Dont be embarrassed you are not alone. I am only a little over 3 weeks out and I have only lost 5 lbs (I lost 15 on the pre op diet)

I am following all the rules to a T...today my scale went up! I dont know how or why (and my period was last week so its not water gain from that)

To make matters worse I saw a friend today I haven't seen since July, so even before my pre op diet. She looked me up and down and said wow, you don't look any different at all. I got in the car and bawled.

I guess what I keep seeing over and over is we are all different and our bodies will adjust and will lose.. we just have to be patient (not a virtue I was given:/)

I'm at 5 months and as of today 55 pounds gone. I am losing way slowly too. I think part of it for me anyway, is I am not 20 something anymore. I post menopausal, and have PCOS. I think it's just the cards I've been dealt. I am more frustrated that I was...I am happy to have the 55 gone, as I wouldnt have done that in a year without the surgery.......but yeah......it's not always easy coming here and watching those posts of 100 pounds gone 6 months! The good person in me is happy for those who are having that sort of success, but the crappy person in me is shooting darts from my eyes and telling me to go eat a brownie! grins

Hey Judy, don't get discouraged. I lose slowly too, I've lost 46lbs and I'm 4 months out, but I look at it this way, Maybe we won't have as much loose skin if we lose slowly. As Long as we are exercising regularly, eating our dense proteins first, and doing what we are suppose to we are ahead of the game. Would you have lost the 40 lbs without the sleeve? I know I wouldn't have lost any weight by myself, 'cause I tried everything known to man and nothing worked. Good luck keep plugging away!

AMEN!!! I agree with all these post. As long as I am not gaining I will try not to complain. I just can't believe with as little and as healthy and exercising the weight is not falling off of me. My best friend always says, :"well, how long did it take you to gain that weight???" I am 4 weeks out and have lost 20 but 7 was pre surgery!!

I feel so much better that I am in good company. Thanks for all the encouragement.

Judys - You know in your heart that you are following the rules so you should lose soon. If not, consider talking to your nutritionist and your surgeon again about increasing your metabolism and testing to determine if there is something else interfering. Above all, remember, we are on a marathon not a sprint. Next year at this time...I bet you will be worrying about what to do with all the clothes that are way too big. Take good care.

Hey all, I just read about stalls and how to fool your body out of one. It's called Carb Cycling and it's the technique used by Chris Powell on the Biggest Loser. Makes sense to me. Basically, you do low carbs one day and high carbs the next day. It's all explained in his book "Choose to Lose: The 7-Day Carb Cycle Solution," which you can read about on his website. http://chrispowell.com/carb-cycling-the-classic-cycle/