These plateaus are really getting me down. Please help however you can.

I am 3 months post-op (open RNY proximal). I've managed to lose 48# within those three months, but I feel like I've had to stuggle to lose every ounce of those 48#. I lose weight for about a week (6-10 pounds) and then plateau for 2 weeks (or better) All in all, I've spent about 7 out of the past 13 weeks "plateau-ing". This pattern shows me that I'm a "chunk" loser, but it's really starting to get me down. I'm up and excited when I see the scale moving, but those old feelings of doubt and failure come flooding back big time during these plateaus. I try to watch my calories, get all my water in everyday and continue to increase my exercise and when I begin to feel "full" when eating, I stop, so I still feel that my surgery is still intact. My weight fluxuates as much as 4-5 lbs sometimes which probably indicates that I'm retaining water, but as much as I try to rationalize and accept this pattern, I'm really getting depressed. I weigh 4# more today than I did last week when I weighed in at my surgeon's office. I know I'm only 3 months post, but I still have 100# to lose and now that I'm beyond the initial 3 month window, my weight loss is expected to slow down (oh, good). Please give me some words of encouragement and advice. Thanks so much for all your caring and sharing. I really appreciate you all.

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