Just broke my 6 week plateau. I think all I did was "weight" it out. I try to keep in perspective that I am eating a small fraction of what I used to and absorbing less than what I take in. I do limit snacks though, I find the more times I eat, the more I can eat (4th of july picinic I made myself sick). The plateau will break. I lost 13lbs this past week after not losing more than 2-3lbs in the previous 7 weeks. Even when the scale was not moving though, I did notice my clothes were getting looser and looser. Good Luck!

11/11/03 Starting Weight 294 Current Weight 186 Total Loss 108 Goal 175 ONLY 11 MORE TO GO!!!!!!!!!!! Anything beyond that is CAKE (well, not really....LOL)

Hi. I had my surgery 11/17/03, so I'm about the same place as you. I just came out of a mth. + plateau myself. I tried a fruit fast yesterday and it worked....I ate fruit all day long and I lost 3.5 lbs. I hope that the weight will continue to come off, too, so we'll see. If I might make a suggestion to you, it seems like you may be eating too many carbs. Try to cut out places where you eat carbs, such as the pizza....the crust (even if thin crust) has tons of carbs and the tropical trail mix probably has lots too. Remember, carbs make you crave more carbs, plus it stimulates hunger, so you don't feel full eating just carbs. I would suggest remembering the protein first rule...always have protein first as the first/primary course and a LITTLE carbs, try to stay less than 15 per meal if you can help it. I'm no angel either, but it just seems like you may be consuming too many carbs. Also, try to get in more non-starchy carbs, like salad and green beans, etc. I know it's hard, but you really need to make the most of this time to get your weight off. You may also want to switch up your exercise activity and do the ones that you did when the weight was coming off. Make sure you are drinking enough H20, for sure. I hope these tips help. I know that alot of the time, you just need to jumpstart things but doing different foods and different activities...mix it up because your body gets adjusted to certain foods/activities and sometimes we need to give it a shock to help move things along again. Good luck!

Beverly - wish I could help you. I'm in a similar boat. I'll be waiting anxiously to see what people say to you! Karyn

Hi.. Here is my stats Surgery Date 11/10/2003 Starting Weight: 402 pounds Current Weight 276 pounds Total loss: 126 pounds Goal weight?.. let's see i am only 5'2 small boned.. so i should be maybe 120 pounds?.. not sure.. but feeling great, and when i walk now.. what goes though my thoughts are.. " Oh My God!! So this is what life is all about... how great"... I never thought i would love to walk...