4 week stall...UGH

[onedaycloser 136]

Good morning & happy new year all!

Sooooo...got on the scale today (which btw I am always a but paranoid about), and I've gained 2 lbs! WTH?? I started soft foods the day after Christmas and honestly I struggle with getting in 2 ounces! I found this Protein drink in a convenience store called Core Power (26gm of protein) and have been having one here & there but I'm also concerned that many foods have high doses of sodium and wonder if this has something to do with the gain? I've been adding ham to my scrambled eggs (I might eat 1-2 tbsp) but this is frustrating!! I joined a gym and have been doing the treadmill & recumbent bike.

Can anyone offer suggestions on this? I read it's normal to have a stall but I'm not liking this.

Thank you

[michelle68 46]

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[Ballermom 803]

Happy New Year!

[Madam Reverie 2,958]

Up your Water, keep eating and ride it on out....

Nowt much that can be done, sadly.

It'll drop in a week or so.. then you'll be groovy.. then you'll stall again.

It kinda sucks like that

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

I steer clear of sodium, and ham, but over Christmas, 5 weeks out, I nibbled a bit. I weigh about 3-4 days and my scale is barely moving. I think we all hit those thoughts of what am I doing wrong. Now I am laid up 5 days with gout in my big toe, cannot walk, and am praying to get on the move again. Happy New Year! Thankful for my blessings and my sleeve!

[onedaycloser 136]

Thanks all, hoping you get better soon Linda...drank a shake for Breakfast and sipping on H2O!

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

Thanks! Keep up the good work! I am waiting on summer so I can walk on the beach again!!!!!!! it has been way too long. What summer plans do you all have? In shorts, or a bathing suit LOL!

[Mommysonadiet 25]

Funny, I am almost 4 weeks post op too and also saw a 2 lb gain on the scale!!! It's from drinking wine though....so today I am only having Protein shakes and broth to see if that gives me a big drop.

[BiddyBody 11]

I am also almost 4 weeks post op and am on a slight stall. From what I can see, it is normal and we should stick to the plan and we will be on track again!

[onedaycloser 136]

Thanks all...have to keep telling myself this is marathon not a sprint! Have a great day all, stay warm (if possible), we've got lots of snow in MI

[Bigbeaz 91]

Just keep pushing. I also had a stall at 4 weeks. You have to let your body adjust to the new life. The new food and the new workouts. Remember you are also building muscles. Even walking on a treadmill will build muscles. The scale doesn't always show you the real truth. You will start losing again.

[onedaycloser 136]

Thank you for your encouraging words, means a lot!!!

[Andrew0929 1,101]

I'm 3.5 weeks out and also seem to be in a stall. However, I've been measuring my waist and lost 1 inch in 3 days while my weight remained the same.

[onedaycloser 136]

Thank you for your encouraging words, means a lot!

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

I'll chime in at 9 weeks. My weight has gone up 1-2 pounds several times; almost always followed by a drop of 2-3 pounds. There are 100 reasons this could be happening: salt intake, increased exercise, too much food, too little food…Just to give you a gross example, this morning when I woke up I weighed in at 198. My ticker is at 194(.6 really…) from a Tuesday weigh in. Turns out, after drinking about 28 ounces in fluids and losing what seemed to be half my body weight in a series of BMs…I'm back down to 196. The cough medicine didn't agree with me. I never weigh twice in a day but was interested to see. (And as for my ticker, maybe I gained 2 pounds from Tuesday, but maybe I didn't. It is also TOM.) Again, these blips are quite common for me. All that truly matters is that week to week (or month to month) I see loss.

The point is, I didn't lose 4 pounds in 2 hours. It's water/fluids/whatever. The only measurements you can truly trust are the ones that show up over a time period.

And although I'm sure it sounds like we're beating a dead horse: eat clean. Push fluids. Move around. The weight will go down.