The dreaded 3 week stall

[Tink22-sleeve 528]

Hey all. I am 4 weeks post op. I have been at a stall since week 3. I am 5'5"and now weigh 219lbs. I am down only 15 lbs in 4weeks. My Protein intake is at about 54 gms per day. My caloric intake is at about 400-700 cals per day. My Fluid intake is about 48-52 oz per day.

I need some encouragement. click on "like" to give me a boost, or post something positive. Thanks to this forum for always being supportive! You all rock!

[kortolano 100]

Girl you got this!

[Tink22-sleeve 528]

Oh ya, and i walk 30 mins each day (i just got cleared to go to the gym yesterday)

[lilbearzmom 584]

Try upping your Fluid intake. I am also fluid challenged, and when they I was at my 4 week post op a week ago, I was complaining about being in a stall. First thing she asked me is if I am getting enough Water in. She said that water/fluid is an important part of eliminating fat from the body. So now I am making sure I am getting 64 oz a day. I don't know 100% it is working because I made my husband hide my scale! LOL!

[Ballermom 803]

Hi

I pray your stall pass quickly.

Congrats on the surgery and increasing the activity. You got this!

[BewhoGodcreatedmetobe 124]

im 4 weeks post op saturday and im down 54 lbs but i stay excercising! yoga, treadmill, bike ride, weight training etc i keep it moving! Of course im 27, but still just try to stay in motion

[Decembersleever 154]

I'm four weeks out also and hit the 3 week stall last week. I have read enough info on this forum to know that stalls are temporary. AND IRRITATING! You are doing everything right - hang in there.... I didn't change anything at all and the scale finally started moving down again. I think our body needs to play catch up sometimes. Have faith and keep going forward - this a journey not a race (that's what someone told me!)

[notmeanymore 629]

At my 3 week stall I found that even though the scale wasnt moving, I was still losing inches. Like Decembersleever said, it must be our bodies just catching up. I broke thru mine by upping my calories a bit with some good fats like sliced avocado or Peanut Butter. I broke thru but it was only a couple of pounds. I tend to lose about 2 to 3 pounds every week and a half. Its slow but as long as the scale doesnt go UP, Im all good with it. Hang in there beautiful.

[MamaDupa 34]

Hey all. I am 4 weeks post op. I have been at a stall since week 3. I am 5'5"and now weigh 219lbs. I am down only 15 lbs in 4weeks. My Protein intake is at about 54 gms per day. My caloric intake is at about 400-700 cals per day. My Fluid intake is about 48-52 oz per day.

I need some encouragement. click on "like" to give me a boost, or post something positive. Thanks to this forum for always being supportive! You all rock!

I had my surgery on Dec. 27 in Mexico and today I am four weeks out. I was hoping I wouldn't stall in the third week, but exactly on the first ay of the beginning of the third week, i stopped losing. I didn't lose for two days then went down .6 then up .8, then down .8 then up .4 and this is frustrating! I lost exactly 15 pounds in the first two weeks, one pound per day and now my husband is saying you just had a $5,000 surgery and you still can't take the weight off? aaaarrrgggghhhh! I do know that I am constipated and am trying today to resolve this problem after taking exlax last night. I am praying that this will not continue much more than another day or so because I haveover 100 pounds to lose. How can it not work, right? I can hardly eat much, only about 1/5 to 1/4 cup food at one time. Best of luck to you, keep me posted.

[sarahzamudio1091 185]

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Wow that's good !! Be careful with the weights