Depressed!!! WHAT AM I DOING WRONG????

The stalls can vary in length with each person and the rate they lose.  It can be anywhere from a few days to months.  It is so hard not to get discouraged.  I know a lady who stalled from month 6 to month 9 then started losing again.  The scale addiction in hard.  I personally weighed everyday and yes it was discouraging when I didn't lose but for me it was better that way because it helped keep me accountable with what I was eating & my exercise.  One suggestion for help with the scale, ask your hubby to hide it, plan a time when you are both home together to be your weigh in time and he can bring it back out then, that way the temptation isn't there.

You've been given some great advice already, so I 2nd it!!  Also, try not to obsess with the darn scale.  (I know....easier said than done.)  Also, if you feel depressed for much longer, please see your doc.   You are doing GREAT!!

Thanks Tigger. I am trying but it is so hard... Mo

Hi Mo!

There's lot's of good advice here - and you're not doing anything wrong.  I had my surgery in January and hit a "stall" just before I went under 200.  I was at 201 - 201.5 for almost two weeks, but finally broke through.  I talked to my nutritionist and she told me that it would not be a straight downward slope - that the scale numbers would go up and down and sometimes not move at all.  But to look at the results over the course of a month.   Also, like others here, it seems that when the scale stalls, the body drops sizes quicker - go figure! Each of us is on our own journey, but we are all here for each other.  Keep being smart about it, use your new "tool" and the weight will drop. Juli

Mo, your not alone and your not doing anything wrong.  I stalled at 210 as well and it took me weeks to get under 200.  Then I started moving again.  Try to up your workout time.   I know it is hard but you need to make the time to do it.  You can do it.  Hang in there hon...you'll get there.   My losing cycle is to lose then gain a couple then lose some more.  I figure it's jus****er weight as it goes away within a day or two.  Anna

Thanks so much. I feel much better today. I went walking last night and up my protein and water.  MO