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2.45 miles in the books today. Total stands at 35.9 so far. My goal is to break 50 by end of the weekend. Time to push!

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Wow...I am feeling a little deflated this morning. I guess I have hit the infamous stall or plateau. Even though I have increased my recumbent bike rides and walking, I have gained 4 pounds this week. I am getting in a minimum of 70 grams of Protein each day and a minimum of 48oz of Water in daily. I know this is normal at some stage but just a bummer after putting in so much hard work. That's ok, time to push thru it and get past 50 miles and things will turn around.

Have a great day everyone.

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Thanks M2G but I think I'll stick with the 5 miles. I doubt that I am pedaling at the same furious rate you do! It takes me almost 2 hours to ride 14 miles on a trail ride which is mostly flat!

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

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Wow...I am feeling a little deflated this morning. I guess I have hit the infamous stall or plateau. Even though I have increased my recumbent bike rides and walking' date=' I have gained 4 pounds this week. I am getting in a minimum of 70 grams of Protein each day and a minimum of 48oz of Water in daily. I know this is normal at some stage but just a bummer after putting in so much hard work. That's ok, time to push thru it and get past 50 miles and things will turn around.

Have a great day everyone.[/quote']

Not sure how far post-op you are but with your increased activity you probably need to increase your water to a minimum of 64oz and perhaps your calories.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

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Wow...I am feeling a little deflated this morning. I guess I have hit the infamous stall or plateau. Even though I have increased my recumbent bike rides and walking, I have gained 4 pounds this week. I am getting in a minimum of 70 grams of Protein each day and a minimum of 48oz of Water in daily. I know this is normal at some stage but just a bummer after putting in so much hard work. That's ok, time to push thru it and get past 50 miles and things will turn around.

Have a great day everyone.

Stalls suck. Keep doing what you know is right, stay on plan and the weight will eventually go down. Hang in there!

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Not sure how far post-op you are but with your increased activity you probably need to increase your Water to a minimum of 64oz and perhaps your calories.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

I will be 4 weeks post op on Monday. I do usually hit the 64oz mark for water but always have a minimum of 48oz daily. My Proteins have been high but calories are not as high as they should be I guess. This past week I was getting between 750 and 900 calories a day. I eat something every few hours or have a Protein Shake. I wonder where I should be calorie wise at 4 weeks out? I go in next week for my 1 month post op visit so I will make sure to ask. I feel great every day, just not sure about this past week.

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Wow...I am feeling a little deflated this morning. I guess I have hit the infamous stall or plateau. Even though I have increased my recumbent bike rides and walking' date=' I have gained 4 pounds this week. I am getting in a minimum of 70 grams of Protein each day and a minimum of 48oz of Water in daily. I know this is normal at some stage but just a bummer after putting in so much hard work. That's ok, time to push thru it and get past 50 miles and things will turn around.

Have a great day everyone.[/quote']

This happens. Know that stalls are short term and only represent the muscles replenishing glycogen which requires double the amount of water in weight. You are losing fat weight, but will be gaining muscle weight and some water weight so it initially looks like a wash or even a gain on the scale. The longest stalls (not plateau) is usually up to 3 weeks where the shorter ones might be 3 days. Remember this cycle of depleting glycogen / water and storing glycogen / water and the numbers you see on the scale will make more sense.

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Your calories sound about rightat 4 weeks post-op. Sounds like the infamous stall that we all hit at weeks three or four. It's our body's way of saying WTF? LOL! Just keep doing what you are doing and perhaps add some extra Water with lemon. It'll help if you're retaining Fluid to flush it out of your system.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

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Wow...I am feeling a little deflated this morning. I guess I have hit the infamous stall or plateau. Even though I have increased my recumbent bike rides and walking' date=' I have gained 4 pounds this week. I am getting in a minimum of 70 grams of Protein each day and a minimum of 48oz of Water in daily. I know this is normal at some stage but just a bummer after putting in so much hard work. That's ok, time to push thru it and get past 50 miles and things will turn around.

Have a great day everyone.[/quote']

I agree with Chelenka, your water is too low. You need a minimum of 64oz of Fluid. With added exercise, you will need more than that. Every few weeks I weigh myself before and after working out. I increase my fluids by 16-24 oz for every pound lost during a workout. I did this today and I lost 2 pounds during my run! So now I've got to get in at least 96oz of fluid in today. If I don't, I will stall.

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Great advice everyone and thanks for the help. I will definately get more Water in everyday. I know water is very important so it all makes sense.

Now, I didn't mean to highjack the 100 mile post so let's all get back to work! My goal is to break 50 miles by Sunday night, that's about 13 miles if I remember correctly. I hope everyone else stays on track with the routines. This is a great challlange and I would love to see it continue even after this month. It has been motivating for me.

Time to go walk some and drink some water. Have a great day everyone!!

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1 mile on the Elliptical, 4 on the stationary bike and some strength training this morning. Total so far is 47.6.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6; 6 month post-op 253.2

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