The hardest and most difficult thing NOT to do is to not compare our journey with others around us! I had my surgery nov 2010 and my best friend had hers in July 2011....she sounds like your post above! I dropped about 45-50 lbs the first month and she did not and kept comparing herself to me!! I kept reminding her everyones different and she eventually did drop faster. She is a teeter totter where she does float back and forth with 2 lbs and then drops 5! I go up and down with the same 8-10 lbs all the time. up 8 down 8 up 8 down 8....now im up and getting it back down again!!

I am sure you will continue on loosing...have you tried switching up your food options...that ALWAYS helped me when I felt I was not loosing enough... GOOD LUCK!!

I am just now able to eat real food. I attempted tuna yesterday and got extremely sick so I'm sticking with the usual protein shakes, cottage cheese, ect. I am terrified to venture off on anything else :/

Don't give up! Your taste buds really change after surgery!! I used to hate peanut butter now I love it! i used to love onions and now I can't stand them!! UGH!! Keep trying new things and get some good recipes off of theworldaccordingtoeggface.com

Shelly is simply incredible and you will find recipes you truley enjoy! Actually today I am going to make some of her "bites" they are great with salad!

I still find things I can not tollerate and others I can...sometimes I think "HUH?" lol

Did your friend start at the exact same weight?

The first week of any diet you lose massive amounts of water weight. You did that before surgery and your friend did it after.

Also, remember you never, ever compare pounds with another person. You compare % of total weight. So 5lbs for you may be the same % of your weight as 15 lbs for another person based on their weight.

No we did not start at the same weight. She is about 90 pounds heavier

People with more weight tend to drop it quicker. You just can't compare yourself to others. Right after surgery I even had to step away from daily strength. It can drive you crazy comparing. Good luck :-) and congrats on your weight loss so far :-)

Please don't compare your loss to anyone elses. I know it can be hard not to but everyone looses differently. People who weigh more will drop it quicker. I started at 270 and lost 47 pounds pre op from 2/1/12 to 6/11/12. I had sleeve surgery on 6/11/12 and weighed 223 on surgery date. Currently I am at 149 today. I am almost 7 months post op. I will come off it just takes time. The smaller you get the slower it comes off too.
Just follow your program and exercise, get your protein in and plenty of water and it will happen!
Good luck!

Thank you all!! I was driving myself crazy thinking I was doing something wrong

If you were only 230 to start and aren't 5' or less you have much less to shed than many people. The more overweight you are the faster it seems to shed. You can't compare. At only 4 weeks post op you are just having the first of many many many many many many many many many pauses, stalls, plateaus or whatever you want to call them. Weight fluctuates up and down the whole way down. My advice is to focus on living a fabulous life and forget comparing or worrying about a number. A number does not define your success. Focus on the daily NSV's and celebrate life!

You are doing GREAT! Just say to yourself - 30 pounds in 4 weeks!! Incredible!

I was 230 when I had my surgery on June 4. I'm right around 150 and have been stuck there since sometime in November. Totally stuck. In fact, I've spent this week really trying to mix up my eating in an effort to get started losing again.

I'm almost 4 weeks out and down 28 pounds. I started at 289 and down to 261. I'm happy with it. Would be great if it were more, but Doctor says I'm right on schedule. Keep up the good work, sounds like you're doing great.

Thank you all for the support I am doing better I'm not getting on the scale everyday obessing with it. It will come off when it comes off lol I can't drive my self crazy anymore Scruffinator I would love to be 150 lol :)