2 Month Stall!? Really?

[Blugirl 42]

Hello! I am new to this forum! I was sleeved on May 1st, and love it! So far I've lost 43 lbs, but still have 50 to go, and I have not had any carbs for 2 months, and have been working out everyday....... and still, i hit this stall, and have not lost a pound in two weeks!!!!! has this happened to anyone? am I doing something wrong? help!!! ????

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Hello! I am new to this forum! I was sleeved on May 1st' date=' and love it! So far I've lost 43 lbs, but still have 50 to go, and I have not had any carbs for 2 months, and have been working out everyday....... and still, i hit this stall, and have not lost a pound in two weeks!!!!! has this happened to anyone? am I doing something wrong? help!!! dde23[/quote']

Well, will be happy to know, most ppl experience a stall around the 3-4 week mark. Looks like youres waited a while to show up.

No Worries, keep doing the right thing. And actually 2 months out many sleeves are told to increase their caloric intake.

Do you have a NUT? Might be time to give them a visit.

[StormWarning 194]

For starters i am not sleeved yet, but this forum is very informative. I have learned that nearly everyone hits a stall around 4-6 weeks some later. These stalls can last 2-4 weeks, with the norm more around 2 weeks.

I know I cannot attest to my own situations, but from what I have read it happens, your not doing anything wrong, Some people think upping their Protein, carbs, or calories just a bit can help break the stall. If you do a search on stalls, you will come across many many posts, that may give you some better information.

One person said a stall is inevitable. Referred to cleaning house. Our bodies are making such a change, that it realizes all of a sudden there is all this extra space, and is trying to figure out where everything went, so it is rearranging the furniture so to speak.

They say that you should keep your measurements during a stall, cause even though you are not losing weight you are most likely losing inches as your body is adjusting to the already missing weight and extra space,.

Best of luck on your journey. Keep up the great work, and you will soon reach goal.

[Blugirl 42]

thank you for your replies!! Well, actually I had a stall at 3 weeks and it lasted about two loooong weeks, and then this one again!!! it seems I've had one stall per month...... I wonder why...... i have an appt with my dr and NUT and the whole staff in a month.... I hope there is something I can do.... its frustrating!

[canne320 7]

I had my surgery on may 1st also, I lost 20 before the surgery and 32 after the surgery. I am stuck too! I know I'm not exercising enough. Trying to eat right but tend to slack off a little. I am happy with my loss but want more. Any ideas?

[canne320 7]

I had my surgery on may 1st also, I lost 20 before the surgery and 32 after the surgery. I am stuck too! I know I'm not exercising enough. Trying to eat right but tend to slack off a little. I am happy with my loss but want more. Any ideas?

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

Best explanation I've been able to find on the first stall is:

During the first couple weeks after surgery you are not getting much protien, so your body actually consumes some of your bodys muscle to fuel itself. This also helps to explain the rapid weight loss during the first couple weeks.

Then somewhere around the third week you start consuming more protien, at this point your body starts rebuilding the muscle it has lost.

You are still losing fat, but the muscle you are regaining ofsets the weightloss. This is why you are better measuring your progress with a tape measure rather than a scale.

[Capt Derel 287]

For starters i am not sleeved yet' date=' but this forum is very informative. I have learned that nearly everyone hits a stall around 4-6 weeks some later. These stalls can last 2-4 weeks, with the norm more around 2 weeks.

I know I cannot attest to my own situations, but from what I have read it happens, your not doing anything wrong, Some people think upping their Protein, carbs, or calories just a bit can help break the stall. If you do a search on stalls, you will come across many many posts, that may give you some better information.

One person said a stall is inevitable. Referred to cleaning house. Our bodies are making such a change, that it realizes all of a sudden there is all this extra space, and is trying to figure out where everything went, so it is rearranging the furniture so to speak.

They say that you should keep your measurements during a stall, cause even though you are not losing weight you are most likely losing inches as your body is adjusting to the already missing weight and extra space,.

Best of luck on your journey. Keep up the great work, and you will soon reach goal.[/quote']

Thats the best way that I could put it also.

[Pookeyism 1,143]

I have hit major stalls, much longer than what most will (I have a genetic metabolism issue) BUT I have learned to just distract yourself during the stalls and focus on what you enjoy, and we have the tool to wait out these stalls!

Take time to read and educate yourself, make sure you hav ean understanding if what head hunger is, so that you can recognize it. Break your old habits, and yes - log your foods so you can make sure you are getting enough calories.

Good luck!

[thinoneday 445]

Don't know if I replied or not, but i have elsewhere. . . 2 months of stalling is frustrating, but try 7 MONTHS of nothing, then finally it budges for another 10 and then that's it. . I have surpassed my goal by 12 lbs and my body said no more. . . i'm out now 3 years and maintaining wonderfully. . . I'm happy as a clam and just as healthy. . . finally after all these years, I actually like myself! Stalls happen, but they move too. . . just be patient and it'll happen for you too. . . don't weigh yourself so often, once every 2 weeks is enough, don't become a slave to the scale. . . that will kill you for sure!

[OnTheWayBack2Me 3]

Hello! I am new to this forum! I was sleeved on May 1st, and love it! So far I've lost 43 lbs, but still have 50 to go, and I have not had any carbs for 2 months, and have been working out everyday....... and still, i hit this stall, and have not lost a pound in two weeks!!!!! has this happened to anyone? am I doing something wrong? help!!!

Sounds like you are doing really good I did go 2 weeks without loosing anything but actually gaining .. but it could be muscle I had my surgery 4/17/12 and I have lost 50 lbs I feel like I should have lost more but I think I am gaining muscle from working out...

[Blugirl 42]

I still haven't been able to find the guts to throw my scale out the window. I do weigh myself every morning! ..... you guys are right! i should stop weighing myself and eat enough calories and protein!....... I feel good cuz I lost a pound ! yay! Stall might be over, so I'll hide my scale today

[kellythestarr 39]

I was sleeved in may 1st and I am in a stall also. I keep freaking out thinking that I've stretched my sleeve or something

[Debi Morris 14]

OMG Kelly, I was sleeved May 15th, only lost 15 pounds, no pre-op diet and have not lost a pound in the last 2 weeks. It seems like what I eat, the pounds should be melting off. I just don't get it.

[Blugirl 42]

I was sleeved May 1st too! and i have lost weight but these stalls are killing me!.... i dont understand either how im not losing since i am eating so little, and no carba whatsoever...... could it be the starvation mode?!