2 1/2 weeks out and the scale's not moving!!!

[DreamLife36 6]

What's wrong with me? I've been at the same weight for over a week, I haven't lost another lb. It's been two weeks since surgery and I've moved to the puree diet. I haven't been able to exercise much because Im still having some pain. But I do walk and go up and down the stairs at least 5 times a day. Why am I not loosing?

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Search the "three week stall" Almost everyone gets it... it is normal and you are not doing anything wrong. Mine lasted for 4 weeks!

[DrMommy 4]

I had it too! About 2 weeks after surgery...the scale literally did not move up or down an ounce. For me, I was not eating enough. The body is designed to try and maintain a state of homeostasis and will do everything it can to try and "survive". The more you can mix things up with number of calories, types of foods, and exercise...the more likely you are to break the stall.

[KateMarie 15]

Tomorrow I will be 2 weeks post op and the scale hasn't moved in four days. Not an ounce. I immediately had that feeling of failure that came with every old diet attempt over the past 20 years. I'm fighting tears as I write this because I am really hoping that I didn't put my body (and bank account) through all of this to fail yet again.

I'm on a 4 week post op diet of 3 Protein shakes and 2 fat free yogurts. I usually get down 2 shakes and 2 yogurts.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Tomorrow I will be 2 weeks post op and the scale hasn't moved in four days. Not an ounce. I immediately had that feeling of failure that came with every old diet attempt over the past 20 years. I'm fighting tears as I write this because I am really hoping that I didn't put my body (and bank account) through all of this to fail yet again.

I'm on a 4 week post op diet of 3 Protein shakes and 2 fat free yogurts. I usually get down 2 shakes and 2 yogurts.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Read up here on the Three Week Stall. Almost everyone gets it and what you are doing is not wrong. Chill out and hang on tight, when people say this surgery is a roller coaster, they were not kidding. And think a minute here.. how could you stay the same forever n less than 700 calories a day? Worry will not make you lose faster.

[MelissaG 0]

I feel your pain. I will be 2 weeks out tomorrow, and I haven't been losing really since I added full liquids. I can barely get half of my Protein in, and I'm not even going over 500 cal/day. I don't understand how I am not losing. I am ready to get smaller, and today I don't feel smaller. I am really working on getting all my Water in, and it's not helping. What is wrong with this picture. I'm not ready to stall yet. I know I can't lose forever, eventually there will be maintaining, but I want to lose now. I lost 10 the week before the surgery, and 10 the week after (while on clear liquids), but nothing this last week. HELP!!!

[KateMarie 15]

Melissa,

We talked before...our surgeries were the same day.

What is your post op diet? are you eating enough?

I feel your pain. I will be 2 weeks out tomorrow, and I haven't been losing really since I added full liquids. I can barely get half of my Protein in, and I'm not even going over 500 cal/day. I don't understand how I am not losing. I am ready to get smaller, and today I don't feel smaller. I am really working on getting all my Water in, and it's not helping. What is wrong with this picture. I'm not ready to stall yet. I know I can't lose forever, eventually there will be maintaining, but I want to lose now. I lost 10 the week before the surgery, and 10 the week after (while on clear liquids), but nothing this last week. HELP!!!

[MelissaG 0]

Hi Kate,

I'm on pureed foods for another two weeks. I probably am not getting enough calories. Its really hard because I'm not hungry, and I feel like if I keep forcing god down, I'll stretch my new stomach out and be right back where I started. How have you been doing? Are you still losing? I hope its going well for you.

[KateMarie 15]

Melissa: i am stalled too. 18lbs pre op. 11lbs aftwr but not an ounce since Thursday. It's so discouraging. I'm on the same diet that I was preop...3 Protein Shakes and 2 yogurts. It's so discouraging when I'm on strict liquids and not losing. I have two more weeks of this diet too. I think he does the 6 weeks of shakes because he sellS his own special shake. It's so gross too!

I'm also trying to force the shakes down. I'm not hungry and worry about the same thing...be right back were I was.

Let's hope for a good week and a few lbs!

[tamareta 0]

1 week after surgery I stalled and I was 4 weeks out on Friday. Finally, Saturday I stepped on the scale and was down 5 lbs., I stepped on it again this morning and lost another pound. I just had to step on it again this morning to make sure I was seeing right because the scale hadn't moved in 3 weeks. Hopefully I will continue to lose a while before another stall because that was really depressing.