Hi it is Thelly again please do not get upset because you did not loose anything if yo are fitting into stuff that you have not before well there has to be something going on. Toning as you go will be so much better then having lots of extra skin so keep your chin up YOU will get there be strong

                                     Cheers THELLY

Hi Amy,

My name is jilda, I have also had lap band sugery. My weight loss has not been as rapid as your shopping centre friend but Its coming off slowly. To date I have lost 27 kilos and still coming down. I am now not concerned about achieving my ideal weight by yesterday, I know it will come off eventually and I am enjoying the journey. I have also taken photos of my post op weight and I am so much different to the person that I once was. The weight loss has only been a small part of the overall journey. As the weight started to come off and I started to feel good about myself my whole way of thinking has changed. I no longer agonise about every morsel that passes my lips. In fact I eat complete crap a lot of the time but not much of it. because I can't. I am finding myself prefering healthier food choices. I have gained a positivity about life that I have not felt for a very long time. As the scales were creeping up over the years I began to hate my very existance, even when I was much smaller than I am now. I find that with every kilo lost my feelings of self worth are increasing and I am finding my whole outlook has changed. I am no longer a skinny person in a fat persons body, I am a fat person with a skinny persons mind. Never give up never give in, It will happen how can it not, above all else, enjoy the transformation. And a word of advice, Because you are looking so god damn hot this week, don't go out buying a heap of new clothes because you won't get your moneys worth out of them 

 

You poor thing,

 

You HAVE lost fat ... you are walking now and building muscle in your legs, arms and torso.  Muscle weighs more than fat - so the scales show no difference.  This is why you can see the difference (and so could I on the last photo you posted).

 

Please don't get discouraged, the scales can be very misleading.  A better way to keep an eye on your progress and body changes is to measure yourself as well as weigh yourself.  Measure yourself around your thighs, hips, stomach, bust, upper arms and neck.  These measurements will show you changes even if the scales don't.

 

I know when I had a great week, I'd go in to weigh myself KNOWING I had lost weight, but the scales wouldn't show a thing.  I would almost be in tears feeling like a failure.  But each month (the same date) I'd measure myself and that is where I continued to see the difference - regardless of what those damn scales said, lol.

 

So please, don't feel depressed.  You are doing so well ... it is a slow journey as well.  No-one gained 20 kilos in a week - and you can't lose it that quick either.  Weight creeps up on you slowly, you don't notice it until you get to a stage where you feel uncomfortable.  So why is it that we feel we have to lose it at such a fast pace?  Yes, I know - we all want to transform ourselves virtually overnight - but reality is a bit slower, unfortunately.

 

I KNOW you will do this, you will be successful and proud of your achievement at the end of your journey.  So just take it a week at a time, and remember - no journey is a straight road, there are always a few twists and turns.  Weight loss is the same, but as long as you are headed in the right direction you will eventually arrive at your destination.

 

I'm so proud of you and I don't doubt for a moment that you are more than capable of achieving your dream.

 

Ana