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I am about a month out. And for the past couple weeks I haven't been losing much (if anything) which completely went to a stop and now I have gained a couple pounds. I am working out and tracking everything, but I wanted to know if anybody had any advice to give on how I could lose weight quicker (or actually at this point lose weight at all!) thanks so much

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The dreaded 3-5 week stall strikes again! If you search for "stall" on the board, you will see that almost every single person had the same concern in the first month.

Make sure you are eating according to doctors orders, maybe add a little carb to get things going, drink tons of fluids, and then walk away from the scale for several days :-) The weight will come off. Your body is adjusting to the shock of the surgery and lack of calories. Things will get moving again.

Lara

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RevmeUp is right--your body is adjusting. Keep eating, drinking, walking, and taking your supplements according to your plan and the scale will start moving again. Don't sweat it.

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That is encouraging to hear! I am a month out also and lost 25 since but mainly all in the first 2 weeks! I keep feeling like a failure! But it is true, I weigh myself everyday and get mad at myself when all I've been doing is fluctuating. I will try very hard not to weigh everyday and just once a week.

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