TWO month stall!

[ChronicJam 40]

I was sleeved on 12/8 and have lost 33 pounds. I know stalls happen and are normal, but TWO months? Seriously? I'm getting my Protein and Water, watching carbs and nothing is moving. I've even stopped seeing a change in clothes and other NSVs.

I'm tapering off Cymbalta and to offset the horrible withdrawals, my Dr put me on Prozac until I'm off Cymbalya completely. Since then, I have been insanely hungry and it's been super hard not to graze. When I do, I try to make sure I'm eating some turkey or a cheese stick, even a few almonds.

I also tore the meniscus in my right knee and haven't been able to excercise. I'm having surgery on it in 2 weeks, so it'll be even longer before I can start working out again.

It's like a perfect storm of road blocks and it's SO hard not to get frustrated and feel like I'm failing this great opportunity.

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

I am soooo sorry for your situation. But I may have a solution for your exercise! Have you tried "Sit and Be Fit"? All the exercises are done in a chair, and you wouldn't need to use your bum knee! I believe you can get DVD's on Amazon.com, and here in Washington state, it is on PBS. Maybe that can get the scales AND the sizes moving! Good luck with your surgery, let us know how it goes!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

How many calories a day are you eating?

[LisaLouBop 181]

You are singing my song.

Sleeved on12/17, stalled Jan 2nd - finally the scale started moving the last week of February. The last 8 lbs of my weight loss has been since the last week of February. I believe 2 major things contributed to it - my sister had a stroke (Jan 3rd - came home March 1st) I was NOT exercising like I should have been. I was not drinking enough Water.

I found as soon as I did something where I worked up a sweat everyday, drank my Water - that darn scale started moving.

[ChronicJam 40]

How many calories a day are you eating?

I'm eating around 800-850 calories a day. I try to limit carbs to 25ish and get 65-85g of Protein a day.

[unsupersizeme 43]

When I'm in a stall I always UP my calories, eat what I want for two days and I break through them every time. I eat extremely low carb, so adding carbs is what I mean when I say way what you want.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

How many calories a day are you eating?

I'm eating around 800-850 calories a day. I try to limit carbs to 25ish and get 65-85g of Protein a day.

Gosh that has to be super-frustrating. One thing I have found that helps me with stalls is to change things up pretty frequently. I did both 5/2 intermittent fasting and Up Day Down Day to get out of stalls and they both worked really well for me. Another possibility is to keep your calories the same but eat them within a limited timeframe (there is actually some science showing this works, although it was done on mice, not people!). So eat your 800 or so calories but only eat between noon and 8 PM. Something like that.

[LSF 264]

When I'm in a stall I always UP my calories, eat what I want for two days and I break through them every time. I eat extremely low carb, so adding carbs is what I mean when I say way what you want.

I read an article in a magazine that pretty much said what you do. It said for dieters eating Protein, veggies and fruit w/low carb, sometimes your body needs a "cheat day" to jump start your system again. You just need to make sure you get back on track

[jlcohio 24]

I was sleeved on 12/9 and I have lost about 33 lbs. I stalled for almost a month and finally broke it by taking a weekend off. I ate basically what I wanted just in the small quantity I can. I also saw a big change when I seriously started exercising. I have bad knees so I feel for you. I have not tried the sit and be fit exercises but I hear they are great. Hang in there it will happen. Good luck with your knee surgery.

[FLLyssa 27]

I was sleeved 12/01 and hit the same stall. Ive lost 30 lbs since surg and Im stuck.

[p1Sz 52]

I agree on changing things up. I was hardcore low-carb but found when I increased carbs, weight starting coming off. I'm not saying that's what you should do. Just saying trying something new might be worth a shot. You mention grazing. That's also where I got in trouble. The more I stick to regular meals, the better for me. My worst weight loss weeks correlated with lots of grazing. Hang in there. You will figure it out. It just takes time to understand your body.

You might also discuss Wellbutrin with your doc. It's in a different class from Prozac, but generally has less weight gain (and for some actually has weight loss) compared to SSRIs like Prozac. If you're open to it, you might also consider talk therapy. You're going through major changes, and trying every tool available is not a bad idea.

You're not alone. Many of us have been where you are.

[GeekMomChanging 48]

My anorexic daughter gained 30 pounds on Prozac while eating 600-800 calories a day. Of course this freaked her out. They switched her to Wellbutrin and she was able to get happy and healthy and find a good weight for her.

[Debra Brown-Grossman 3]

Hello all you brave sleevers! I am a registered dietitian with a client who is 8 months post surgery who has been on a 5 month stall. Most of his 40 lb weight loss occurred within the first 3 months. He is a very heavy guy who had an expected weight loss of over 100 lbs. Although he is not doing any vigorous exercise, he has a job where he walks and takes stairs all day with his Fit Bit recording an average of 9,000 steps per day. A review of his diet has shown consistantly low calories (average 1100-1400) with adequate Protein. Please help!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Hmm. Five months at that level of calories with no weight loss would lead me to wonder if he needs a medical work-up (potential thyroid problem?) or, honestly, whether he is accurately measuring and logging his food intake. He could also try some of the suggestions from above such as varying caloric intake on different days of the week. I hope you can work it out, that sounds like a tough challenge.