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I have lost 21lbs including 1 week pre-op since surgery on 21st May. I'm trying not to be disappointed with this but I am approaching 3 weeks tomorrow and I've lost virtually no weight at all this week. Gutted :(

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Search the three week stall, and you will see that this is normal. When you see 20 pounds drop off in a matter of a couple of weeks, we quickly come to expect it will continue, but most likely it won't. Our bodies will only lost so fast. It took me a bit to adjust to this, and I've gone as long as 18 days and not lost a pound, and there are people here who have gone longer. However, we are all successful because we just keep doing what we need to do - follow the rules of your program. If you do that, it eventually comes off. As soon as I came to grips with the realization that the laws of weight loss have not changed with the surgery, I spend a lot less time stressing about something I can't change. I figure if I'm doing what I am supposed to be doing, there is nothing else I can do to impact the rate of weight loss. Good luck and hang in there, just focus on eating right and getting in some exercise.

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I came home from the hospital - having gained 4 or 5 pounds! Took a few days (water weight from IV fluids) for that to come off, then - nothing for 4 or 5 days! Then, one morning I woke up and stepped on the scale - down 5 pounds! I have decided to just weigh once a week and just do what I'm supposed to be doing. 18 days out ...

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It's very normal to have a stall at three weeks. Be patient. Your body is adjusting to the lower calories and amount of food.< /p>

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I have lost 21lbs including 1 week pre-op since surgery on 21st May. I'm trying not to be disappointed with this but I am approaching 3 weeks tomorrow and I've lost virtually no weight at all this week. Gutted :(

I had surgery on may 15th and I'm literally on my second stall in 5 weeks. I've lost 18 pounds so far. Didnt have a pre-op diet so the 18 pounds is from day before surgery to today.

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