Hi everyone. Just wanted to make a reassuring post to people that may be asking that question and give a little update that made me cheerful about that giant cyclops of a scale I have.

YOUR SCALE IS NOT THE TRUEST MEASURE OF YOUR SUCCESS.

I have to remind myself of that every day that I am tempted to climb on that thing to see just if this surgery may be the first thing to actually help me lose weight in my entire life.

It is easy to get caught up in the misery of numbers not moving, or even when they add up while your body is replenishing glycogen stores during 3 - 6 week and so on stalls. (weight gain happens for some people during this time and is normal, don't freak out.) However, that being said. Sometimes, your scale is your friend. When you need that reassuring feeling of yes, this is working even though I can't see it, or my coworkers / family haven't commented on my losing 50+ lbs. (Don't worry about other people noticing, your heart and arteries notice and they are far more cool and crucial to your well being than people judging your appearance.)

I was about a month and a week post op and I went through a three week stall. I started thinking the scale was broken and I know it isn't. We have two and I tested the sig. other on his digital one for skinny people and my giant glaring one for me. They were less than a lb different. So then I wait a few days in my depression of, "this isn't working for me after all" and I go weigh myself today and I went from 307 to 295 / 6 in about 8 days.

Moral of the story. If you are doing things the right way, not starving your body, keeping it hydrated, keeping it in the healthy fats and calories you will come to see, YOUR SCALE IS NOT BROKEN ( and neither is your body / sleeve )

Good luck and love everyone. We can do this.

This is the post I needed right now. Seeing everyone else complaining about their disappointment and frustration over losing about twice as much weight as I have in the same amount of time has made me want to jump off a bridge.

This is the post I needed right now. Seeing everyone else complaining about their disappointment and frustration over losing about twice as much weight as I have in the same amount of time has made me want to jump off a bridge.

For sure. I see people getting mad at losing only 22 lbs in a month and I am like... did you ever in your life before have the ability to lose 22lbs in a month? Even a lb lost is a move in the right direction. No bridges for you!

Thank you!!! I have been in a stall and it is driving me nuts!!! Just hoping it ends soon! I was sleeved on July 28th and have lost 57 lbs so far...I guess my expectations are greater then they should be! Lol