A weird kind of stall

[vincereautmori 323]

Has anyone experienced this before? So, at week three post op I get the classic stall, I didn't panic as I knew from all of my forum friends this is quite normal, and it lasted about 15-16 days and abou week 6 I lost seven pounds so I assumed it's over. This week (~week 7), I lose nothing. I haven't heard of that happening, could I be doing something wrong? I'll admit that I don't get a lot of exercise, I leave for work ~7:30am and get home~7:30pm, although I try to get a 30 min. walk in 3-4 days a week. I have been watching what I eat, about 700- 800 calories a day and less than 25% fat. Can anyone help?

[GummyTummy 154]

HOLD MY HAND!

I am there too. Actually, since my 6th week out I have only lost around 3 lbs. That is about a lb a week when I was losing about 5 a week. I am indignant if not pissed that this scale won't move below 300 lbs. Supposedly it is normal for us to undergo this kind of stuff as our bodies adjust. First I tried increasing my calories so my body would stop thinking it was starving, now I am trying to scale them back a bit. My doctor said I should be eating 800-1000 calories a day so that my body doesn't go into starvation mode. Maybe that is something you could talk to yours about. I get on here and as supportive of others as I want to be, sometimes I just want to bang my head on the keyboard for my body failing me, then I remember, I failed it for the first 30 years of our relationship. <3 I guess we just need to give it time, but every day after you have had WLS seems like 10 years.

[vincereautmori 323]

HOLD MY HAND!

I am there too. Actually, since my 6th week out I have only lost around 3 lbs. That is about a lb a week when I was losing about 5 a week. I am indignant if not pissed that this scale won't move below 300 lbs. Supposedly it is normal for us to undergo this kind of stuff as our bodies adjust. First I tried increasing my calories so my body would stop thinking it was starving, now I am trying to scale them back a bit. My doctor said I should be eating 800-1000 calories a day so that my body doesn't go into starvation mode. Maybe that is something you could talk to yours about. I get on here and as supportive of others as I want to be, sometimes I just want to bang my head on the keyboard for my body failing me, then I remember, I failed it for the first 30 years of our relationship. <3 I guess we just need to give it time, but every day after you have had WLS seems like 10 years.

Hang in there GT, we'll figure this out, maybe it really is just our bodies making adjustments and we have to be patient. You and I are only a couple months out from surgery, as my NUT told me, the first year is when most of the magic happens, and I suppose that means the good and the bad. I get your frustration, as I told my wife, I'd hate to think I went thru surgery and this is it, maybe our expectations are influenced by watching fat shows on TV where months are turned into a 60 minute show. I got your hand, we've only just begun this part of our journey and we will not let the failures of the past defeat us again, we have a new weapon against obesity and we just need to learn to use it. Good Luck.

[meps413 46]

I seem to be having the same stall! I'm trying very hard to just stick to the plan and keep my chin up. Let's get through this!

[QueenA 122]

Rest assured that it's normal :-) It's annoying but my doctor had warned me that there would be several stalls along my journey and it's been the case. I can't even count anymore at this rate. The good news is that you will continue to lose so just focus on your healthy habits and the weight loss process will catch up with you after every single stall. Good luck to you.

[dark n lovely 70]

After reading everyone's post i feel so much better....lol i thought i was doing something wrong also. I stalled after my first month but see the scale is moving again. But i still don't have much of an appetite. I believe i'm only taking in about 400 cals daily. Should i be taking in more?

[vincereautmori 323]

After reading everyone's post i feel so much better....lol i thought i was doing something wrong also. I stalled after my first month but see the scale is moving again. But i still don't have much of an appetite. I believe i'm only taking in about 400 cals daily. Should i be taking in more?

First, be sure you're getting enough Water and Protein, but depending on what you can handle, you should be able to get more and more calories in. I try to get most of my calories from food rather than shakes, (maybe why I'm having a problem?). But as I understand it, your body thinks it's being starved when you're too low, it changes your metabolism so actually getting more food will help lose weight. Maybe get that straight from the horses mouth and talk to your NUT. Good Luck!

[quuquui 30]

Your body may be holding on to whatever it can because it is sensing starvation mode. 700-800 calories is not enough to stave that off. Try upping your calorie intake to 1000 by eating more healthy fats such as coconut oil or animal fats (yes, saturated fats are good for you if you are not eating processed carbs). You will probably see your system kickstart. Definitely up your walking though.

[dark n lovely 70]

Thank u very much. I will try. I guess I'm so afraid of gaining the weight back I'm scared to eat lol

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Everyone I know who has conquered this frustration has the very same solution:

Stop weighing yourselves daily!

Instead, focus on your activity stats: grams of Protein eaten, grams of good carbs eaten, 64+ ounces of Water (not other liquids) drunk, exercise minutes or calories expended or daily steps.

Use MFP, Fitbits, etc. that keep you accountable for your activities. Pour your obsessive attentions into what you are DOING, not what the scale says every morning.

P.S. I know some people who are weighing 4 times a day. (WTF?)

[vincereautmori 323]

Thank u very much. I will try. I guess I'm so afraid of gaining the weight back I'm scared to eat lol

As much as I am also a beginner, I can say that food is the solution, not the problem any longer. We just need to learn to eat for quality and not quantity. It's tough, but we can do it.

[vincereautmori 323]

Everyone I know who has conquered this frustration has the very same solution:

Stop weighing yourselves daily!

Instead, focus on your activity stats: grams of Protein eaten, grams of good carbs eaten, 64+ ounces of Water (not other liquids) drunk, exercise minutes or calories expended or daily steps.

Use MFP, Fitbits, etc. that keep you accountable for your activities. Pour your obsessive attentions into what you are DOING, not what the scale says every morning.

P.S. I know some people who are weighing 4 times a day. (WTF?)

I agree, I don't weigh myself daily, once a week is enough for me and I don't panic at a pound or two. I use the Sparkpeople site to track my Protein, carbs, fats, calories, it produces a graph to show the % of each makes up my daily diet. It just bothered me that the stall seemed to end and now I've stalled again only a week later.