Stall :( it sucks

[alindsey 230]

HW 207

SW 200

CW 186

I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow, have been 186 for a week now! I know because I started with a lower-ish BMI of 32 it's going to happen slow I'm just discouraged. Really thinking about going back to full liquids pretty much just shakes. I also need to step up my exercise. I'm bummed today!

[Rovobay 920]

week 3 stall hits a majority of us. search on here and you will see that it is totally normal. scale will be moving again before you know it. focus on recovery and diet. you are doing fine!

[lmhelmick 79]

I've read that u stall between 2 and 4 weeks because your Water and Protein intake isn't as high as it should be. Once you are able to get ALL required protien and water in u will break the stall

[Shustar 395]

I have stalled at 2 weeks and at 4 weeks. I have had no problems getting Protein or Water in. This is a great article that explains the "why" way better than I can!Weight Loss Stall or Plateau.html Hope this works.

[Rogofulm 2,440]

Congratulations! You have reached The Dreaded Week-3 Stall. It's perfectly normal, and just about all of us have suffered through it. You're not crazy, and your doctor didn't screw up. In fact, you might not lose any weight for two weeks or even longer. But don't worry – after that, the pounds will start falling off if you stick to your program. And, the inches will continue to come off even while the scale isn't budging. Here's a good article that explains why it happens and why we all have to go through it. Hang in there. Pretty soon it'll be in the rear-view mirror and you'll be dropping weight again!

(Apologies to BP regulars who have seen this repeatedly, but it's a big deal to those who are going through it!)

[zonetracy 53]

@@Rogofulm Thank you for that article. I'm a details kind of person and that really helped

[alindsey 230]

HW 207

SW 200

CW 186

I'm 4 weeks post op tomorrow, have been 186 for a week now! I know because I started with a lower-ish BMI of 32 it's going to happen slow I'm just discouraged. Really thinking about going back to full liquids pretty much just shakes. I also need to step up my exercise. I'm bummed today!

Down to 180 today! Broke my stall!!! I started carb cycling and eating 20 gms of Protein every 2-3 hours no matter what!! It worked!

[sleevenv 483]

What is carb cycling?

[alindsey 230]

What is carb cycling?

Once every 4-6 days you increase your carb intake to about 100 plus grams a day. With healthy carbs. Yogurt oatmeal fruits Beans nut butters nuts etc. (also workout hard on these days) then follow the next day with very little carbs then the next day with moderate amounts of carbs etc..... This boosts metabolism and gets you out if "starvation mode" There are lots of articles about carb cycling out there. It got me out of a stall and body builders do it. It works!