Plateau Already! only 12 days post-op

[Veeta 0]

So, I had surgery on Feb 11, 2015 and 1 week post-op I lost 13 lbs. And now I have been stuck there for 5 days. Is it too early for this plateau? Or am I just way too obsessive about the scale moving? I'm a bit frustrated and not sure if this is normal. I know they said there would be plateaus however I thought the 1st month would be the most rapid weightloss in the shortest amount of time...Hmph! Feeling frustrated....

[Swampdoggie 477]

Yeah me too. But no. I've on l y lost 12 since surgery on Jan 19. I keep telling myself not to worry. If you lost before surgery your body might be trying to catch up with itself. Stay the course.

[bruni 38]

i would stop getting on the scale every day...

are you getting all your fluids and Protein?

[Babbs 14,681]

You're doing nothing wrong. It's something so common, it even has a name. Search in the forums for "The Dreaded 3 Week Stall". You will find a plethora of information about why it happens to almost everyone at around 3 weeks. Hang in there, it will pass

[Babbs 14,681]

Oh, and I know you're only about a week out, but the body doesn't care. The reasons you're stalling at this time are the same as if it was 3 weeks or a month. It just needs a break

[Veeta 0]

You're doing nothing wrong. It's something so common, it even has a name. Search in the forums for "The Dreaded 3 Week Stall". You will find a plethora of information about why it happens to almost everyone at around 3 weeks. Hang in there, it will pass

Thank you .... I feel better now, I read the "stalls" that people experience and I can accept that. I ust wanted to make sure that I wasn't doing something wrong and so that I wouldn't continue to do that if I was. Feeling better

[NikkiDoc 312]

I have stalled for just over a week. Yesterday was 4 weeks from surgery on 2/2/2015. Last week a wore a pair of black pants. Yesterday I wore the same pair of pants with the same pair of shoes and was stepping on the back of the pant legs. They magically got longer and way baggy in the legs. I will need to move down a size in pants even though the scale isn't moving. It is frustrating the scale isn't moving but nice to see that clothes are getting loose.

[raec81 18]

I'm in the same boat. I had my three week stall at 2 weeks and I was frantic. The boards really helped since it seems to be normal. The scale budged again so I'm hoping I'm past the stall. Keep doing what you're doing and make sure you get enough Water and Protein.< /p>

[ProjectMe 909]

Definitely not too early. The same thing happened to me. What I did notice was that even though the scale wasn't budging, my body was shrinking. Clothes were getting really loose. So try not to worry, you're still losing

[Jenngf5 95]

Same here...lost like 11 lbs post op the first week and only 8 the next three weeks. Hit a one week stall. The last week I've hovered again and doing everything perfect but I am for sure losing inches. The work pants I bought two weeks ago ate already too big! Not worried about the steady and slow weightloss as long as I keep shrinking. Good luck.

[Amy86 16]

Thanks for this one, i had surgery the 2nd and keep weighing in between 199 and 202. 33lbs gone since my pre-op diet, and now nothing. I too have decided to stop stepping on the scale everyday. lol It is just too exciting not to step on it everyday.

[Jewelgirl04 106]

I didn't hit the stall at 12 days, I hit it just at the three week mark. It really seems to vary, but it seems like everyone goes through this and there IS a legitimate medical reason. That being said, my stall started exactly at 3 weeks and ended exactly at week 5, two days ago. I'm seeing the scale drop again. Hang in there!

[smoosherums 0]

I had mine on the 9th and l lost 16 but i will not get on the scale again till my 6 week check up. I want to focus on how I feel, not a number. You are still recovering so it will take time.