male only Stalls?

[kabertoson 5]

Ok. I was sleeved on 12/30/2014. I was down 46 pounds from me pre op weight, however this week I gained 2 pounds. Is this normal for a stall? It is so disappointing. Thanks.

[Babbs 14,681]

A gain of a pound or 2 have always been part of how I stall. Could be the beginning of a stall, or could just be Water retention etc...It's frustrating either way!

[Rovobay 920]

Sounds totally normal. I have been struggling lately. it'll move back down. are you exercising? change up your whole day. calories, exercise routine, stay hydrated. great work so far!!!

[Mike4132 256]

Did you break through your stall yet?

I was stalled for about 3 weeks but weight is suddenly dropping off again even though I haven't really changed anything. Hang in there, it will start coming off again soon!

[kabertoson 5]

Mike4132, yes I did! Thank you. Two weeks later I dropped 5 lbs. I still have a ways to go. Getting enough Protein is still an issue for me though

[ready2getgoing 41]

Stalls are going to be a part of your new life - don't let them mess with your mind.

The important thing is to not let them get you off program - just keep doing what you've been doing and your body will catch up.

[Bigboy76 102]

Stalls suck...but get used to it!!! It's REALLY....REALLY...REALLY FRUSTRATING....but the are going to happen!!! And I gave definitely gotten on the scale and gained 2-3 pounds!!!

Don't let it bother you. You will get past it and the scale will move again. I'm on quite a roller coaster right now where I only lose once a month. Crazy!! I'll drop 10 lbs at beginning of month...and then the stall belts get fastened...and I go for a 3 week stall journey!

[skikyd 165]

Stalls happen.

I was stalled at 262.

Thought I would never lose another pound.

Stalled at 202.

It will happen.

[Shace 27]

I've noticed, for myself, my body literally stops losing weight for two to three weeks and then I lose a lot in a week... Start and stop.... so, I stopped weighing myself as much. I only do it once a month. I've relied more on clothing sizes to mark progress. "Can I get in this shirt yet? Nope... not yet"... few weeks later "Hot damn, I am in that shirt! Time to weigh myself." I have to mentally keep my mind out of that crazy space where I'm watching numbers.

[Big Guy 77 11]

I find it almost impossible to not weigh in every day, usually first thing in the morning and then again after dinner. It's an obsession. I know I should put the scale away someplace inaccessible, I know it's a mental game and I know I'm losing inches, but I still cant get over the impulse to constantly weigh in.

[Croaker 26]

I'm in the midst of a stall, yet the pant size is changing. I've come to accept that stalls happen and are perhaps my body catching up to / recovering from getting rid of my past caloric indulgences.

Right now, part of it may be my Water, since I've been working long hours that aren't easy to get the Water in. So that's my focus for now.

[VDB 800]

I am totally with Shace on this one. I am very compliant with my bariatric program, did it to a "T" but simply, for me, don't agree with daily weigh-ins. I am one month post-op and down 42# but I only weigh once a week. I know that with getting my Water and Protein, and avoiding carbs, I will lose. Period. But as a (now) 378 pound guy, a 1% up or down (3-4 pound) is a meaningless number. The stalls are not really stalls, it is your body working out all this new equipment. Stalls are our self-imposed mind games.

[Nikasio 59]

I find it almost impossible to not weigh in every day, usually first thing in the morning and then again after dinner. It's an obsession. I know I should put the scale away someplace inaccessible, I know it's a mental game and I know I'm losing inches, but I still cant get over the impulse to constantly weigh in.

I must have started early with the scale obsession. I weigh myself daily...if not several times a day. It is like a fascination with my four week old pouch. Everything from how much Water I drink to whether I voided or had a bowel movement seems to affect my weight. So far I haven't thrown up or burped up anything and have not had the dumps people talk about. Sort of good to hear that I am not the only guy with this behavior.

[Bigboy76 102]

I'll put a third agree with Shace on this one. I completely don't lose anything for a good three weeks and then I have an epic week! I might weigh myself more often, but just don't take it seriously. My real measure is whether my clothes fit me better, and the monthly weigh in.

[B-52 7,113]

Stalls are when your body catches up and adjusts to the new way you're eating ( or lack thereof) along with physical activity...one needs to keep things changing in order to continue loosing.

I never experienced a true stall, because I was (and still am) constantly improving and setting higher demands on my exercise/running....plus my eating was always evolving discovering healthier more nutritious foods. So I never fell into a routine, or rut, that lasted very long....changed weekly.

I'm finished loosing weight....I get on the scale every day, sometimes twice a day...I gain and loose the same 5 lbs, which could be a 10lb swing positive and negative, for years now...perfectly normal.