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Is a 7 month stall a thing?
KayBee1972 replied to wakeupmaggie's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
My first "stall" was 3 weeks post surgery that lasted 5 weeks. I was barely eating 700 cal per day at that point and still on a pureed/soft diet. Then I lost maybe 5lbs and have now had another 3 weeks of no weight loss. Now I'm able to eat all solid foods and not quite 12 weeks from surgery date. I am nowhere near my goal weight or the 20-30% weight loss promised by surgery. If I wanted to be at a goal/healthy body weight you could say that I have 180 lbs to lose still. As someone else said, I'm failing basic thermodynamics because I should be burning way more than I'm taking in just existing. I'm literally tired all the time and feel like my metabolism has shut down entirely. I went for a 6 mile bike ride w/errands (stops) on Saturday and spent all day Sunday and part of Monday feeling terrible. No energy to speak of for almost 2 days. The more I try to increase exercise, the worse I feel. -
weight loss is rarely linear. It'll go up and down - or like many of us, you'll lose it in a "stair step" pattern (lose a few lbs, stall for a week or two, lose a few more lbs, rinse and repeat). As long as the overall trend is down, you're good. Fluctuations are very normal - but if those are messing with your head, then just weigh yourself once a week so you're seeing trends rather than day-to-day fluctuations.
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you're fine. And you're right - you're starting out at a lower BMI than a lot of us, so you're likely to lose more slowly. There are so many things that affect your rate of weight loss - age, gender, starting BMI, genetics, metabolic rate, your activity level, how closely you stick to your program, whether or not you lost a lot of weight prior to surgery, etc. The only two of those that you have much control over are your activity level and how closely you follow your program. If you're doing well with those two, then that's all you can do. I was a slow loser as well, and I ended up losing over 200 lbs. So don't worry about it. You're doing fine.
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Hi .... a few lessons I did learn is don’t go back to eating what made you heavy, after a few years I started my bad eating again and gained 30 pounds back. I wasn’t happy with myself at all. So I started back from the beginning after I got out of the hospital. It worked for me and since then I have kept my weight down. You have done an amazing job with your weight loss. Keep up the great work .
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Hi! I wonder if my weight loss is going with the right pace. I had surgery on 13 march, and the first time I weighted myself was on 17 march - 93,2 kg (~ 205 ib) and today (21.04) I weight 86,8 kg (~191 ib). Now, I know that I started with not such a huge obesity, but still, am I going to slow? I haven't started working out yet, so it may change a bit.
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I have got to stop weighing everyday!
XtinaDoesIt replied to Tim C's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I am weighing multiple times a day. I weigh myself almost every time I use the bathroom! Lol! I was going to slow down but I actually think it helps me to see my weight flunctuate. It helps me paint a deeper picture then if I were to weigh in once a week. Especially when I am up a pound or 2 because I know that it's not really true. I like to average out my loss in my head. It would be more devastating to do a weekly check up and see my weight go up when it could just be a high water retention day or something. For me to actually consider it weight gain, I tell myself the number has to stay up for at least three days (I do the same with loss). That helps me not go crazy. -
It really has nothing at all to do with what phase you are in - liquids, mushes, solids, etc., as the same general timing of loss progression happens even for those of us who never had a liquid phase. Do a search for the "three (or third) week stall" and you will see that most everyone has this problem at around this time. The majority of the weight that we are losing initially is water weight as that is associated with the glycogen (basically carbohydrate stores) that we are burning at first. Once that is depleted, there is usually a pause, and often a pound or two of water weight moves around as your body attempts to restore some of its glycogen reserves as it moves into burning you fat reserves in the longer term. There may also be some hormonal effects that play into this as well, but this is completely normal. The important thing is your loss trend week to week and month to month (which will be declining overall, but usually at a decreasing rate over time.) Day to day, it's anyone's guess and often completely random as to what you might see on the scale, so don't sweat that.
