dont feel bad. i know exactly how you feel! Im six months post op and have lost 70 pounds but have seen the scale move up a total 7 pounds and am like is this really it?! super frustrating especially when you go into the surgery have high expectations. but just so you know.. you are doing fine. my doctor actually told me i was losing too fast and to try and intake more. 8-10 pounds a month is more than enough. Gives your body a chance to catch up to itself. dont worry. just know, as long as the scale is moving down, no matter how slow, its moving in the right direction!

Oh yeah. Hang around and browse the stall?! or frustrated! threads and you'll see you're not alone.

It's unfortunate but you'll never be able to control how you lose. When it's getting you down and ruining your day, stay off the scale. Most of us experience stops and starts and stalls (sometimes several long ones!) before getting goal.

But we all lose.

So yes, the frustration you're feeling is completely normal. But you already know in your head that it's illogical, too. You certainly didn't gain the weight overnight. And I find it highly unlikely you ever put on 48 pounds in just four months, either, but you've taken them off in that time nonetheless.

It is natural for your body to need to recover and it is natural for loss to be harder the closer you get to goal. Hang in there and try to stay positive. Don't play mind games with the scale - just put it away and weigh once a week if you need to see a larger drop to feel successful. Best of luck!

Thanks guys!! I do find myself weighing every single morning....I told myself I WOULDN'T be "that person"...and I did great.......fooooorrrrr about a week- I went in for my 1 week post-op and was down 10# and it was like a drug. I had to have it..every day. I spent so much of my life hating my body and my weight- so to see the drop- was addicting..to be honest..and now it's just a daily thing...sometimes more than once a day...if the mood strikes. I have my scale in my KITCHEN ...I mean. Seriously.

I guess it's time to put it away and only get it out once a week. Maybe that's why I'm driving myself nuts.

I've been driving myself crazy for a month now. I had my surgery on Jan. 29th and I'm down 70 lbs but that doesn't seem like enough for 5 months!! Also I've been in a stall for a month now, and every morning I torture myself by getting on the scale. Is it normal to have a stall for a month??!!! I keep feeling like I'm not doing something right and it's my fault! Help everyone! Save me from myself!! Feedback please!!!

I'm not sure what 'normal' is...everyone says they experience stalls, and everyone experiences them at different rates and for different amounts of time as well. I've been battling the same 3# now for about a week or two- but I've also been on vacation and not watching my diet as closesly as I do when I'm at home. I've been CRAVING protein...so I know I need to make some adjustments. I've also started some new routines for working out- to change in up a bit- and to start working on what are becoming problem areas...my arms/thighs/butt (sagggy- gross lol)...hopefully a little change up will be what it takes to get me losing again. 70# is AMAZING! I'm only at 52, and trust me- you should be VERY PROUD of what you've accomplished so far!