Re: STUCK NEED HELP!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Sounds to me like your weight isn't moving on the scale right now

because of your increase in muscle mass.....which is an excellent

thing! Muscle weighs more than soft tissue and it also makes you a

more efficient fat-burning machine.

Just keep up the good work and your weight WILL start to fall again.

If you cut back and decrease your food too much you'll begin to lose

some of that nice muscle you worked so hard to build!

[Guest guest]

Consider yourself lucky that this is your first plateau!

If you are losing inches still I am not sure why you are freakin'

out girl. Your weight loss may begin to slow a little now that you

are 6 months post op. It was bound to happen.

Your body needs to adjust itself every once in awhile and if you

start to starve it it may just hold onto the weight even longer

because that is what sometimes happens when your body feels it is in

starvation mode.

Just wait it out and keep doing what you are doing...eating right

and exercising. You may want to try upping your protein even by

drinking more protein drinks.

It will jumpstart itself again soon.

I started out by losing steadily my first 6 months and having one

plateau just at the beginning (at 5 weeks) like many people do. Now

that I am 8 months post op I find that my body constantly stalls out

then starts up again. It is just the way it works for me now I guess.

I would also like to suggest that you put the scale away for a week

or two and concentrate on doing healthy things for yourself and then

when you take the scale back out you will probably be pleasantly

surprised.

Colleen

Lap-RNY 11/03/03

315/196/145-ish

> HEY GUYS! I AM STUCK ON A PLATEAU 1ST ONE AND I AM FREAKING

OUT!!!!!!

> Ok. I am 6 months postop and I have been doing all of the right

things

> (eating & exercising) however I am stuck on my 1st plateau. Is

there

> anything that I can do to move this along????? I had surgery

12/26/03

> and have lost down from 282 to 177 in 6 months time.(total loss is

> 105 pounds) I know that is a lot of weight in 6 months, but I am

just

> afraid that it will not start back up again. I am really tempted

to

> go back on liquids only for a while to see if that will get it

moving

> again?!?!? I have not go really any saggy skin because I have been

> exercising like crazy. I know this is stupid, but even though I am

> not losing pounds I am still losing inches. I weigh everyday and I

> measure myself once a week.

> Any advice is appreciated!

> ((hugs))

> Tre

> 282/177/145ish

> RNY 12/26/03

[Guest guest]

How long have you been at the plateau Tre?

Lap RNY April 9, 2004

348/286/140 (begin/current/goal)

www.carrieburns.net

> HEY GUYS! I AM STUCK ON A PLATEAU 1ST ONE AND I AM FREAKING OUT!!!!!!

> Ok. I am 6 months postop and I have been doing all of the right things

> (eating & exercising) however I am stuck on my 1st plateau. Is there

> anything that I can do to move this along????? I had surgery 12/26/03

> and have lost down from 282 to 177 in 6 months time.(total loss is

> 105 pounds) I know that is a lot of weight in 6 months, but I am just

> afraid that it will not start back up again. I am really tempted to

> go back on liquids only for a while to see if that will get it moving

> again?!?!? I have not go really any saggy skin because I have been

> exercising like crazy. I know this is stupid, but even though I am

> not losing pounds I am still losing inches. I weigh everyday and I

> measure myself once a week.

> Any advice is appreciated!

> ((hugs))

> Tre

> 282/177/145ish

> RNY 12/26/03

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[Guest guest]

About a month. I guess this is normal though. Maybe My body justs

needs time to catch up with itself.

Tre

Lap RNY 12/26/03

282/177/145ish

>

> > HEY GUYS! I AM STUCK ON A PLATEAU 1ST ONE AND I AM FREAKING

OUT!!!!!!

> > Ok. I am 6 months postop and I have been doing all of the right

things

> > (eating & exercising) however I am stuck on my 1st plateau. Is

there

> > anything that I can do to move this along????? I had surgery

12/26/03

> > and have lost down from 282 to 177 in 6 months time.(total loss

is

> > 105 pounds) I know that is a lot of weight in 6 months, but I am

just

> > afraid that it will not start back up again. I am really tempted

to

> > go back on liquids only for a while to see if that will get it

moving

> > again?!?!? I have not go really any saggy skin because I have

been

> > exercising like crazy. I know this is stupid, but even though I

am

> > not losing pounds I am still losing inches. I weigh everyday and

I

> > measure myself once a week.

> > Any advice is appreciated!

> > ((hugs))

> > Tre

> > 282/177/145ish

> > RNY 12/26/03

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Gotta second what Colleen said (and congrats Colleen on the shopping

experience ). You're doing great Tre, just give your body time to

catch up and keep doing what you're doing!

Lap RNY April 9, 2004

348/286/140 (begin/current/goal)

www.carrieburns.net

> It does Tre. In the meantime pat yourself on the back and tell

> yourself how great it is that you have lost that 105 LBS because in

> my book that is so awesome and I think you are doing just great!!!!

> Colleen

> Lap-RNY 11/03/03

> 315/196/145-ish

>

>

> > >

> > > > HEY GUYS! I AM STUCK ON A PLATEAU 1ST ONE AND I AM FREAKING

> > OUT!!!!!!

> > > >  Ok. I am 6 months postop and I have been doing all of the

> right

> > things

> > > >  (eating & exercising) however I am stuck on my 1st plateau.

> Is

> > there

> > > >  anything that I can do to move this along????? I had surgery

> > 12/26/03

> > > >  and have lost down from 282 to 177 in 6 months time.(total

> loss

> > is

> > > >  105 pounds) I know that is a lot of weight in 6 months, but I

> am

> > just

> > > >  afraid that it will not start back up again. I am really

> tempted

> > to

> > > >  go back on liquids only for a while to see if that will get

> it

> > moving

> > > >  again?!?!? I have not go really any saggy skin because I have

> > been

> > > >  exercising like crazy. I know this is stupid, but even though

> I

> > am

> > > >  not losing pounds I am still losing inches. I weigh everyday

> and

> > I

> > > >  measure myself once a week.

> > > >  Any advice is appreciated!

> > > >  ((hugs))

> > > >  Tre

> > > >  282/177/145ish

> > > >  RNY 12/26/03

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