Finally below 170, barely, lol.

Feb 21, 2018

Whew; my scale read 169.6 this morning.  I got on and off the scale 3 times in a row and all 3 readings said the same thing, 169.6, so I guess it's real.  I FINALLY broke my 1 month stall of being unable to get below 170, and am down 134.4 Lbs now.

I've had a rough time mentally over the past month...although that may be overstating it a bit because I haven't been depressed or anything, but the scales were driving me absolutely mad.

I was sure I'd have to go buy new scales, as one day the scale did show 169.8, and I was so excited that I took off my thick pajamas and reweighed myself right away, thinking the scale should go down even more as those pajamas usually add 1 pound.  To my dismay, the scale went UP to 173.  In the two seconds it took me to take off my pajamas my scale decided I gained weight?  I couldn't believe it.  I got on the scale again and it said 173 again.  

I wondered if the battery was dying, started doing research on new scales, and basically felt like I'd lost my best friend, as I really loved those scales and they had been so good to me for a year.  Then I discovered my family members had been moving it around, which is a no no for digital scales in an older home.  So I told everyone to leave them alone and it seems to be consistant with the weight again, giving me the same weight when I reweigh myself 3 times in a row, which made me feel better.  My old scales would give me a different weight every time i stepped on them, even if I stepped on them 1 second after the last weigh in, which is why I bought these ones when I was a pre op last year.

Over the past month my weight has fluctuated between 170 and almost 175, up and down, every day, with no rhyme or reason.  I still eat on plan, and for one whole week I ate super low calories and it still fluctuated up and down.

This is the first time it fluctuated lower than 170 since that first time almost a month ago, so I'm hoping it's real. I think it is as my body has changed again and I can feel more ribs, and my hipbone is more apparent. I had 2 tops that were a bit tight and they fit perfectly now, and the ones that fit perfectly are all loose.

I think the honeymoon is over, and I hate that.  I hope the stall or whatever it is is over too.  I don't mind losing like a "normal" person, but I do mind eating on plan religiously and not seeing any positive changes for a month.  Bleah.

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