I am getting a little discouraged....the first 2 weeks after surgery I lost 10 pounds. The last week and a half the scale has not moved. I am doing everything right and walking 50 minutes a day. Did anyone else experience this?

I'm coming up on week 4 and having the same problem...a little fluctuation, but I'm not losing! I lost 15 pounds starting the week before and during the first two weeks after surgery, but none since then...just up and down a few pounds. I'm slowly eating more, but feel like I'm eating sensibly and exercising. I just hope after my first fill, Aug. 10th, I will start losing more!

I can't get that weight loss chart on my signature...how did you do it?

I have lost about 15 lbs since surgery and the last week hit a flat plateau, ICK. Then I thought maybe I was in starvation mode so I took my calories up just a bit, and gained a pound. Sigh. Next week I am going to exercise hard and see if that helps. I'm not filled yet - that would happen in a few weeks.

I guess we should focus on the positive weight loss and not worry about the pace - heck, pre-band 15 lbs would have taken me three months or so.

MM

One thing that has helped me is logging in my calories each day. (It is free on a website called FitDay). I made me see how sometimes I was eating too many calories and it has made me accountable.

Heather- I went to Tickerfactory and made my chart, then I right clicked to copy it. I go to UserPC, and paste the picture into my signature directly (I don't use those little links at the bottom). I hope that will help you!

When the scale doesn't do what I want it to, I put it up and forget it for a few days. I then focus on lotsa water intake and changing up my routine a bit (maybe doing my walking earlier in the day, splitting it up into more than one session or even bumping up the intensity). I know we all get sick of hearing it, but we didn't gain all this weight overnight, so we obviously won't lose it overnight either. ....lots luck to you!

I can't get that weight loss chart on my signature...how did you do it?

I would love to learn also, can someone teach us how to do that neat little chart on our profile?

When the scale doesn't do what I want it to, I put it up and forget it for a few days. I then focus on lotsa water intake and changing up my routine a bit (maybe doing my walking earlier in the day, splitting it up into more than one session or even bumping up the intensity). I know we all get sick of hearing it, but we didn't gain all this weight overnight, so we obviously won't lose it overnight either. ....lots luck to you!

You are right about this. Also note, it is always, always, better to work out in the morning before work. Guaranteed. It is hard especially for me because I am not a morning person at all but I do know that when I lost 150lbs on my own, working out -- my trainers told me to work out in the morning and after a while I saw what they meant!

go for it. change exercises too. your body gets used to your routine after 14 or so days. trick it and do another machine or another weight training method, like doing 1 weight and burning it out immediately with a little higher weight.

Go to tickerfactory.com and follow the directions exactly as they read. After you fill out the info it is kind of a copy and paste exercise. Hope this helps!

shelli:ranger:

testing signature

I finally lost 2 more pounds and got my chart on there. It would not let me cut and paste the address however it did let me copy and paste the picture directly into my signature. Hey...I am just glad that it worked! Hope everyone is having a great day.

Go to tickerfactory.com and follow the directions exactly as they read. After you fill out the info it is kind of a copy and paste exercise. Hope this helps!

shelli:ranger:

Thanks Shel