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I am eight weeks from surgery. I have not lost anything for 5 days now, in fact have gained 2 lbs. I usually get 500-600 calories a day, 60 grams of Protein, 64 ozs. of Water and exercise 5 days a week for an hour. I had the typical 3rd week stall and had 10 days of not losing anything and only went up or down .2 lbs. I did not expect another stall so soon. Any suggestions???

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Stalls can happen at any time. Please understand that the surgery isn't a magic path to weight loss. Calorie and nutrient consumption is still part of the plan. If you aren't eating enough, or are not balancing the carb Protein intake it will slow down your loss (I know this from experience). Gains can happen for a lot of reasons like an increase in sodium, an unbalanced carb protein intake or several other factors. The other thing is not to weigh daily. Try weight once a week or even once a month. It will make things go a easier. Make sure your Fluid intake is at the recommended levels (by your nutritionist), and that you are exercising the proper around (really elevating the heart rate and not counting doing dishes as exercise). Track what you are eating in an application like Myplate or myfitnesspal. It does make a real difference to see what you are actually consuming calorie wise. Also try to relax the weight will come off, you just have to plan the work and work the plan. I am super impatient with myself and I working every day to just stay on track and do the right things. I know in good time the success will happen.

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I have noticed my body has a pattern. I had surgery 4 mos ago (11/16) and every 5 weeks I have a stall. The 5 weeks started when I started the 2 week pre-op diet and as weird as it sounds, it has happened every 5 weeks from there that I stall (2 week pre-op diet + 3rd week stall = 5 weeks). Then the next week I will start losing again. The body needs time to aclimate to what is going on so it holds on to what it has, equals itself out (makes sure you aren't starving it to death) and then starts giving it up again. Keep the faith. You're doing fine. Keep an eye on your diet like Sleeve Evangelist suggests, but don't be too hard on yourself. We are all different and we will all lose what we have at different rates. Try not to compare your loss to others. And, remember, as corny as it sounds, walking is your friend. Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk.

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