Weight Stall

[livinlife 0]

Hi all- Was wondering what i am doing wrong. I have not lost anything in 2wks. My weight seemed to have stalled. I eat about 500-600 calories, exercise everyday, which leaves me a negative number each day.Should I increase caloric intake? Or just keep doing what I do and wait for the weight to start falling off?

[MegInNOLA 531]

Hey there!

You don't say when you had surgery, but if you're still within the first month post-op, you may have hit the dreaded 2- to 3-week stall. There's a scientific reason for it, but it catches most newbies off guard. There could be a lot of reasons for your stall--I would say maybe try to up your calories a bit with good Protein, be sure you're getting enough Fluid, and keep doing what you're doing. You know with your head that what you're doing is bound to cause weight loss eventually--just hang in there. Stalls SUCK!!

[Thomas CPA 496]

stalls are normal and body metabolism does adjust. sometimes eating a few more calories takes you out of starvation mode.

also make sure to change up exercise routine, doing same thing every day causes the body to adjust. If using a treadmill, my trainer suggests, running a minute at 4 mph then 1 minute at 6 then 2 minutes at 3.5 etc also modify incline. She says that keeps the body from stabilizing and shocks the metabolism to burn more.

[livinlife 0]

All- Thanks for the quick response. I am 3 weeks out. I will take your suggestions and try it. Keep your fingers crossed.

Hi all- Was wondering what i am doing wrong. I have not lost anything in 2wks. My weight seemed to have stalled. I eat about 500-600 calories, exercise everyday, which leaves me a negative number each day.Should I increase caloric intake? Or just keep doing what I do and wait for the weight to start falling off?