Tell me about your 1st stall......

[FishingNurse 1,210]

Hi there! I am feeling very worried!!! I lost at least a pound per day for the first 25 days and now for the last 4 to 5 I have not seen any movement on the scale!! I am about 1 month out. How long did your fist stall last?? Just nervous. I want to hear about people's stalls and when the scale started moving again! thanks!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

The 3rd week stall typically lasts about 3-5 weeks. However, mine only lasted about 10 days I think.

Good luck!

[itscometothis 12]

I don't think I am at a stall, but I don't weigh myself much to know for sure. I am about a month out and I think I have lost 20 pounds. Most people lose a bit more, but I am happy with my loss. I don't mind a stall because I want to lose the weight a bit more slowly to try to retain the integrity of my skin. I was under 200 when I had the surgery and hope to get down to 130ish.. if it takes a year then I am fine with that.. less questions to answer to all the people who are now focused on me, my eating, etc. Hope your stall passes quickly and that you feel better

[Raine 170]

My first stall lasted almost a month.

[Gaylebco 11]

Still in my first stall. started day 9 after surgery and i'm over a month out now and still stalled. so...so far about 4 weeks and one day.

Gayle

[MeMeMEEE 206]

I hit my first stall this week at 4 weeks out. I am so needing energy and calories not to mention Protein that I don't think I care. I need a break from the sleeve myself to regroup. Wow it has been so much harder than I expected!! I just knew I would be one who didn't have any problem with fluids or Protein Shakes - ha was I wrong!

[AmandaG. 6]

About 2 1/2 weeks out. I had already lost 36 pounds (with the two weeks before the surgery diet) and it last about 2 weeks. I lost and gained the same 2 to 3 pounds over and over. One morning I weighted myself and I was down all three pounds. Then again at about week 10 or so I had another one. I was down 64 pounds. Lost and gain the same 2 pounds over and over for about 2 weeks.

[Adri 40]

At 4 weeks after surgery I stalled for 3 solid weeks! It was rough. But the weight loss will start up again. When my stall started I had lost 35 lbs, now I'm at 53. The weight loss is slowing down, but it's staying consistent (for now!), and I'm happy with that. I don't want to lose too fast in hopes of avoiding really loose skin.

[Penpen 28]

Pre-op...I lost 25 lbs. First two weeks post op, I lost another 10 lbs. Then it happened, my first stall! It lasted for about 4 weeks. The scale would NOT budge at all! I wanted to scream! I blogged about how I thought my surgery was pointless! I read a bunch about others having stalls but still believed that in my case, it would never end! Then, after the 4th week of the nasty stall, I started dropping again. Within a week and a half, I lost another 15 lbs. Then I stalled again! So quick ... ugh! But this time, I felt like it might just pass once again. Finally, about 8/1/11 or so, I dropped another 5 lbs. over a 2-3 day time span. And now, I'm in the mist of another stall! My surgeon's office said that it would be like a staircase, you go down a step (or a chunk of weight), then you'd stay right there for a while. Then all the sudden, you'd take another step down (or another chunk of weight off). I'm now almost 3 months out (in about 2 more weeks) and have lost 55 lbs. which is more than my 3 month goal which is a loss of 35% of my excess weight (52.5 lbs.). So I think I'm doing pretty good considering!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Pre-op...I lost 25 lbs. First two weeks post op, I lost another 10 lbs. Then it happened, my first stall! It lasted for about 4 weeks. The scale would NOT budge at all! I wanted to scream! I blogged about how I thought my surgery was pointless! I read a bunch about others having stalls but still believed that in my case, it would never end! Then, after the 4th week of the nasty stall, I started dropping again. Within a week and a half, I lost another 15 lbs. Then I stalled again! So quick ... ugh! But this time, I felt like it might just pass once again. Finally, about 8/1/11 or so, I dropped another 5 lbs. over a 2-3 day time span. And now, I'm in the mist of another stall! My surgeon's office said that it would be like a staircase, you go down a step (or a chunk of weight), then you'd stay right there for a while. Then all the sudden, you'd take another step down (or another chunk of weight off). I'm now almost 3 months out (in about 2 more weeks) and have lost 55 lbs. which is more than my 3 month goal which is a loss of 35% of my excess weight (52.5 lbs.). So I think I'm doing pretty good considering!

You are doing excellent, and your losses are spot on and very normal.

[mythreechildren2001 7]

My stall started in my 3rd week and lasted 3 weeks. It wasn't fun AT ALL, but the losses have pretty nice since. Hang in there! The scale will move again

[Kimberlina 18]

Man am I happy to hear that these long stalls are normal. I knew there would be stalls but I was thinking more like a week at a time... I lost about 20 pounds pre surgery and about 20 pounds in the 2 weeks after surgery. Then I stalled. The scale just started this morning when I weighed myself. It hasn't moved in just about 2 weeks until today. I have been going CRAZY wondering what is wrong with me. I am working out (about a half hour cardio and about a half hour weights) and can barely eat a thing. I haven't cheated or done ANYTHING wrong, so I was really starting to get a bit depressed about the stall. Thank God it's over, and at least now I know what to expect the next time!

Kim-

[meggspeggs 0]

Well I lost 15 preop, 3 post op, and now at two weeks out I've been stalled for a week