I feel awful.. i feel DEFEATED!

I too can relate to what your going through.  Before I had WLS I lost 102lbs  dieting and exercising.  It took me 3 years, so I was a very slow loser, a lb a week most times if any.  I decided to do WLS because I gained 40 of the 102 back and each year I would gain 20 lose 20 and lose and gain and was tired of it. So now I'm 7weeks out and I've only lost 17lbs. My doctor said I'm a slow loser and it honestly didn't bother me until he told me that. Now, I feel like I'm going to fail this too. I was just telling friends the other day, I'm probably going to be the only person in the history of this surgery that will only lose 30lbs. I know of course I won't, but I truely feel like that right now. I too thought it would come off a little faster. I know not every week, but at least every 2 weeks I would have a bigger loss. We'll get there. Maybe not as soon as we hoped, but we'll get there. I'm really sorry your going through such troubles, but glad to see I'm not the only one. Best wishes!!!

~Megan

Oh I am feeling for you.  hang in there.  Breath.  it is going to be okay.  This journey is really really hard.  I lost really slowly, especially in the first two months, 1-2 pounds a week , so you are doing way better than me :)  I also had lost way more than that on diet and exercise alone, many many times.  But each time I gained it back.  For me, I found I started losing more as I ate more.  I think my  metabolism is realy sensitive to starvation mode.  But hang in htere.  I am seven months out and now down 90 pounds.  My expectations were probably unrealistic too, everyone said I would lose closer to 2-3 pounds a week.  But my body just didn't work that way.  But here is the thing, you have a very good chance of keeping this weight off for good.  So lose it slower but keep it off.  It sounds like you are staying on plan and doing well with the food.  It will be okay.  Throw the scale away, it will just mess with you.  Focus on doing the next right thing, see if you can get back on some depression meds, lots of us need them after surgery.  I don't know if anyone else suggested ths but sometimes your primary care doc will prescribe meds, especially if you have something that has worked in the past.  How about giving them a call?

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I just feel like a hot mess so much going on at once! I am sooooo overwhelmed! I had mirena iud checked out today and am being sent for an ultrasound Wednesday and tomorrow is my endoscopy. My gyn is also checking my iron, a pregnancy test (OMG) and my thyroid.. i already know my thyroid is abnormal. I went from hypo to hyper. Like i said a HOT MESS! I know it could be worse but i don't understand why i am having so much trouble and my body is going haywire right now. My time of month comes regularly still with the IUD and i am bleeding every other day that could be cause of no weight loss "water retention" and my raging biatch hormones. But against my better judgement i did get on the scale this morning and i have lost a pound... helped me feel a little better i just about said "about time" I know i did the RNY when i had to i had to get my health control and it was "never a right time" it was a matter of when. But i feel like i have so much other stuff going on at the same time it's insane!