Calorie intake @ 6 weeks post op?

[Goonie 86]

My nutritionist told me that I should be between 600-800 calories by 5 weeks...the most I've had is 712 & I keep my carbs under 30...but I'm not losing an ounce & am getting quite grumpy (that's a much nicer word than what I really am) about it...grrr!

Ive been the same weight for 3 weeks & to me it just seems to early to have such a stall.... Any suggestions? Anybody else stall this early for this long?

I'm really frustrated & just a few steps away from a pantry that contains an open bag of golden Oreos...(I just proofread my own post...that last part sounds like a wls patients equivalent of jumping off a bridge...dieting suicide, not dramatic at all)

[odesa 90]

Hi,

A typical day for me 10 weeks post op and I consume between about 700 and 1,000 calories a day with a few select days I can hit 1,200 and you can imagine why LOL. My one stall I had was what I thought associated with reintroducing sodium to my diet and it only lasted for about one week.

Of course I think it may be a gender thing too but I see more and more early stall posts on here usually by women. I am not a doctor so not sure if this is a hormone or gender thing or what but I've had only one week where I lost a single pound, a few weeks where I lost just a couple and a few weeks where I lost a lot (6-15) so I can't say I've stalled yet...

I hope though that you recognize that every week you don't gain weight is a positive thing as well. I think most of us know that feeling all too well. My only advice I can post is to stay the course, you did this for a reason and stall or no stall you owe it to yourself to keep on plan and keep trying.

The founder Alex posted an ezine article about plateaus and if I remember one thing you can do is to change up your calorie intake. Try like 300 calories less or 300 MORE. Vary your activity level. Vary the type of food you are eating and the times you are eating it and finally like I said and it's in my signature weight loss is a marathon not a sprint so keep running!

Hope you stay the course and I wish you the best in un-stalling

[Goonie 86]

Thank you so much, Odesa! I do need the reminder that it's a marathon not a sprint...but couldn't it be a half marathon?

Great suggestions...I'll try to stick around 400 calories the next few days & then bump it back up on Thursday...fingers crossed that my weight is affected & my logic returns...I appreciate your advice!

[ShellBell628 0]

I had a stall at 3 weeks as well. I was not eating more than 800 calories, and did not lose any weight for 3 weeks. I am now 6 weeks post-op and the scale is moving again. In my opinion, I think it was just my bodies re-acclimating themselves. In the last 2 weeks, I have lost 6 lbs. In my case, I was also very sedentary, not moving and not exercising much.

Everyone is different. I think that if the scale is not moving up, then you are doing something right. Just wait it out. Try not to weigh yourself often. And the scale will start moving again

[StephsJourney 19]

I am also 6 weeks out. Thankfully, I have not had a real stall yet. The scale just never moves fast enough for me. I usually eat 5-600 calories a day but 2 times a week I get up to 800.