Stalls

[maygonx3 0]

I am almost a year out from RNY. I've been trying to break a 3 month stall. I'm so frustrated. Does anybody have any suggestions?

[BBdoodle 483]

Your body has adjusted to your current food intake and exercise. You have to step up the exercise, that is how I break out of stalls. I also change up my food too. I hate stalls !!!!

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Welcome to the forum! You're in the right place.

I know it sounds simplistic but - follow your plan. Regardless of what your weight is doing - just continue following your plan. Until you reach your goal. Allow your body to find its own way in its own time. It's going to do that anyway regardless of the level of your stress and frustration. Consider taking that energy and focusing it on trusting the process.

Stay positive, stay patient, follow the protocol as closely to the letter as you possibly can, and maintain a food log (other than the surgery itself, logs are the most powerful tool that you can have in your arsenal). Do these things and, sooner or later, your loss will resume. The laws of science and the universe cannot be denied.

You're gonna love the new you!

[iris26 64]

I know exactly what you are going threw. I have been in a stall for 6 weeks. I still have to lose 18lbs to hit my goal. I have lost 89lbs since surgery. I'm tracking everything I'm eating. I'm trying to stay within my low carbs of 40g and 70-90g of Protein. I'm exercising 6 days per week. I talked to my nutritionist and she said that I need to drink Water. Take your Vitamins and she wanted me to eat one day of the week 1200 cal. to reset my body. Any feedback I would be interest on finding out.

Some veterans sleevers are doing the 5:2 diet. I'm not sure what 5:2 diet is? But I plan to look into this.

[copmom 73]

Did you find out what the 5:2 diet was ?

[DLCoggin 1,788]

The 5:2 diet originated in the U.K. and gained popularity around 2012 following a BBC broadcast. It involves eating a normal diet five days a week and a very low calorie diet two days a week - 500 calories for gals and 600 for guys. It is often referred to as "intermittent fasting". There are virtually no long-term clinical studies that have been done regarding safety and effectiveness. This is a link to information originally published by the National Health Service in the U.K. in Jan 2013 and updated in May of 2013 - http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Does-the-5-2-intermittent-fasting-diet-work.aspx .

The bottom line appears to be that there are more questions than answers. It would likely be a very good idea to discuss it with your surgeon before adopting the diet. It may not be suitable for folks with diabetes and possibly other pre-existing conditions.

What I call the "Prime Directive" of weight loss surgery is the all important lifestyle changes. I believe that to qualify as a lifestyle change, any potential course of action must meet three criteria - it must be healthy, realistic and sustainable. It's about control, not denial. Adopting a lifestyle that focuses on proper nutrition and a calorie intake appropriate for where you are at in your journey, from rapid weight loss to maintenance of your goal weight, is perhaps a healthier, more realistic and more sustainable goal than any "diet".