No weight loss since starting on full liquids!

[sandie328 0]

I had my surgery on 9/2, and had lost 7 pounds the week before on the Clear liquids. I lost another 7 from the date of surgery til about 9/10. Since then, nothing. I am not overeating, although on occasion I'll have something I'm not supposed to (but only a spoonful). Compared to how I usually ate, the decrease in intake is astonishing, and I don't know why the weight loss should have stopped. I can only do limited exercises because of back and feet injuries, Any ideas?

[tssiemer 85]

Water retention? 3 week stall a little early?

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[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

Are you eating creamed Soups? If so, are you eating the strained variety and ones that are made with milk instead of heavy cream? Those can be significant calorie loads, especially if you eat more than the allotted serving size. Since you are doing limited exercise, both Water and glycogen stores in your liver could be steadily building. However, there is only a certain capacity and you are probably almost there (glycogen is burned off before fat when you exercise). I believe you are actually losing fat even though the scale isn't going down, and once you figure out an exercise you can do, by the end of a full session or two you should see the "gains" of the last five days realized on the scale.

[RickM 1,752]

It sounds like you are right on schedule for the classic "third week stall", which normally happens around 2-3 weeks after any major weight loss effort (such as the start of your pre-op diet rather than date of surgery.) Here is a good overview of some of what's happening now -

http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.php

Note also, that this has nothing to do with what phase of post op dieting you are in, as it is common to everyone, to varying degrees, irrespective the composition of their diet - it happens as long as you are in a substantial caloric deficit.

Good luck,

[Babbs 14,681]

Yup, what @@rickm said. Completely normal, happens to everyone. Your body just needs to adjust.

[newmebithebypass 713]

i agree it sounds like the dreaded 3 week stall you will be fine just let your body catch up to your weight loss

[laura4923 137]

I stalled for 6 days mid way through my second week. I lost inches during that time. Follow your recommended diet and keep up with your water! Your body just needs a chance to catch up!

[Cor15ona 2]

My doctor say 6 little meals a day or if you dont eat you won't loose weight

[linda818 18]

Hang in there and try not to weigh yourself everyday the weight will start coming off.