Just joined in and had surgery last Nov. Over one hill but hit a stand still and starting to get discouraged.. any suggestions....

hang In There Every One Goes Threw The Stand Still. Don't Put Any Mind Into It. Just Continue With Your Diet And Exercise As You Normally Would. When You Least Expect It Your Body Will Catch On And Shed Them Pounds !

Hi - I have had many times of discouragement in the almost 8 months since my surgery. (Mine was October 2007) I am a very slow loser, and there have been several meltdowns where I just cried, convinced I was a total failure at this. But, all things considered, I am going in the right direction and that is what really matters. I could not get the number on the scale to go down before surgery no matter what I did, and here I am down almost 40 pounds. And my doctor assures me that my weight loss is quite normal - I average 5 pounds a month and that is within normal range. As was said before, just keep doing what you know you need to do and you will continue to lose. Don't get too discouraged and go crazy (I can have a tendency to get depressed and start eating the wrong things out of frustration) and eventually the weight will start dropping again.