Weight loss

[Rolltide87 62]

I don't feel like I'm losing much weight.. others said they "notice" a difference.. but I can't tell at all.. which is rather discouraging.. I had my surgery on 11/15/19.. does losing weight hit some kind of peak a few weeks out and then start up again..or ?? Ahhh

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[catwoman7 10,853]

yes - you'll hit stalls along the way. I had several of them on my journey. Also, weight loss slows down considerably after the first month or two. If you stick to your program, though, the weight WILL continue to come off..

[Rolltide87 62]

It's been discouraging. But glad to know it's normal . I've been sticking to everything though so hopefully it'll continue to drop. Thank you !

[New&Improved 1,780]

I just had a stall for a few days then today I'm down 1.5lbs

[Meadow76 150]

I had GS 9/23. Lost 38 lbs. There are going to be ups & downs. It still surprises me when I don’t lose when I’m eating so little. Then I got bronchitis which affected my asthma. Had to get 2 steroid shots. After 1st shot literally gained 4 lbs overnight. Tried not to freak out & just kept to the plan. My surgeon says I’m losing slow but as long as I keep moving downward which I am now. In my support group our mantra is “trust the process”. Just hang in there.

[Rolltide87 62]

Thank you so much ! Hope you're feeling a lot better !

[Rolltide87 62]

9 hours ago, Superman84 said:

I just had a stall for a few days then today I'm down 1.5lbs

That's awesome ! 😊

[FluffyChix 17,409]

True story.

I was pretty discouraged. For months I was up and down from 135-140lbs. I dispaired of ever reaching my Goal #3. I even moved it up to appease my brain to be 135lbs so I could call goal and get the monkey off my back.

I finally got down to 130lbs. Only a 5-10lb scale movement. And I'd taken pics at my PS at 135lbs and then recently at 130lbs and the difference nekkid 360 is startling. So much so that his nurse commented on how toned and how much smaller I am. I'm also down 2 and almost 3 sizes in that 5-10lbs.

So yeah. It's a thing. Just cuz the scale isn't moving doesn't mean things aren't happening in your body. In my case, my fat was being displaced with rebuilt sculpted muscle. They weigh the same since a pound is a pound the world around, but 1lb of muscle occupies way less space than 1lb of fat.

[VIKING 0424 1,105]

18 hours ago, Rolltide87 said:

I don't feel like I'm losing much weight.. others said they "notice" a difference.. but I can't tell at all.. which is rather discouraging.. I had my surgery on 11/15/19.. does losing weight hit some kind of peak a few weeks out and then start up again..or ?? Ahhh

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THIS IS VERY COMMON DONT LET IT GET YOU DOWN I KNOW NO ONE WILL DO THIS BUT JUST STOP WEIGHING YOUR SELF FOR TWO WEEK OR THREE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS I FELT THE EXACT WAY YOU DO I GOT SO PISSED AT THE STALLS THAT I WOULD BREAK THE scale OR THROW IT I HAVE MAINTAINED MY 3RD SCALE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW LOL MERRY XMAS

[Rolltide87 62]

12 hours ago, VIKING 0424 said:

THIS IS VERY COMMON DONT LET IT GET YOU DOWN I KNOW NO ONE WILL DO THIS BUT JUST STOP WEIGHING YOUR SELF FOR TWO WEEK OR THREE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS I FELT THE EXACT WAY YOU DO I GOT SO PISSED AT THE STALLS THAT I WOULD BREAK THE scale OR THROW IT I HAVE MAINTAINED MY 3RD scale FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW LOL MERRY XMAS

I don't even own a scale 😔 I refuse. I go by how close fit etc. But I feel like I should be melting. But I was also told that you'll melt the bigger you are before surgery. I was 248( I'm only 5'2") so I'm short and was considered obese and had health problems prior. Maybe that's it 😔 no clue . But it is upsetting. But I'm keeping head up ! Thank you so much !!

[Panda333 275]

hang in there...i'm losing super slow too. It's so frustrating I know, especially when most on this board lose so fast.

[Rolltide87 62]

16 minutes ago, Panda333 said:

hang in there...i'm losing super slow too. It's so frustrating I know, especially when most on this board lose so fast.

It's really frustrating 😑 ugh

[Losingit2018 1,170]

There is an entire slow loser club here at this forum that you don’t hear from as much. People are way more likely to post good news than bad.

I too am a slow loser but will not give up the fight

[Rolltide87 62]

19 minutes ago, Losingit2018 said:

There is an entire slow loser club here at this forum that you don’t hear from as much. People are way more likely to post good news than bad.

I too am a slow loser but will not give up the fight

Lol well count me in 🙋 any tips from anyone on how to get pass the slow losing stage?

[Losingit2018 1,170]

1 hour ago, Rolltide87 said:

Lol well count me in 🙋 any tips from anyone on how to get pass the slow losing stage?

You may want to check out a thread here titled intermittent fasting. Many people posting there with good results.