PISSED!!!

I'm pissed at the DANG scale!!!! I hate it!! I hate it! It confuses the hell out of me. I guess I just expect to see a 3-4lb loss every week and I only loss 1 this week. I haven't been exercising but I'm hitting the gym tomorrow. I just wanted to see if anyone else's first month weight loss looked kinda like this - big and small dips. Here is my weight loss. 10/12 - (-15) 10/19 (-1) 10/23 (-4) 10/30 (-5) 11/6 (-1) WTF!!!!! Any encouragement would be appreciated. Hubby isn't doing really well because he just doesn't understand. Thanks for any encouragement. Rachel

Hey, Its okay, calm down. You will get to love these times...really you will. This means you are losing inches right now, and in a week, you won't have clothes that fit. I hated it the first time or two, but then I knew what was going on. Your body is going..."hey, what is going on??" I think I am starving, so it quits losing pounds, and by the way, you can't lose pounds and inches at the same time. So, be prepared for some big inches loss!!! YEAH!! The inches are coming off now!!! Don't be mad!!! It's perfectly normal!!! Deb

Breath, Just breath. It is OK and completely normal. You put your body through a major surgery and are doing GREAT! You have lost 26 lbs in about a month. That is fantastic. Just relax and work the tool. You will see the weight drop. Julie

Don't get pissed Rachel, just take a look at how much has already come off and ask yoursef, would I have been able to loose 26 pound in less than a month dieting? Not me, it would have taken at least 5 or 6 months the way my body repelled diets. I think your doing great and have no reason to get discouraged. I could already tell you have lost when you came to see me at the hospital. Just remember to get that protein in! Mary

Thanks Mary! How are you doing? Did you go to the doctor yesterday about your 02 levels? Rachel

Believe me, I SO understand -- but I've noticed something. Even when I don't lose pounds, my clothing is still getting larger on me, so inches are going. So hang in there, and know it's working as long as you're doing what you should! Lisa

Hey sweetie! I'm doing OK, so far, lol. I'm waiting for Katie to call me back with an appointment with Palmetto Pulmonary. I hope the appointment isn't for a month from now, I need to get back to work, I don't have enough PTO to cover much of this time off, and with the holidays coming, I'm going to be begging on the streets for money, lol. I keep taking my oxygen off to see how I do, so far I don't feel bad after it being off the O2 for an hour, so maybe I can get off of it real soon. You just need to keep your chin up and not worry so much, easier said than done, I know, but your doing great at the weight loss. Hey, maybe this summer all of us girls can get together and go to the beach and show off our new bods, I haven't had a bathing suit on in years so it might be fun to see if I can turn some old farts head again, lol. Dang I'm long winded when I write, I need to start keeping them short and sweet. Sorry it's just a habit I have when I get excited! Love Ya kid! Mary

I understand, Rachel!! I have my weight loss chart on my profile, and the last couple months have been like that...I only lost one lb this last week too. I realize I am farther out than you, but still frustrating! I've seen a bunch of people on the main board have a week plateau after the first month! I had a week plateau after the first 3 months...it doesn't quite show up on my chart because the plateau spanned over 2 weigh in weeks, so it looks like I still lost. I've learned there are no rules to the scale, but it does come off!! I will try with you not to get frustrated...okay? ;) HUGS!! Elizabeth