I've been on a stall nearly 2 months now. I am just under the 200 pound mark. Nice to be in Onederland again, but every 3 or 4 days it seems as if I regain just to the 200 mark before dropping back down to 198. I know I could do better. I eat a pastry every now and then, I stuff myself periodically, making myself feel bad before I remember that I don't need to do this to myself.

Even though I'm stalling, I had two people tell me this week that they've noticed I've lost quite a bit of weight. I had not told them of my surgery, so it was nice to hear that people were noticing. My sister, who has always been the tiny one in my family, gave me a couple of her dresses (size 10 & 12) that she outgrew. It was nice that she has faith in me in getting down to that weight when I'm not sure myself that it is possible. Love that girl bunches. She has put on weight, and I really feel for her, but she still looks great at around 160.

I go and see my surgeon this week for a follow up. I'm going to try to be good this week to try and lose one or two more pounds, but so far I haven't been able to shake up my diet. I did give up pretzel sticks, which I thought might be a contributing factor, but it is going to be hard to give up the Bacon Jerky that I've been enjoying.

This is a fear for me. Those cravings are worse for me when I have PMS. It seems the older I get, the worse it gets. I usually snap out of it after a few days and go back to my healthy eating. I am due for surgery on August 26th and I cannot wait. At least I can have sugar free pudding and pops as a snack. I think that will help me with my sweet tooth, I hope.

At least you know what the problem is. Let the cravings go and go back to the basics. You will see the scale move then.

This is a fear for me. Those cravings are worse for me when I have PMS. It seems the older I get, the worse it gets. I usually snap out of it after a few days and go back to my healthy eating. I am due for surgery on August 26th and I cannot wait. At least I can have sugar free pudding and pops as a snack. I think that will help me with my sweet tooth, I hope.

At least you know what the problem is. Let the cravings go and go back to the basics. You will see the scale move then.

I think that my stall has definitely been broken. I'm 10 pounds less than when I started this thread! I gave up the pastries, which wasn't hard at all...they almost make me feel sick to think about eating them now. I tried to give up the pretzels, but still eat them every now and then. I've mainly gone back to just Protein and salads.

The down side? The size 16 pants that I bought last month are now getting too loose. Guess I'll have to go SHOPPING! Might just wait until the next 10 pounds come off first though.

Glad you found your way back onto the path you chose.

Yay...it just keeps slipping away. Down to 188 now!