“I go up and down. One week I’ll lose 2 pounds. Another week I’ll lose 4.5 pounds. It just depends on my activity level, what I’ve been eating, how stressed I am, what time of the month it is. Don’t be hard on yourself. If you only lose 1 pound in 1 week, you’re doing great. If you plateau, you’re doing fine. It took you so long to get that big, it’s gonna take some time. You’re not just going to wake up after surgery and be 20 pounds less.”