SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP!

I'm a part of a site for bariatric patients and those that want to learn about bariatric surgery called bariatricpal.com. It's an awesome site with some amazing support and you can learn just about anything and everything you need to know there. Of course, don't replace any of this good information for something your doctor or surgeon tells you, but there is a wealth of knowledge there. I'll admit, I'm a bit of an addict to this site. You can get tips on staying sane during the pre-op diet, you can hear first-hand from people who have had complications, and you can find the answer to just about anything you want to know. But, alas, there are those on the site that are perpetually negative and think they are experiencing "stalls" if they aren't losing 100 lbs a week. I'm not sure what these people expected. You didn't gain it overnight, you sure as hell won't lose it overnight either. One woman, we'll call her Stacy since that's not her name at all. This 61 year old woman is on there and she is deeply depressed because she's only lost 38 pounds in 5 weeks? WTH? I'm completely blown away when I read this. In case this poor lady has lost her calculator, she's lost an average of 7.6 pounds a week. That's over a pound a DAY. Look, I get it. You went through life altering surgery to lose weight. But, Heaven forbid you actually have to wait for it all to come off. The worst thing we can do is look at other people's success and use that as our barometer to measure our own personal success. Losing much faster than this is a risk in and of itself. Your poor skin, your gallbladder, your mental clarity, everything is affected by quick weight loss. Take it in stride lady, and...