Up your protein intake......good luck

Thanks for the tip!! If anything...really looking back on it- my protein intake is probably DOWN the last week or so-- I'll step it up!!

it wont fail! As long as you consume the propoer nutrition and exercise if possible. The stalls are expected.. I suggest you weigh no more than once a week.. Our bodies fluctuate with water weight too often and will drive you insane. I have weighed once a week on the same day since surgery and have always experienced a loss even if it is 1 lb.. The ont time i weighed in the middle of week it showed a 1.5 weight gain. I jumped off the scale so quick it was like I was standing on fire LOL.. but when I weighed again on my normal day, it was 1 lb loss.. whew..

I also have hit a stall this week .. 4 days and the same weight .. today is three weeks out for me. All i can think is "Is this really possible?" Do you really stall in your second week out? I need top start losing again..

I'm SOOO guilty of being a scale-psycho too. I told myself that I wouldn't do it. I actually got RID of my scale with my past diets, and would only weigh myself when I dropped my son off at my sister's house on Thursdays...and I certainly wasn't obsessive enough to drive all the way over there to weigh myself everyday- now I'm doing it at LEAST once daily...I got on this morning, and was back down that # I'd gained, plus another .5#...but you're right- this is not good for me. I'm thinking I might pack the scale away and go back to bothering my sister once a week when I drop my son off for daycare there that day.

During my entire losing period, I would go up a lb or 2, a time or two, 3 lbs, then I'd lose it, up again and then I'd wake up and it would be gone for good. On to the next couple of lbs. I heard from ol' timers, that this was normal for them as well. Not really a plateau as it was and up and down, up and down. One time I did this for 10 days! Just know, if you are doing what you should, you are good.....and this is normal. I did treat these times as a plateau and followed the dietitians instructions. Up protein and liquids. It will give you a kick start. I am 2 months away from being 3 yrs out and I've been playing with this theory the past two weeks. I don't want to lose more, I think my body is comfy where it is, which is still a few lbs below goal....but it was a test. Upped my protein from 60 - 65 to 75 - 95. Lost three lbs last week....BEFORE Easter and carrot cake. Back on track yesterday, 95 grams of protein!! Good luck and relax, it's all good!!!

I'm SOOO guilty of being a scale-psycho too. I told myself that I wouldn't do it. I actually got RID of my scale with my past diets, and would only weigh myself when I dropped my son off at my sister's house on Thursdays...and I certainly wasn't obsessive enough to drive all the way over there to weigh myself everyday- now I'm doing it at LEAST once daily...I got on this morning, and was back down that # I'd gained, plus another .5#...but you're right- this is not good for me. I'm thinking I might pack the scale away and go back to bothering my sister once a week when I drop my son off for daycare there that day.

I've been weighing EVERY single morning for almost three years. The only time I do NOT weigh is when we are out of town!!! My doctor recommends it! It keeps ME in control. For instance, yesterday I woke up three pounds heavier.....thank you Easter weekend!!! Protein upped to 95 yesterday, cake was out of the house......back to my normal life. I'd much rather know at three lbs and not weigh every ten or fourteen days and be up TEN!!!! That would be overwhelming, this three lbs is NOT. I know I'll go up and down, that is normal. I do not get upset, depressed - but it's part of my life, I go up and down 3 or 4 lbs every week.

Seeing it go up and down when you're only at 25# total loss freaks me out- I realized too though that I've been slacking on protein, and now that I'm able to just eat regular foods again, having a hard time finding the right choices...those being things that I like and can still tolerate/eat. I'm going grocery shopping tonight and hopefully having a house filled with everything I can AND LIKE to eat/drink will help keep me better on track. Easter weekend was not kind to me-- but it wasn't terrible. I did go up a total of like 2 #, but now that's gone, plus some- so I'm still on a downward trend. I'm just still new to this, and terrified it won't "work"....seems like everything else I tried was the same way- great results at first, then it just stopped- and things slowly slipped back to old habits. I'm trying to break those now, so that this is the lifestyle change I WANT and KNOW it can be Thanks for the advice/support!!

I'm new also, just down 12 lbs, but the way I'm learning to think about it is that I wouln't have lost that much without the sleeve. So, no regrets, just wonder if it's really gonna work for me also....Ive followed my diet faithfully and had hopes of losing at least 20 lbs the first month.

Sherrie. I broke my stall since this last post- and hit 29# today on the scale. I finally saw it today in a picture I took of myself...I'm telling you- I am JUST like you. You HAVE to keep your head up- start believe when people say you look great, and suddenly- you start seeing it yourself. I had to really check my own (excuse my french) shitty attitude about how I looked. I'm leaving my old attitude in the bags headed to the curb along with the clothes that I can proudly say are too big, and will never fit me again.

I opted to motivate my butt, start walking faster (and running), start working out when it's crummy outside, drink my water, hit my protein, make wise food choices- I didn't come this far to fail now. I'm gonna put my shoulder into this and push my way through to the end. You've got this too!!! Chin up- you look great, keep up the good work!

(steps down off soapbox) LOL