Question:
Has anyone lost a great deal of inches and while on a plateau?
Hello AMOS friends! I'm 13 weeks post op/-60 pounds/-42 inches. I'm a light weight/53 years old/250 day of surgery! I now weigh 190. I have struggled with one after another plateau, since my 5th week. I was wondering if anyone else has loss a lot of inches, while not losing weight. I'm in xl's and still 190! I haven't lost a pound since May 8th (3 month checkup), but I keep getting smaller. I exercise everyday. My goal was to lose 100 pounds in 12 months. I'm only 45 pounds away in 3 months.......I will succeed!!!!!! Anyone in the same boat...please e-mail me! Thanks and God Bless — Hazel S. (posted on May 19, 2003)
May 18, 2003
I'm an extremely slow loser and have been on a plateau since December.
I've noticed that when I'm on one of my terminal plateaus, I lose tons of
inches. Even though I've only lost 85 pounds in a year I've gone from size
34/36 to 20/22 and am still shrinking, albeit slowly. Just keep doing the
right thing, follow all the rules, keep moving and you'll do just fine.
Good luck.
— Vicki H.
May 18, 2003
I have finally broken a 2 month long+ plateau, but I know I have lost
inches in the meantime. (I haven't measured.) I have dropped 2 sizes in
jeans during the same time frame, even though the scale didn't budge.
Although, it could be a plot - I think someone is sneaking into the stores
and changing the tags on the clothes before I try them on. (So, what has a
size 10 tag is actually a size 20. LOL!)I'm a lightweight, losing slowly -
down 60lbs in 6 months, but wearing smaller clothes than I wore when I
weighed less many years ago.
— koogy
May 19, 2003
I lose more in inches when the scale doesn't move, than when it does!
— [Deactivated Member]
May 19, 2003
Hi and Congrats!! Don't forget that if you're exercising, you're adding
muscle which weighs more than fat, of course. Also, you may want to change
the exercise you're doing if you hit a plateau....my trainer advises I
change my routine every 6-8 wks. Also, did you know they are coming out
with "vanity" sizes? (Now a 20 is called an 18 to make the
wearer feel better - guess it depends on the manufacturer) Best of Luck!!!
;)
— hibou21
May 19, 2003
I only lose a pound once every week or so now, but my inches have just
dropped from a tight 12 to a 7/8 in just 2 weeks. Can't complain :o) Good
luck!
— Sandy M.
May 19, 2003
i am on the plateau from hell here..4 weeks and counting..but i am losing
tons of inches went down two pants sizes since my last pound lost....-alex
open rny 12/18/02 250-175.
— Alexandria D.
May 19, 2003
Hi Hazel (pretty name by the way) You sound alot like me! I was 250lbs.
starting out and 5'2" I went through plateau after plateau, usually
one a month, but I still made it to my goal. I lost most of my weight the
first 6 months, and got to 130# within a year (120lb. loss) so I definately
think you can do what you set out to! That is often what happens during a
plateau, for some reason you lose inches and not lbs. but in the end thats
what matters most, right? Within the next few months you will notice your
clothing size shrinking more and more. I lost atleast one size per month-
it was incredible! I was a 22/24, and now wear between a 3 and 6! You're
doing excellent- goodluck to you :-)
— Lezlie Y.
May 20, 2003
Congrats on your loss! I know it's a concept that's difficult to believe,
but it often seems to me that I'm losing MORE inches when I'm losing LESS
pounds. I really don't understand how the heck that works, but it has
certainly helped me cope with plateaus. As long as I keep going down
sizes, I manage to stay pretty darn happy.
— Laurie A.
May 21, 2003
I am at the same point. I had Open RNY on 1/13/03. Since then I have lost
94 pounds. Most of it I lost the first 2 to 3 months. Since then it has
been frustratingly slow.
The up side is that I have lost a total of 32 inches which I think is
great. I have also come down 5 dress sizes which means I no longer have to
shop at the fat stores! lol
Hang in there ...we WILL make it!
— Melanie H.
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