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Hi. I had my gastric sleeve surgery awhile ago. I initially loss weight, then gained, then loss. In 2019, I really started to try to loose weight by changing my diet. My diet is a low-carb, no sugar, high protein diet. Pre surgery, I was 289 pounds. In 2019, I was 252 pounds. By mid-2020, I was 178 pounds. Since then, I haven’t lost any additional weight, but I haven’t gained any weight, either. At 178, I’m still a good 15 pounds overweight. My PCP told me not to be concerned, since I feel good and have lost a lot of weight. Has anyone plateaued above the ideal weight for their height? Have you been able to overcome the plateau to loose more weight? If so, how? Should I be satisfied with what I’ve lost and focus on maintaining my current weight? Any insight you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
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I've been keeping track of my weight loss and knew it would slow down once I started getting off the liquid phase and started introducing food back into my diet, but I've gained a pound now. I'm not eating unhealthy, aside from some frozen yogurt yesterday. Is it normal to see a pound or two weight gain as your eating food and becoming more active in the beginning? My surgery was 3/31/21 and I've lost 29 pounds, but up 1 pound this morning. Sent from my SM-G975U using BariatricPal mobile app
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Is a 7 month stall a thing?
Arabesque replied to wakeupmaggie's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I too had a couple of stalls. My longest was when I was 1kg from goal! Stalls are common while we’re losing. We all talk about the three week stall but you’ll be bound to experience them again as you’re losing. I never did anything to break my stalls. I stuck to my plan & they just broke themselves. Not sure how close you are to your goal but remember the closer you are the more slowly you’ll lose. A lot of this is because your food intake, which has been slowly increasing, is nearing the point of equilibrium where the calories you consume more closely matches the calories you burn. The closer you are to this point the less you’ll lose or you’ll be maintaining. If you want to lose more weight you can either increase your activity &/or decrease your calories. But then if you want to maintain at a lower weight, you have to decide if your activity level & calorie intake to reach that weight & maintain is sustainable. Unfortunately, while exercising does burn calories it also increases your desire for calories. Plus muscle weighs more than fat. So if you’re building muscle you may be adding weight or negating the weight you’re losing to a degree especially if you’re close to goal. Plus exercise only contributes to about 20% of the weight you want to lose. So if you have 20 more lbs to lose, exercise may only contribute to the loss of about 4lbs. Your basal metabolic rate also impacts your weight loss. Sorry, I sound like I’m lecturing. -
Did you develop GERD and/or Hiatal Hernias?
Tracyringo replied to Alejandra G's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Immediately !! I coughed that whole first night after surgery and kept my roommate up it was so bad. I ended up having a revision 11 months ago because of esophagitis D and a hiatal hernia. I was afraid of getting the bypass too but as far as weight loss and maintaining it has been much easier. I honestly liked the sleeve better because of the restriction and being able to eat all foods, but the flip side of that was I constantly had to watch my weight and struggled just to stay around 170. I was 180 the day of my revision and this morning I weighed in at 150.8. This is the lowest I have ever been and usually maintain 155 to 159 with no stress. I had a temporary crown put on 2 weeks ago and dropped 8 lbs because I am not getting the food I usually eat because of pain. I go in on Monday for the permanent crown and am sure my weight will bounce back up. lol Good luck to you and whatever surgery you choose. -
I violate thermodynamics and it's crap
WafflingWafa replied to (Deleted through replacement's topic in Rants & Raves
It's definitely a help to know you're not alone!'and although it would be fantastic to be a rapid looser... a loss is a loss ...and inches definitely count !!! Onwards and downwards!!!!! -
Hypothyroidism and gastric bypass surgery
ZZinBC replied to Castrad01's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I am glad I stumbled on this. I had sleeve surgery on March 10th. I have hypothyroidism as well as PCOS. What I did not know is that pre surgery I was in a state of hyperthyroidism. The combination of the thyroid toxicity and anesthesia created what is known as a thyroid storm. I went into a hypertensive crisis, with tachycardia and AFib. Ultimately, I should not have been operated on without due care however, like many have already said, in one way or another, the thyroid is not taken seriously when it should be. That little gland is responsible for so much of our overall wellbeing. Learning what I learned through my post surgery experience, I am doing my due diligence to do as much educating as possible surrounding surgery and the thyroid. I had zero idea that being in the hyperthyroid state that I was (I had no symptoms) was as dangerous as it was when combined with anesthesia. I should have been a better advocate for myself. On the note of weight loss, it has been frustratingly slow. The first 3 weeks post surgery I did not lose anything. In hindsight, this is most likely because all thyroid medication was stopped, but it just goes to show you how much affect it has. I was consuming 300-400 calories (tracked) and it did not move the scale. My heart was broken. I am averaging about 1/2 pound a week of loss right now and that is at 700 calories. It is incredibly frustrating however I really think ultimately this is my chance to get my weight down albeit painfully slow. I hang onto the words of the people on here that talk about how slow their loss was but that they lost it over a year / a year and a half. This is important because my surgeon talks about how the weight has to come off in the first 6 months or it won’t. Those mentioned above are my hope! And thanks for posting about this topic too - I have found hope here! -
Is a 7 month stall a thing?
