STUPID SCALE!

As I write this...I am telling myself that it's not needed!  I know that I know the answer to this.  I know that it's normal...but please tell me anyway!!   I had surgery March 26th..by April 12th (FOUR LONG DAYS AGO)  I had lost 28 pounds.  Nothing since...not a pound!!  It's driving me crazy!!  I have read that it's normal..but in my head, I have just about convinced myself that I'm not going to lose anymore weight ...or that it's going to be super super slow from now on!!  I told my husband to take the scale to work after I had surgery.  He hasn't yet and I was enjoying weighing myself every day..well I used to until the scale stopped moving!!  I need to stay away from that scale..it's driving me crazy!!!! :)

 It's completely normal.  It happened to me too about 3 weeks out give it a week or so and all of a sudden it will drop off again. Your body has gone thru some big changes and needs time to adjust. Keep doing what your suppose to and you will be fine. :)

Try some measurements...that scale is nothing but the DEVIL!!!!

Hang in there

Okay I'm an IT person.  We have a saying in the IT world when we have a help-desk type problem that is not equipment/software caused, we attribute it to PEBCAK.  Hmmmm, you're wondering?  Yes, it's not a computer problem, it that the Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard. 

So while I don't mean to be cantankerous or onery, consider that the scale is not the devil or even the problem.  The scale is just a tool, period.  It's a tool that shows you how much you weigh at that particular moment (snapshot) in time. 

What is the problem (and this is my opinion) is that we (and I include myself in this) have totally unrealistic expectations of ourselves and our weight loss journey.  There are a whole of host of reasons that we aren't happy with the number that the scale reports to us:  1) it isn't what we expected (larger or smaller); 2) our expectations are skewed or unrealistic to begin with; 3) the number reported doesn't reflect the hard work we put in; 4) we judge ourselves harshly by that one number, that one snapshot of a moment in time; 5) we give the scale a life-like quality that is so wierd (I mean have you ever heard someone say their microwave oven is the devil?  Psst, if you did they are probably wearing aluminum foil hats too) and 6) so many other intrinsic values we place on a hunk of metal, springs and plastic. 

To the original poster, you know it's totally normal that you haven't lost weight in 4 days, you even said so in your post.  And I, for one, do understand how we can let ourselves take these flights of fancy like "I'm going to be the only one who this surgery doesn't work for".  But you know that grand statements such as that are unrealistic too.  Do yourself a favor and step back from allowing the scale to have this power to control your moods or mental health (please don't go crazy on us****il you are able to calmly realize that it is just what I said in paragraph 2, it's just a tool.  It can't judge you, it doesn't have the power to minimize your efforts or negate your hard work...only you can do that.  So I say, stop it.  Stop giving the scale the power to frustrate and anger and drive you crazy. 

Fight the good fight, continue to do what you know you are supposed to do with healthy eating and drinking and vitamin taking.  Find more ways to validate your success than only relying on a piece of metal and plastic bits and pieces.  Are you eating well?  Do you feel good about your journey?  Do you have more energy?  Are your clothes starting to bag?  Is it easier to function in your world with 26 less pounds?  Are you happier overall?  Is your journey going well?  Are you learning about yourself and discovering your strengths?  Answer those questions and let those be your guide for your mental health.  The scale is a tool, use it as such.  Let it be ONLY that the snapshot of that particular moment in time.  Then record the number, and go on with your very successful journey!  And don't wear any aluminum hats anytime soon, okay?

Chances are if you are even coming close in following the directions you were given as far as intake and activity you will lose weight.  Maybe not as much or as fast as you would like but it will come off.  If not seeing a loss every day is going to cost you your peace of mind then get the scale out of the house and let yourself be surprised every week, month or whatever interval you choose.

You're right on schedule for the dreaded 3-week stall.  Mine lasted 10 days.  It doesn't last forever, and the losing will continue.

But you already knew that!  :D

And TWENTY-EIGHT POUNDS?  That's amazing!  I lost 20 my whole first month, and from what I understand that's typical.

I think many people go thru this. I did, but was fine the mini-stall, cause I knew it was normal. It'll pick up soon enough.

I stalled last week i am now see my weight come off slowly i wi**** was faster then it was