11 Weeks Out - Discouraged

[sukik 59]

I haven't lost in two weeks. Today I'm up a pound! I've only lost 23 pounds post op. I'm very discouraged. I had a low BMI to start. Could this be all the weight I will lose?

[Camella 209]

No! I am positive you will loose more weight. Your post gave me a little bit of a giggle, because I remember going through exactly the same thing at about 12 weeks. Someone said to me when I first started on this journey that they weight comes off when it wants to come off. It's true! sometimes you body needs to just pause and catch up with itself, you will then start seeing the scale go down again. I went through a three or four week stall, but I knew by the amount I was consuming that further weight loss was inevitable. You are doing a fantastic job, so hang in there as I'm sure you are just having a stall.

[McButterpants 2,846]

Stand down from panic...Your body needs a break sometimes. Stalls are perfectly normal.

Here are few suggestions for you -

STOP WEIGHING EVERY DAY - it's counter-productive. There are so many things that affect your weight from day-to-day. My husband took the scale away from me and brought it out once a week; that was a life-saver.

Take your measurements - chances are you're losing inches, even if you aren't loosing according to the evil scale. I lost 7 inches during a stall where the scale said I stayed the same.

Take pictures - full body pictures. You you will the change in your face and body, even if the scale hasn't changed.

Continue following your doc's plan for diet and exercise - control what you can and that's what goes in your mouth and how much you move your body. Your body will release the weight when it's ready and sometimes that is much slower than your brain wants it to.

You're going to be just fine...relax.

[nursmate2 40]

I am in the same boat...stalled but I am staying the course. This will work. I figure eventually I will win the "staring contest" with my body. I will keep making the right choices and going to the gym! This too shall pass.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

No need to panic. I'm 19 weeks PO and I've only lost 38 pounds since surgery. But even with a few weeks here and there of no loss or even a slight gain, I am still losing overall. Try to take an honest look at your eating and drinking habits and see if there is anything you should maybe change, but don't do anything drastic. Are you getting enough Protein? Are you drinking enough Water? If they answer to those to questions is "yes", then just stay the course.

[sukik 59]

You're all so reassuring. Thank you so much!

[PirateGirl 14]

Do you mind sharing where you are with your weight loss now? I am in the same boat you were...I'm 12 weeks out and down 32 pounds. I thought I'd have lost much more by now, but it is coming off painfully slow. I'm starting to panic thinking I won't get to goal (another 83 pounds) before the honeymoon period of no hunger wears off. I'd love to hear where you are now!

[kimmyco 247]

I have been a very slow loser as well. My surgery was September 25th, 2014. I am down 63 pounds. But at the same time, I have already lost 14 inches in my waist alone. So don't get discouraged at the number as I have in the past. Trust me, the inches are flying off of you. My starting weight was 222 and now I weigh 159. But I look a lot smaller than 159. When I tell people I have 19 pounds left to go to hit goal they tell me I am too skinny now and 19 pounds would make me look sick. I am 5'4 1/2 so 140 is definitely not an unhealthy weight for me.