KayBee1972 replied to wakeupmaggie's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Initial 25lb loss, then 5 week stall, followed by a 5.5 lb loss, and another 3 week stall. 5 days a week exercise(ish). I was at a work event for a week so it was much harder to track food and exercise when in a hotel working 12 hour shifts. I'm tracking every bite in MFP and come in between 850-900cal per day. No idea what to do. But you're not alone. -
I violate thermodynamics and it's crap
WafflingWafa replied to (Deleted through replacement's topic in Rants & Raves
My weight loss is also VERY slow 22lbs in the 3mth Post surgery sw was I've spent hours trawling through the Internet trying to workout the biochemistry/cellular physiology of what exactly happens during a stall ( I lost a few pounds over the first month but then stalled for 3 weeks) How can intake be 600 kcal and enough protein but no weight loss ... right !!! Measuring was the only thing that convinced me something was happening (7 inches from my waist and 1 inch from my hips!). OR maybe you could be on track for a Nobel prize for groundbreaking research on the revised laws of thermodynamics!!!!! How far out post op are you? And what was your surgery weight? ( it factors in as well) IT WILL IMPROVE . it has too! All the best -
Weight loss in the first 2 months
ms.sss replied to NJTeacher2772's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Good point. I am much shorter, at 5'2", and a 39 lbs weight loss was a few sizes down down in my case. -
Weight loss in the first 2 months
ThisMomOf5 replied to NJTeacher2772's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I'm exactly 8 weeks tomorrow. Down 32lbs since surgery + 7lbs pre-op for a total of 39lbs. Sounds like you are trying to guess how that dress will fit. I caution you to maybe have backup plans because in addition to the variable weight loss numbers, that weight loss will also look different on different people. At 5'9" and 38lbs lost, and I still wear the same size 14 pants and XL top, it just fits a lot better. Also "the girls" have deflated from a 40F to a 38DD. Hope that helps! -
I called the surgery center at the end of January and started making changes to my diet (giving up diet soda, reducing carbs, drinking 30 min after meals) right away. I had my first few visits with the surgery team in February and March and was losing weight the whole time, but now I have so long to wait... I won't be having surgery till at least August because of the required nutrition classes and backlogs due to COVID. I'm sick of cooking, sick of thinking about food and weight loss, and sick of waiting... not sure how to keep up momentum. It's fine when I'm busy at work, but when work is slow, I just can't think about anything else. I'm trying to keep myself busy, but I don't like TV most things here are still closed. I've been reading two or three books a week. I hurt my hip due to too much walking... How can I deal with this waiting???
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I violate thermodynamics and it's crap
KayBee1972 replied to (Deleted through replacement's topic in Rants & Raves
I had surgery on 2/4. I lost about 25 lbs right away then nothing. I got to 345 and stalled for 5 weeks. Now I'm at 339(ish) and stuck, again for 3+ weeks. My exercise is okay, I get about 30-45 min a day 4-5 days a week. I definitely eat less than 1000 calories a day, with (mostly) balanced macros. I keep my protein > 70 every day and fat and carbs seem to fluctuate a bit depending. Yesterday I ate pecans so my fat was high and carbs were low. Other days I'll eat a banana or apple and then my carbs go up. Regardless, I can't seem to lose any more weight and it's been almost 3 months since surgery. I was doing some googling and found articles on WLS non-responders or insufficient weight loss. Apparently what they don't tell you is that there are people who aren't successful metabolically. My doctor already said I should find a new way of defining success that isn't the scale. Like I should celebrate my increased exercise achievements. Have to say I find it hard to "celebrate" increased exercise stamina that doesn't come with dropping pounds. I wanted to fit my ass into an airplane seat and see Europe and not be a fat American. Looks like that isn't going to happen, though. -
Dark Neck (did it go away after sleeve??)
