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I shouldn't complain because I have lost 68 lbs and I am very happy about that. Surgery was Nov 20. But.....I have made the commitment to exercise 1 hr a day and ever since I did my weight loss has slowed to a snails pace! I exercised 2 hours the other day and the next morning gained 1/2 lb! I know muscle weights more than fat but I have plenty left to lose and its so frustrating that I am eating so differently and so much less than preop and exercising everyday you would think it would just fall off. Just needed to vent and have a mini pity party for myself. Tomorrow is a new day. Thanks for listening! :)

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Do you measure yourself? Muscle takes up less space per pound than fat due to the molecules being closer together. As muscle increases more calories are burned which will get at the fat eventually. Your body infuses Water into muscles after strenuous exercise for healing which accounts for immediate weight increase. It eventually drains off.

I have been stalled in the neighborhood of my goal weight for months. I have steadily stepped up my exercise program. I continue to lose fat as evidenced by how my clothes fit and how I look. Muscle cuts are emerging like rocks when the Water level goes down.

Do you really think you can eat small and correct, drink sufficiently, exercise more, and retain fat over the long run? If you are indeed one of our species that would be quite unlikely.

You are quite ahead of where I was at your stage. I never sweated the slow drop. Goal weight was my destiny, my body had no choice.

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Do you measure yourself? Muscle takes up less space per pound than fat due to the molecules being closer together. As muscle increases more calories are burned which will get at the fat eventually. Your body infuses Water into muscles after strenuous exercise for healing which accounts for immediate weight increase. It eventually drains off.

I have been stalled in the neighborhood of my goal weight for months. I have steadily stepped up my exercise program. I continue to lose fat as evidenced by how my clothes fit and how I look. Muscle cuts are emerging like rocks when the Water level goes down.

Do you really think you can eat small and correct' date=' drink sufficiently, exercise more, and retain fat over the long run? If you are indeed one of our species that would be quite unlikely.

You are quite ahead of where I was at your stage. I never sweated the slow drop. Goal weight was my destiny, my body had no choice.[/quote']

Thanks so much for the words of wisdom I really appreciate the pep talk! You are right I just need to be patient and keep doing what im doing. You reply made me feel better. :) thanks

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I totally agree with gmanbat. You're exchanging fat for muscle. Measure yourself...see how your clothes shrink. Stop weighing! :)

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Thanks so much for the words of wisdom I really appreciate the pep talk! You are right I just need to be patient and keep doing what im doing. You reply made me feel better. :) thanks

Even your under wear will start to feel lose after a while. If this happens, you know you have a good thing going. Little small things like this are little reminders when the scale is dead and has no pulse. At this time, you could do the humane thing by shooting it and putting it out of it's misery.

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I shouldn't complain because I have lost 68 lbs and I am very happy about that. Surgery was Nov 20. But.....I have made the commitment to exercise 1 hr a day and ever since I did my weight loss has slowed to a snails pace! I exercised 2 hours the other day and the next morning gained 1/2 lb! I know muscle weights more than fat but I have plenty left to lose and its so frustrating that I am eating so differently and so much less than preop and exercising everyday you would think it would just fall off. Just needed to vent and have a mini pity party for myself. Tomorrow is a new day. Thanks for listening! :)

If it makes you feel better, I was sleeved the same day, and have lost 51 lbs to date. I hit the gym every day, eat probably less calories than I should, and am losing 1 lb a week. You are doing great!

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Even your under wear will start to feel lose after a while. If this happens, you know you have a good thing going. Little small things like this are little reminders when the scale is dead and has no pulse.

Yup on that Fiddleman. Also my tight shoes are now loose, my watch hangs from my wrist, I put new holes in my belts and just gave up and bought new. Wierd the other day I wanted to wear a tie that was too short before. I had to cut a piece off of another tie and sew in on to the end. I had to remove the piece I had sewn on because it was way too long. My belly stuck out that much more!! :o

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I can be a testament to the fact that you can get much slimmer without actually losing pounds on the scale. Many years ago I was a police officer. I had to go through 3 months of VERY rigorous physical training. I didn't adjust my diet in any way. At the end of the 3 months training academy my uniform was falling off me. My belt uniform had moved over 4 notches in my waist. All those inches lost and I weighed exactly the same as I did at the beginning of the academy. But I looked great! Wish I had a drill Sargent yelling at me every day now. lol

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Thanks everyone for the great support and kind words. Your have all made ne feel better! I'm going to keep exercise and doing the right things and eventually I will get to goal.

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