No good deed goes unpunished

[imadethelist 226]

I changed my eating habits long before my VSG. I wanted to prove to myself that I could loss some weight by myself before I relied on the surgery for help getting the rest off and more importantly keeping it off. So over the course of 5 months, I lost 40 lbs. before my procedure. That was the good deed.

So now week 4 & 5 post op, I stalled. Week 6, I lost 2 lbs., and week 7 back to a stall. How frustrating! Is anyone else having early stalls?

I know after losing 64 lbs. it isn't crazy to stall, but this soon after surgery it's frustrating. I don't want to waste one minute of the "honeymoon period". Wish the scale would cooperate. I know it's not the only measurement of success, but we want what we want, right.

Hope all others are doing well.

[Kindle 8,667]

It's called the 3 week stall. It's famous. Do a search for stalls or better yet visit the sub forum "Don't sweat the Stall Stuff". There are so many posts about them from newbies that Alex created a whole forum just for you.

[JerzyTomato74 91]

I understand how frustrating that can be and I will probably be the same way when I hit that stall. What you have to keep in mind, as I remind myself as well, is to stick with it. Two lbs never seems or even feels like a lot but it really is so Celebrate those small losses just like you would a bigger one. It's all going to add up in the long run. Remember, this is a marathon, not a sprint! Good luck!

[RJ'S/beginning 5,358]

I want a Jaguar too but that is not happening either. It is what it is.

PUT THAT scale AWAY! Stop the incessant weighing it will only lead to self sabotage. Everyone is conditioned to look at numbers. It is not numbers. It is how you feel. would you feel so bad if you were not looking at the numbers but were excited about the changes that are happening in your life. The things you can do now that you could not do before. The control you are showing with your ex ( comfort food )

Your body will stall. It is called body at rest. Your body is going through big changes. Still healing and needs time to adjust....PATIENTS hun.......When your body is ready it will drop the weight. It will do it on your time not Joan's or Jane's. Yours.

[Mrs. Reid 392]

After reading this forum, I have decided not to weigh myself at all. I will just find out when I go for my followup visits with the doctor. Other than that I am going to wait until around the 3rd or 4th month to pull out the scale.

[Kindle 8,667]

After reading this forum, I have decided not to weigh myself at all. I will just find out when I go for my followup visits with the doctor. Other than that I am going to wait until around the 3rd or 4th month to pull out the scale.

Good for you! That's what I did, too. I don't even have a scale at home. The only stall I knew about was one that last a month between weeks 6 and 10. I was sick with a clostridium infection and was a the doctor 4 times that month. If it werent for that I never would have known about the stall because I dropped a whole pant size in that month.

The only thing you should be concerned with at this point is staying hydrated, get in you Protein and learnings how to make healthy choices. You don't need a scale to judge your success.

[MommyMeghan 92]

I've been on a regular cycle of lose s little stall a lot. Just when I think I'm on a good run it stops cold. This has been a lot harder than I thought it would be but that doesn't make it any less worth it. Keep your eye on the prize.

[fitandfly 4]

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