What was your Infamous Week 3 Stall experience?

[msvalentine81 5]

My surgery date was March 31, at the time I was 293 lbs. I lost consistently weekly, then I hit week three. I have been stalled at 272 for one week now. I am not getting upset over it, simply because I expected the stall but I truly believe it defies logic. I walk two miles daily, eat 1/4 cup of food, and drink Water. I wish I could say I am not having a regular bm, but that's not the case either. I am just waiting to come out of it. My weight hasn't moved, but I can tell that my waist is getting increasingly smaller.

[danaevett 179]

We read about it quite a bit and many of us are going through it to one degree or another. I was curious what type of stall or slow down folks individually experienced. I haven't gotten out the other side of mine yet so that info is pending.

How long before your third week stall ended? What coping skills did you rely on, or discover you had? I suspect there are many different experiences and would love to hear about them. Thanks!

I just broke a stall this morning. I'm currently just shy of 7 weeks out and the stall lasted 2 weeks. It was very frustrating and I'm so glad it's over.

[lockkill 47]

It is nice to see other people have stalls !!! My surgery 4-2 I truthfully don't feel I have lost much weighted in at hospital at first week check up and down 14 lbs and truly fully that seems to be it but I have a apple shape and it looks like my stomach is shrinking !! But the scale

Doesn't move much I could scream!! But I'm holding strong and am positive the scale will drop on way or another!!! ????

[nothingupmysleeve! 3]

I think my stall started early! Sleeved 4-14, and lost 8 pounds first week. In the last three or four days, scale seems to have stopped moving. I'm confident it will again, but its annoying!

[LFitz66 8]

I will be at three weeks on Monday and have been losing steadily so far. My surgeon said that it is important to focus on inches lost during stalls so on Sunday I am going to take my measurements to hopefully motivate me should the scale stop moving.

[Mrs Havelock 154]

I avoided it by not weighing until week 4. Magic solution ????

[lockkill 47]

My waist before surgery 52" now 47" ya!!!

[Ms. Yoyo 4]

I stalled right at the end of the second week and have not lost any weight since 8 days now. I measure myself in kilos and that just makes it even worse, I'm constantly shocked by the non-budging decimal digit! But today morning I tried a pair of motorcycle pants that I haven't been able to fit into on the day before my surgery and it fits like a glove (could be a bit more lose though:)) I figure it's best not to panic too much given that a lot of people are going through this but still I do get upset from time to time. I put the scale away, and I'll give myself 1 more week of not weighing-in - you never know my stall might go on for two weeks or even more.

[Ms. Yoyo 4]

Might have broke my stall! Half a kilo this morning, but I want to wait and see if I'll weigh that low tomorrow as well (had BM today morning, first time in 3 days).

[lsereno 2,525]

I had a very small loss of less than one pound in week 3, but it was a loss! I didn't stall till I hit normal BMI and slacked off on my eating habits.

Lynda