So Annoyed

[angelofmercy36 7]

OK so I'm only 2 weeks post op tomorrow... I went to the doctor last Thursday I was 218 .....I'm still 218 ....when does the weight come off ...I'm so worried I did this for nothing ....is it gonna come off!!!????

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Of course it's going to come off. What did your doc say? Are you retaining fluids? How much are you able to eat? You body is still healing and is most likely retaining some fluids. Make sure your sipping as much Water as you can and are getting in some Protein Shakes.

[DEZ1975 170]

I lost 12 lbs the first week and weighed 220. Then I gained 3 back and held that weight for 2.5 weeks! My surgeon warned me that I would likely stall for a couple weeks while my body recovers from the shock of surgery. I'm now 4 weeks post op and losing again steadily. So yes, what you're going through is normal. Stay hydrated and get your Protein in! I still lost a lot of inches while stalled, going from size 18 to a loose 16.

[traceyinflorida 499]

You will lose it! I have been on this forum for three months now and see similar posts over and over. You are not alone. Remember they pumped you with fluids at the hospital, so you have a ton of Water weight. Your body is in shock, your stomach still swollen. But the reality is that fewer calories equals pounds lost. You will wake up one day, get on the scale and do a happy dance around your bathroom! You will keep losing. You will hit some stalls along the way, but if you follow the plan the weight will come off. Hang in there and just focus on healing right now.

[Sassygirl06 962]

yep, its normal....you will get there! the best you can do it put that stinking scale away for a long time!

[Butterthebean 8,146]

It's called the 3 week stall.

Basically, once you start a reduced calorie diet your body starts burning glycogen for fuel because it's the most accessible fuel source. For every pound of glycogen you burn, you will use 4 pounds of Water weight as well. This accounts for everyone's initial and easy weight loss when they start a diet or have WLS. Once your body realizes that this calorie deficit is going to continue past the point of using all your glycogen stores, then it starts to burn fat. But at the same time it must refill your glycogen stores, along with that Water weight which keeps the glycogen soluble. So at this point you are burning fat but adding water weight. If the fat loss does not outpace the water gain your weight will stall, but you are still burning fat. Once the glycogen and water weight have been restored, you will see the scale start to move again.

[Izuri 428]

it's so hard not to let these thoughts get to us. Yes, you'll start losing again. I had the exact same worry when I stalled a few weeks ago, but I kept on my plan, tried a few things to make a difference, and in the end it didn't matter what I did, my body just needed time to adjust. Apparently my body wanted 3 weeks or so of adjusting because randomly one day it started again. I hadn't done anything different the day before, it just was time I guess. Hang in there, I know it can be easy to doubt, but you'll see those numbers moving soon.