scale is not moving as fast as we'd like, by continuing to eat right

and exercise, the weight loss will catch up........if you lose inches, you my dear are losing weight..

remember where you started........better now huh?

So I am so sick of this slow weight loss. I am 8 weeks ouut and since my stall at 4 weeks I am only loosing a LB a week. Following all the guidelines and working out. What is the point?

based on your ticker you had little compared to some to loose believe it or not the initial weight loss is the greatest but our bodies adjust even though we aren't loosing weight on the scale your body is changing it will go down just not as fast as you would like the more you have to loose the faster it is in the beginning. i was loosing 2 1/2 pounds a day in the beginning but not towards the end. take a picture and put it side by side a week later you will notice a difference. Just remeber we didn't gain the weight overnight and we won't loose it that fast either. btw i'm not saying becasue you have little to loose that it is a bad thing.

Edited January 23, 201412 yr by Nate74

The point is to reach your goal no matter how long it takes. I was a slow loser as well. I became frustrated too but I didn't give up. Now I'm living life below goal and just maintaining. I thought it was going to be hard but it isn't. You will get there. Continued success.

Edited January 23, 201412 yr by Lady VS

I've been losing slowly as well. It's frustrating, I agree. I'm 4 months out and 62 lbs down. Don't give up! And remember if your exercising, muscles weigh more than fat. Slow and steady wins the race!

Thanks everyone, wow was just having a rough day and needed to vent. I know a loss is a loss. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.

You have lost 40 pounds, right?

Work out your loss as a percentage of the total you want to lose eg if you want to lose 100lb and you have lost 40 you would be 40%, which would be incredible after such a short time ( I don't know what you want to lose just made up the numbers). If you are comparing yourself to others who had their surgery around the same time but have lost more they might have to lose a lot more than you to reach their goal, so comparing % is much better. But best of all do not compare yourself with anyone, this is your own personal journey.

Thanks everyone, wow was just having a rough day and needed to vent. I know a loss is a loss. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.

From what I've read on this forum, everyone has these moments. I had one last night too. I told my husband I "only"

lost 1 lb from the day before. Then I remembered that I read here (on a different thread) to remove the word ONLY from my vocabulary. 50lbs is success Memily, even if its not as fast as you'd like it to be. We didn't become overweight overnight, so naturally it isn't going to come off overnight. The last time I dieted and lost weight (before WLS) it took me 6 months to lose 76lbs and of course everyone is different! Keep your chin up girl!!

Agree with what everyone is saying above. Also just a thought but look at your number of carbs consumed. Have you seen an increase over time? If so you may want to address it. I know for me if I don't pay attention my carb sneak up on me. Good luck and keep on keeping on.