Longest Stall That Was Broken?

[Supersweetums 1,164]

Good to hear supersweetums, and yes I am trying to bobybuild. I have been going up on my weights when lifting, and my wife says its all in my head because I am putting on a lot of muscle, but when I look in the mirror all I see is a fat stomach. I mean, I do see that my biceps, triceps, and back look bigger, but I dont know if its just that the muscle was always there and now the fat is gone, or if its new, larger muscle. But, again, my wife thinks I am crazy, but I see the scale not moving, and the same person as before in the mirror, and I think I am done losing. Maybe I'll start running/jogging more (I HATE cardio), but I know I wont stick with it as extensively, so its hard to ramp it up.

I guess I just hope to see a loss on the measuring tape this weekend to extend my hope a little more.

PS I dont know how people eat less than 1500 or so calories per day. I dont diet per se...I eat when I am hungry, and track what I eat, but I dont say "no, you cant have that because its not in your diet!" And, having said that, I dont really eat sweets or anything because I just dont want them anymore. But, if I did, I would eat them. I guess my point is that, yes, I eat 2000+ calories per day, which is a lot on a gastric surgery board, but I eat 2000 calories of healthy foods per day.

I would not worry too much then unless you start to gain, then re-evaluate. And your wife is right, you are gaining muscle. I think many of us struggle to see the new person that emerges (I am one of them). It is great that you are measuring. I know many people than don't lose pounds but lose inches. And it is all in how you carry your weight, not the numbers on the scale. I am short, so my weight range is something like 105-140lbs. Right now I weight 137-138 lbs and I wear a size 4 or 6 in women's clothing. If I weighed 120lbs, I would look sick. I think too many people set unrealistic weight goals that are virtually impossible to obtain, and then struggle emotionally and mentally when they cannot reach them.

I have never been super strict about a specific diet either. Granted I have changed the way I eat and what I eat, but I still don't count calories or carbs, never have and never will. It took me longer to lose all my weight than others perhaps (it took me about 18 months to reach goal), but I still lost the weight and lived my life! I eat healthy and do have treats occasionally, but now I treat them as that, treats. So good on you! If you are happy, then don't let it get to you. It can drive a person insane obsessing about weight and numbers (I know, I am one of those that can be that way but I am learning to let go!)

PS, I checked in my log book wear I record my weight and measurements, and my longest stall was 3 months!

[ashleyxx 277]

I didn't read every reply so sorry in advance if I am repeating something someone has already said.

Sounds like to me you are at the "6 month stall" I'm sure if you search here or other WLS forums you will see it is very common for us to have. I was in the same boat as you for over a month I kept on gaining and losing the same three pounds and didn't understAnd why because I was eating good. I finally ended up dropping about 5 pounds after that stall but our weight loss does slow down usually when we get this far out.

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