My name us Lori. I am 5'3" - SW 262lbs. I am two months out from surgery and have lost approximately 38 lbs pounds. I weigh in tomorrow at my doctor's office on the official scale.

I am happy about my loss but see others who have list 50-60 lbs in the same time frame. I am concerned as to why I'm losing weight so slowly.

I lost several inches but have not truly dropped a whole dress size yet.

The pounds still seem to trickle off me and not literally fall off like other people. Help! Has anyone else experienced this?

Frozen in MN.

Sounds like you are doing great. Comparing yourself to others will only drive you crazy.

I've read about lots of people having slow losses.. So far, knock on wood, I'm not one of them.. but

Things that can reduce the speed of weight loss:

1. Being a woman.

2. Having lower muscle mass.

3. Increased age.

4. Medications - Heart meds, psych meds, pain meds all come immediately to mind.

5. Menopause

6. Thyroid dysfunction

7. History of mean dieting to your body

8. Constipation

9. Inadequate Protein intake

I'm sure there's a million more things, but those are the ones that came right to my finger tips.