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 hey yall sorry i havent been around much lately, but i swear life has gotten real busy these last day, im approaching my five month mark and to date I've lost about 120lbs, my weight loss is going really slow these days, I know im not doing all that im suppose to be doing, I havent fallen back into bad habits but I just dont have the time to make my meals myself, so i eat alot of outside foods, i try making healtier choices though, Im a bit frustrated with the slow loss, I try getting in the gym atleast 3 days per week, I know everyone is different and when i see pther people thats way smaller than i am and i have lost the same amount of weight as them or less it makes me think that im not doing what im suppose to be doing, and i dont want to feel like ive failed at this. Thanks for listening to me whining.

Nesha, its so hard to compare yourself with others, i know that. You're doing awesome to have lost over a hundred in five months. When i went to my surgeon, at 7 months, with about 114 pounds gone, he said i was exceeding expectations. And that's a good thing.

You're not failiing. It gets more difficult at this stage. Keep the faith, do what you can do..


are you getting exercise? that's key, when you're getting to the difficult stage. Move,every day, somehow.

 thanks monica! i do get in the gym atleast 3 days per week, but im so busy with work

that's awesome, Nesha. You're doing fine. just try to stop comparing yourself, and you'll be golden.

(and that is an awesome pic, btw)

Nesha, first I wanted to say..you look great! I love your avatar pic. You look so happy

Weight loss will slow down. I try not to compare myself with others but it's hard. I keep thinking I should be further along. BUT...I'm happy with the loss & I'm happy I'm not gaining like I normally do this time of year.

You're doing great. I think it's unrealistic to think we'll never eat out but the key is making better choices. I sometimes buy lunch - I'm getting tired of just cooking for just me - but now instead of Burger King, I'll get soup.

Keep up the good work. You've done remarkably well.

 I agree, I think your loss is phenomenal!  Keep up the good work!

Hi Nesha

Congrats on your current weight loss, you are doing fantastic  
 
Remember while you may not be losing pounds you are also probably losing inches, so check your

measurements, LOL

Also remember that you have what is called a "honeymoon stage" until aprx 18 months of from

surgery,, where you will lose the majority of your excess weight 

After that honeymoon stage, the weightloss will slow even slower, so be prepared LOL 

Take care and continued success on your wls journey and don't compare yourself to others LOL, but

we all do it, LOL

Eileen 

Nesha, if only I could be so lucky to lose like you are.  I think you're doing a fantastic job, and it shows in your pic how proud you are, and how confident you look.  I, too, have slowed down, in fact I think I may have hit a stall or loss stoppage thing, and it is very frustrating.  It's almost unfair that the weight falls off at first, seemingly without trying - makes the slow-down that much harder to deal with.  But we, especially me, have to look at the big picture.  We'll be in true losing mode for about 2 years, so when I think of how it will be at one year out - for me, if I continue at 2 pounds a week, I'll be down another 75 pounds (130 total) at one year.  Of course, that might be unrealistic, but I think you get what I'm saying.  It's like investing in mutual funds - you have to be in for the long-term to make the most of your investment.  So here's to the next 6 months and everything that we can accomplish during that time.

 thanks alot! im always looking at the fact that i was over 400 so the heavier you are the more weight you will loss, but i think back for a bit and then i realize that im a very tall person 6ft at that, so someone who weigh less that myself in numbers and shorter than i am will have a greater BMI, and that only hit me today when i was trying to think what ive been doing wrong, nut its still hard to wrap my head around it

Hey, Nesha, good to hear from you.

You're doing so well.  Congrats!

Yes, you will slow down, and then speed up, and the slow down ....  It's the natural cycle of weight loss, with or without WLS.  I'm just coming out of my 2nd stall (thankfully, this one was much shorter), and have now reached 70 lbs in a little over 4 months.

I know it's so easy to fall into that "Why aren't I losing like so-and-so, and we had our surgery at the same time" syndrome, but like others have said, everyone is different, every journey different.  So long as you are losing, and keeping on track, then you're doing what's right for you and your body.  And like you yourself said just above, you're taller and heavier (starting out) than others, so your loss will be much different as well.

Most of all, remember ... God doesn't make junk!  You're perfect!