New to this site. Sleeve on 3/20/15. Hit a STALL!

[Tina1977 8]

New to this type of online stuff and don't usually join in, but I feel like I have hit a wall and might help so I don't want to give up. I was doing so well until 2 1/2 weeks ago. Down 42 pounds since January, 28 pounds since surgery on 3/20/15. Now, nothing in over 2 weeks! I am taking it very hard and feel like I should give in and get a Big Mac with extra sauce (just a thought... I have not caved, I try to exercise instead). I expected to lose tons of pounds at first like the people on TV. Has this happened to others or am I broken?

[LeeRN 32]

Yes.. I was sleeved 4/6/15 and after a couple of weeks post op I was at a stand still for a about 2-3 wks. I stopped weighing my self to avoid disappointment and when I hopped back on the scale i found I lost 6 lbs. There's a post on the boards here about the "dreaded 3 week stall". There is a complex physiological reason behind it having to do with glycogen and Water retention. I'm on my iPhone app right now so if someone would be kind enough to post a link (if you can) to the article it would be much appreciated! Good luck and keep following your plan. You'll get past this stall.

[Ali From Cali 0]

I was sleeved on 3/21/15 lost 11 lbs and have been stuck at 187 for 2 weeks now. It's so frustrating!

[LeeRN 32]

hang in there..i finally budged and lost 7 lbs!

[verdalilly 28]

I was sleeved on 4/28. I lost 28 pounds in 2 weeks and now nothing for 2 weeks. It is very frustrating I agree. I'm hoping to get past this stall soon and you will too. Good luck to you

[laguerr13 993]

I did lots of research for the last two years I am just waiting for my surgery in next few days to be scheduled, everything else is in place, but I quickly realized since I work in psych that the mind is as important as your body and the diet, I learned many bad habits that led me to this point and even though I am committed to make this change( lost 23lbs on my own since February) I realize that it takes a lot longer for the mind and body to get in sync, I not knowledgable enough to yet tell you from a medical stand point of what it may be but you might wanna consider that you are not getting enough nutrients and the body is deciding it needs to store what you do have, I would see the dietician again and talk to my doctor, I would also be patient, when you want that Big Mac think of all the weight you have lost and how far you have come in your journey, if that doesn't work look at some online surgery porn, you know the one where a 350+ lb gut like me is on an operating room table with his heart out of his chest, great incentive I think, I apologize for being so blunt but I want to really help people after this, and I must be willing to be open and humble if any mistakes I make........

[mshrauger 7]

I slowed at only 3 weeks. Look at every bite that you are eating. Are you cooking? Or eating prepared foods? Don't give up. You will be successful. Put Protein first and use those Bariactic shakes. You will make a breakthrough.

[Goldy6575 38]

I keep reading about everyone on here, and their total weight loss and it really encourages me to look at the longer term. I know the ppl on here who lost 60, 80 or 100+ probably hit a stall on the way, but they still lost a whole lot overall. I keep telling myself that... So that when it comes I don't freak out.

[laguerr13 993]

I am hopeful that all the articles I read on minimal weight loss and the things it alleviates are pretty accurate, my apnea, knee pain, etc..... So if minimal to moderate weight loss can do that for you I can't wait to see what taking off those 80-100+ lbs can do!

[AnA92212 577]

I hit my 1st stall as well. Was sleeved on 4/27 down 26 pounds. No loss in 2 weeks. This is also when I upped my exercise regimen. Doctor says I am not getting enough calories but no clue on how to fit more into my day. A lady that came into my office lost 63 pounds in 7 weeks. I am so jealous! It is hard not to be. My husband has lost 50 in 2 months. I work out twice as much as he does and eat fewer calories. I had my baby 7 weeks before surgery so I am hoping that some of it is just hormonal and will go away. I actually cry everyday that I weigh and the scale hasn't moved. It is seriously affecting my moods. I am going to not weigh for 2 weeks to hopefully alleviate that.

[verdalilly 28]

I hit a stall after 10 days. It tool 3 weeks before the scale moved. I was so stressed out I thought the surgery didn't work. Finally I have lost 7 pounds this week. Stop weighing do a few days ( easier said than done) and relax it will happen. It happens at the right pace for you. Don't compare yourself to others (also easier said than done). But everyone loses at a different pace. Its normal.

[laguerr13 993]

Don't make the scale dictate how you live, there are too many variables, the recommendation of seeing your dietician was a great one, instead focus on if you feel, move, better, and the time you have added to your life, I have the opposite problem right now, my wife is upset, she was a size 6 when a married her and about 120lbs, after my daughter and twins, she is 156 down from 170, and it's taking her forever(her words guys), I was at 398 last December, so I went on a self diet, then last week started my pre op diet, so I'm March I was at 388, 2 weeks ago at 362.2, then yesterday at 349 and my Dr said if I keep going like this I should be at between 328-333 by surgery on the 10th, all the while thinking of how my knees aren't hurting as much and I tied my laces by stooping over, not what the scale says, I do chuckle at my wife because she feel in love with me as is, and now asks if I will change when I lose the weight, of course I'll change, I want to be more active..........lol