Just curious but how much have you lost? I am two days behind you and I am on my first real plateau too. I have lost 66 with 30 to go. I haven't lost any in 6 weeks. It is real frustrating but since I am almost 8 months out and it is my first plateau I am not letting it get to me too bad. My eating has not been at its best either. Some of those old habit are trying to come back. We both need to get ahold of this and keep going. Good luck to you. Leanne

I have a confession to make. I have been having mixed feelings. I am so so happy for all of you that have hit the 100 + lbs off. But am still not there. I have only lost 96. And now i am on a plateau. I try to be up beat, and alot of wonderful things have happened to me. But, I get so discouraged and sad. I look at how great you all are doing and i am finding it hard to check in weekly. Does anyone else feel this way? Or am I a selfish person? I when I first stared this I was 308 and now i am 202, but on surgery day I weighed 298. So i humor my self by saying that my start weight was 308. Just so I feel better. Funny, huh? To top it off I have battled Bulemia for years. And this week has been a week for hell. I want to benge soooooo bad. But I can't. I fear starting to eat and not stopping. So I am now skipping meals, and staying away for foods. I have been drinking alot of coffee. I know this is bad. But like i said, week form hell. Well thanks for listening. You gals are great. and i do enjoy reading you posts. It is the comparing my self to you all that is hard. Christina (sorry for the pity party)

Way to go Barbie! I went out with a 31 y/o a couple of weekends ago. I am 41. Had a great time!

You aren't doing anything wrong, your body just wants to rest right now. It has fought a hard battle to get rid of 109 pounds of fat and is confused. You still have a 10 month window to lose weight so don't panic. Like you I haven't been a fast loser and I have a lot more weight to lose than you do. I've lost 103 pounds since surgery and find it slowing down more than I'd like. I work out in the gym 45 min 5 days a week, eat no more than 800 calories, drink my water, get my protein in every day. We will do whatever it takes to finish this process up. I'm sure it's harder when you get that close and want the weight to drop. It's surprising you haven't hit a plateau before now. My weight has only been dropping every other week for some time now, but I remember the first time it happened I went into a panic. I read about others who only lose once a month as they get further out. It's perfectly natural for you to feel hungrier as time goes on. Our pouches stretch for 2 years and it's a scientific fact that it's not from over eating. It's just a natural process. My surgeon stressed that we should eat dense protein (steak, pork, veal, lamb, etc.) and not drink for a half hour after we eat, which would make us feel full longer. I notice when I eat meat loaf, chili, cheese, etc that I want to eat again before the next meal so I think he knows what he's talking about. Soon you will be posting that you can't stop losing. My dream is to one day be able to do one of those post, but I don't think it will happen. I always think just add carbs to your diet and watch the weight loss stop. Apparently it doesn't work that way for some folks. Best of luck for your continued success on your wls journey.

way to go that is amazing some people go 18 mths and dont lose 200 pds I have no doubt you will fulfill all your goals.BIG PAT ON THE BACK U GO GIRL!