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Is it possible to start stalling in first 2 weeks? Concerned



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My surgery was 12/18 and I dropped 19 pounds really quickly. The past several days I went up 1 pound and then have been at the same place for 2 days. I'm getting between 60-70 grams of Protein each day. My calories were between 600-800 and I dropped down to 500 range by making different protein choices. Should I have a stall this soon? Is this normal? Am I freaking for no reason?

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YES! I stalled at that point. Dropped a little more and am stalled again... 23 pounds downs and over 5 weeks out. I suppose we must give our bodies time to adjust. A friend form the board, Charissa had surgery the smae day I did with the same surgeon and she had only lost one more pound than me.

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Totally normal!

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It's not only possible. It's normal. Read the link in my sig. Many people experience the 3 week stall. It's nothing to worry about. It will pass.

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Thanks. I keep hearing about a 3 week stall but not this early. I don't want to have a 2 week AND a 3 week. I was liking dropping weight every day :)

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It's not only possible. It's normal. Read the link in my sig. Many people experience the 3 week stall. It's nothing to worry about. It will pass.

Thanks. I read it and it was helpful. I'm going to try and not stress for a bit.

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I had a week 2 stall lasting 10 days. They can happen anytime .... you still lose inches though so it's just the scale catching up.

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It might also be that time of month? I gained a pound and then didn't lose for like 5 days the week before my period.

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Jen-not yet... That will come in another few weeks and freak me out again :)

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Sure is. I will be 3 weeks out tomorrow and all this week my weight has gone up and down by 5 lbs. Just weight and was back down.

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Yeah definitely. I stalled for eight days at the end of my second week. There have been many more.

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Yep. From surgery to 1 week appointment i went down 29 lbs. however from the 1 wk to the 1 month appointment i only lost .5 lb... not even a pound.

I was crushed after learning of the failure (in my eyes) until my nut reminded me that its okay because I was experimenting with what i could pass etc.

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