Maisey replied to Nanagrrl3's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
My understanding was that this is related to PCOS. I'm not sure if weight loss alone will help if PCOS is still an issue. -
a lot of women have messed up menstrual cycles the first few weeks or months after surgery. It's supposedly due to the fat cells releasing estrogen during rapid weight loss. It'll eventually stabilize again. If you're worried, I'd call - but I'm guessing that's most likely what's going on. People post about that a lot.
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Hypothyroidism and gastric bypass surgery
Highly.undermedicated replied to Castrad01's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I have hypothyroidism. Im on 75mg levothyroxine. I am 13 months post RNY. Im down 130 lbs. I lose about 7-11 pounds a month. First and 2nd months were biggest losses at 26 and 21 lbs but i was also not able to keep anything down due to strictures and had to have an EGD with balloon dilation to widen the opening to my pouch 3 mos post op. And then again a 2nd time at 5 months post op. Be careful with biotin supplements. They can cause false readings on your lab work. I was taken off of my levothyroxine as they stated my levels were perfect. Then months later they were sky high. I stopped taking biotin and got back on levothyroxine and levels were back on track pre surgery numbers. And it does nothing for preventing hair loss. If its going to thin out or fall out, thats what its gonna do. So get your protein and liquids in and that will help tremendously. -
Body image issues worse after surgery
Highly.undermedicated replied to Lg111's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I totally understand. My HW was 325 (2/20/20). SW 311 (3/9/20) CW 195. I thought once I reach onederland, things would start to feel "normal". But they are far from it. I have to reach 180 before my plastics guy will schedule my panniculectomy. He's going to submit a breast reduction also. So fingers crossed it gets approved too. I had $ saved to get arms or TT or breasts (incase insurance doesnt cover) but my mom passed in october and well, family comes first. And the stimulus $ that did come, paid over due bills and rest to my Dad to help him with my mom's expenses. To make this already long story shortened, i cannot look at myself in a mirror. The sagging, hanging, wrinkling skin is horrible. I looked at my back and bottom with a mirror recently and omg, its worse than i imagined. I thought to myself, why did i look at that? ? My body image is so distorted more so now than when i was over 300 lbs. I refrain from wanting any type of physical contact because it makes me uncomfortable and i dont get dressed or undressed in front of anyone or a mirror. I dont even use a mirror to brush my hair! Its that bad. -
Increased Joint pain & brusing
Arabesque replied to LAJ23's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a lot of bruising too. I always bruised easily (I’m very fair so bruises were obvious) but I had a lot more. They also seemed to last a lot longer - sometimes weeks before they disappeared. I think some of it was from getting used to my new body shape & I was bumping into things like coffee tables & other furniture. Also less padding to protect my body from bumps. I was constantly kicking my toes against my kitchen cupboards until realised that my tummy used to hit the kitchen bench before my feet did so my tummy acted as a warning. Now my foot would hit the kick board before my tummy got to the bench. Crazy I know but true. But yes get some lab work done in case you are lacking in something. Joint pain can also occur from your changing body shape. Your changing weight distribution & weight loss may be putting stress on joints that are used to working at different angles to carry your weight before & are now straightening or changing for where you carry your weight now. Are you standing differently? Do you walk differently? Are you more active? I had upper back pain until I realised my bras were way too big & weren’t offering adequate support. Bought new underwear & no more back pain. I also noticed I was slouching because that was obviously how my body held itself when I was big - my weight was pulling me forward. I had to retrain my body to stand straight again. -
As @catwoman7 said there is always a risk of complications, and each of us is so different that while I might have had gas, you might have very little. I think the best thing you can do is educate yourself on the possibilities so that you're prepared. If you do have bad gas pain, what are the remedies that people suggest? If you have hair loss, what can you do? (Not much BTW except wait it out) If you can't drink cold water, what do other people suggest? I learned so much from lurking around on these boards, that I felt really prepared for anything - including the inevitable stall. Good luck!!!
